Chelsea vs West Ham United preview: Visitors will have a difficult job at Stamford Bridge

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Competition: England Premier League
Competition: Sun 24.April
Match begins: 13:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stamford Bridge (41798 seats)

The league table tells us that 10 points split the two contenders in this Premier League game. Chelsea hold both the points- and home advantage.

Insights:
  • Chelsea have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.

These teams are so close in distance that this match is special, a derby with local pride the main prize.

These are full days for the host team, as they played only four days ago in the Premier League. This match was also played here at Stamford Bridge. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, West Ham United have had more rest.

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Chelsea form and stats

The overall Premier League stats playing at home this season for Chelsea are 7-5-3 (wins-draws-losses). Two defeats in a row at home hurts for Chelsea, their manager Tuchel and the supporters. There are certain expectations for improvement.

The Chelsea club members got no joy from their last match, also played here at Stamford Bridge: A 2-4 defeat against Arsenal (placed 5th). A goal frenzy last time out for Chelsea, with a total of 6 goals in the match against Arsenal. Fun stuff to watch! The striker Werner was named "man of the match" for Chelsea with a rating of 7.2/10. Werner scored one goal and hit one key pass.

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Chelsea as they are travelling to their away game against Manchester United in the Premier League. That match is four days after this one.

Goals decide football matches and Chelsea are scoring many of them at home; 31 on target from 15 league matches. Chelsea's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 18 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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West Ham United form and stats

As the visiting team in Premier League matches, West Ham United have produced an overall stat of 6-3-7 so far. Three might be a magic number, but there's been little wizardry in West Ham's last three away games as they have all been lost.

West Ham United's last game was the home draw against Burnley (1-1). Defender Johnson was the best team player with a rating of 7.62. Johnson hit three key passes and won 3 of 4 duels.

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After this away game West Ham United return home for a Europa League game against Eintracht Frankfurt. That game is only four sleeps after this.

West Ham find the net regularly in their away games. 22 goals from 16 away fixtures in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As opposed to that, West Ham United have seen the ball go into their own net 21 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

The records show that this isn''t the first time these parties meet this campaign, as the records show this recent fixture: West Ham United - Chelsea 3-2. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Chelsea four wins, two draws and West Ham United four victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

ChelseaM. Mount
M. Mount
10 goals
West Ham UnitedJ. Bowen
J. Bowen
9 goals
West Ham UnitedM. Antonio
M. Antonio
8 goals

Chelsea missing players

West Ham United missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Chelsea West Ham United
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
31 15 4 Played P 5 16 33
18 7 2 Won W 0 6 15
8 5 1 Drew D 0 3 7
5 3 1 Lost L 5 7 11
66 31 6 Scored S 2 22 52
27 18 6 Conceded C 9 21 43
97% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 88% 94%
81% 87% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 60% 62% 73%
55% 53% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 40% 50% 55%
35% 40% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 38% 36%
19% 27% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 25% 27%
48% 60% 75% BTTS BTTS 40% 50% 64%
45% 33% 25% Clean Sheets C S 0% 19% 21%
10% 7% 0% Failed to Score F T 60% 44% 21%
 
6.4 7.8 9 Corners for (avg) C F 3.6 5.2 5.5
4.5 4.2 4.8 Corners against (avg) C A 5 5.4 5.1
1.6 1.7 2.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 1.4 1.3
1 0 0 Red cards R C 1 2 2
 
14.8 16.4 16.2 Shots (avg) S ( 7.4 11.6 12.6
5.4 5.7 5.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.4 4.1 4.4
39% 36% 27% Goal Efficiency G E 17% 33% 36%
 
9.3 9.1 10.5 Shots against (avg) S A 19.6 15.8 13.6
3.4 3.5 3.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5.8 4.4 4.1
Key stats in Premier League this season:
  • Chelsea have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Chelsea have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Chelsea haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

