This promises to be quite the exciting clash at Stamford Bridge in the Premier League. Chelsea is in 12th position and host Leicester City in 19th spot. Read all about the match here!
- Leicester City have the most conceded goals (8) in Premier League
Leicester City could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a Carabao Cup game only four sleeps ago. That game, against Stockport County, was also an away game. It's a tiring schedule for Leicester City.
Chelsea form and stats
The first Premier League game here at Stamford Bridge resulted in a draw. Last season Chelsea's home game statistics were 9 victories, 7 draws and 3 defeats from 19 games.
Chelsea faced defeat in their previous match, away at Leeds United (0-3). James was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.32 out of 10. The defender James hit one key pass and won 8 of 13 duels.
Preceding that game was the home draw versus Tottenham Hotspur that ended 2-2.Chelsea are believed to win this game, given a winning chance of about 70% by the bookmakers. We have checked our records for their performance in similar circumstances and found 12 matches and the win/draw/lost stats: Won 6, drew 5 and lost 1.
There will be little rest for Chelsea after this match as they are travelling to Southampton for a Premier League game in only three days.
Early season league goal statistics from Chelsea's 1 home game: 2 goals, 2 conceded.
Leicester City form and stats
The visitors' first away game in the Premier League ended in defeat. Last season Leicester City had these away match statistics: Played 19; won 4, drew 6 and lost 9.
It's another away match for the visitors, as they travelled to Stockport County in their previous outing. The Carabao Cup fixture ended 0-0. Vestergaard was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 7.83. The defender Vestergaard won 5 of 7 duels.
A 1-2 loss hosting Southampton before that.As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Leicester City has managed 2 goals and let in 4 from 1 match.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: three - four - three (Chelsea wins - draws - Leicester City wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  J. Maddison 2 goals |   R. James 1 goals |  J. Frello Filho 1 goals |
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Leicester City missing players
| Chelsea | Leicester City | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 67% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 67% | 100% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 33% | 100% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 100% | 67% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 100% | 33% |
| 33% | 100% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 10 | 8 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 4.3 | 5 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 6 | 5.7 |
| 2.7 | 3 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 16 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 7 | 9 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 3 | 2.3 |
| 25% | 67% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 67% | 71% |
| 9.3 | 8 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 19 | 12.3 |
| 4.3 | 3 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 7 | 4.7 |
- Leicester City have the most conceded goals (8) in Premier League
- Leicester City have the most conceded goals in the second half (6) in Premier League
- Leicester City have the most dropped points from leading position (5) in Premier League
| Chelsea | Last season | Leicester City | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 38 | 19 | Played | P | 19 | 38 | ||
| 21 | 9 | Won | W | 4 | 14 | ||
| 11 | 7 | Drew | D | 6 | 10 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Lost | L | 9 | 14 | ||
| 76 | 37 | Scored | S | 28 | 62 | ||
| 33 | 22 | Conceded | C | 36 | 59 | ||
| 97% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 97% | ||
| 79% | 84% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 87% | ||
| 53% | 53% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 63% | 63% | ||
| 32% | 37% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 32% | 34% | ||
| 16% | 21% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 16% | 18% | ||
| 50% | 63% | BTTS | BTTS | 84% | 68% | ||
| 42% | 32% | Clean Sheets | C S | 5% | 18% | ||
| 11% | 5% | Failed to Score | F T | 11% | 16% | ||
| 6.3 | 7.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.8 | 4.9 | ||
| 4 | 3.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.2 | 5.7 | ||
| 1.7 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.4 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 15.8 | 17.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.8 | 11.6 | ||
| 5.5 | 5.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 4.3 | ||
| 36% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 39% | 38% | ||
| 8.9 | 8.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 15.6 | 15 | ||
| 3.2 | 3.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.5 | 5 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Arsenal | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 9 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 7 |
| 3 | Leeds United | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 5 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 6 | Newcastle United | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 7 | Fulham | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 8 | Brentford | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 |
| 9 | Crystal Palace | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | Nottingham Forest | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 4 |
| 11 | Southampton | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 4 |
| 12 | Chelsea | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 4 |
| 13 | Aston Villa | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -3 | 3 |
| 14 | Manchester United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 3 |
| 15 | AFC Bournemouth | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -5 | 3 |
| 16 | Liverpool | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 2 |
| 17 | Everton | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| 18 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 1 |
| 19 | Leicester City | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -3 | 1 |
| 20 | West Ham United | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -5 | 0 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Manchester City | 38 | 29 | 6 | 3 | 99 | 26 | 19 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 58 | 15 | 19 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 41 | 11 | 73 | 93 |
| 2 | Liverpool | 38 | 28 | 8 | 2 | 94 | 26 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 49 | 9 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 45 | 17 | 68 | 92 |
| 3 | Chelsea | 38 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 76 | 33 | 19 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 37 | 22 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 39 | 11 | 43 | 74 |
| 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 38 | 22 | 5 | 11 | 69 | 40 | 19 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 38 | 19 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 31 | 21 | 29 | 71 |
| 5 | Arsenal | 38 | 22 | 3 | 13 | 61 | 48 | 19 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 35 | 17 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 26 | 31 | 13 | 69 |
| 6 | Manchester United | 38 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 57 | 57 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 32 | 22 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 35 | 0 | 58 |
| 7 | West Ham United | 38 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 60 | 51 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 33 | 26 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 27 | 25 | 9 | 56 |
| 8 | Leicester City | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 62 | 59 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 34 | 23 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 28 | 36 | 3 | 52 |
| 9 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 38 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 42 | 44 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 23 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 23 | 21 | -2 | 51 |
| 10 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 38 | 15 | 6 | 17 | 38 | 43 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 25 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 18 | -5 | 51 |
| 11 | Newcastle United | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 44 | 62 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 26 | 27 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 35 | -18 | 49 |
| 12 | Crystal Palace | 38 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 50 | 46 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 27 | 17 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 29 | 4 | 48 |
| 13 | Brentford | 38 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 48 | 56 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 26 | 35 | -8 | 46 |
| 14 | Aston Villa | 38 | 13 | 6 | 19 | 52 | 54 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 29 | 29 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 23 | 25 | -2 | 45 |
| 15 | Southampton | 38 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 43 | 67 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 23 | 24 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 43 | -24 | 40 |
| 16 | Everton | 38 | 11 | 6 | 21 | 43 | 66 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 27 | 25 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 41 | -23 | 39 |
| 17 | Leeds United | 38 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 42 | 79 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 38 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 23 | 41 | -37 | 38 |
| 18 | Burnley | 38 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 34 | 53 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 25 | 19 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 16 | 28 | -19 | 35 |
| 19 | Watford | 38 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 34 | 77 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 46 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 17 | 31 | -43 | 23 |
| 20 | Norwich City | 38 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 23 | 84 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 43 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 41 | -61 | 22 |
- Leicester City
- Leicester Mercury - (local newspaper)