  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 32 24 5 3 75 20 16 12 2 2 45 12 16 12 3 1 30 8 55 77
2 Liverpool 32 23 7 2 83 22 16 13 3 0 43 7 16 10 4 2 40 15 61 76
3 Chelsea 31 18 8 5 66 27 15 7 5 3 31 18 16 11 3 2 35 9 39 62
4 Tottenham Hotspur 32 18 3 11 56 38 16 10 1 5 31 18 16 8 2 6 25 20 18 57
5 Arsenal 32 18 3 11 49 39 16 10 2 4 25 14 16 8 1 7 24 25 10 57
6 Manchester United 33 15 9 9 52 48 17 9 4 4 28 21 16 6 5 5 24 27 4 54
7 West Ham United 33 15 7 11 52 43 17 9 4 4 30 22 16 6 3 7 22 21 9 52
8 Wolverhampton Wanderers 32 15 4 13 33 28 16 7 2 7 18 16 16 8 2 6 15 12 5 49
9 Leicester City 31 11 8 12 47 51 15 8 3 4 26 20 16 3 5 8 21 31 -4 41
10 Brighton & Hove Albion 33 9 13 11 29 40 16 3 6 7 10 20 17 6 7 4 19 20 -11 40
11 Newcastle United 33 10 10 13 37 55 17 7 6 4 24 26 16 3 4 9 13 29 -18 40
12 Brentford 33 11 6 16 41 49 16 6 2 8 18 19 17 5 4 8 23 30 -8 39
13 Southampton 32 9 12 11 38 52 17 6 7 4 21 20 15 3 5 7 17 32 -14 39
14 Crystal Palace 32 8 13 11 43 41 16 5 7 4 25 17 16 3 6 7 18 24 2 37
15 Aston Villa 31 11 3 17 42 46 15 5 3 7 24 25 16 6 0 10 18 21 -4 36
16 Leeds United 32 8 9 15 38 68 16 4 5 7 18 30 16 4 4 8 20 38 -30 33
17 Everton 31 8 5 18 34 53 16 7 2 7 21 20 15 1 3 11 13 33 -19 29
18 Burnley 31 4 13 14 26 45 15 3 6 6 13 20 16 1 7 8 13 25 -19 25
19 Watford 32 6 4 22 30 62 16 2 1 13 15 39 16 4 3 9 15 23 -32 22
20 Norwich City 32 5 6 21 22 66 16 3 3 10 12 31 16 2 3 11 10 35 -44 21

Table
  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 32 24 5 3 75 20 16 12 2 2 45 12 16 12 3 1 30 8 55 77
2 Liverpool 32 23 7 2 83 22 16 13 3 0 43 7 16 10 4 2 40 15 61 76
3 Chelsea 31 18 8 5 66 27 15 7 5 3 31 18 16 11 3 2 35 9 39 62
4 Tottenham Hotspur 32 18 3 11 56 38 16 10 1 5 31 18 16 8 2 6 25 20 18 57
5 Arsenal 32 18 3 11 49 39 16 10 2 4 25 14 16 8 1 7 24 25 10 57
6 Manchester United 33 15 9 9 52 48 17 9 4 4 28 21 16 6 5 5 24 27 4 54
7 West Ham United 33 15 7 11 52 43 17 9 4 4 30 22 16 6 3 7 22 21 9 52
8 Wolverhampton Wanderers 32 15 4 13 33 28 16 7 2 7 18 16 16 8 2 6 15 12 5 49
9 Leicester City 31 11 8 12 47 51 15 8 3 4 26 20 16 3 5 8 21 31 -4 41
10 Brighton & Hove Albion 33 9 13 11 29 40 16 3 6 7 10 20 17 6 7 4 19 20 -11 40
11 Newcastle United 33 10 10 13 37 55 17 7 6 4 24 26 16 3 4 9 13 29 -18 40
12 Brentford 33 11 6 16 41 49 16 6 2 8 18 19 17 5 4 8 23 30 -8 39
13 Southampton 32 9 12 11 38 52 17 6 7 4 21 20 15 3 5 7 17 32 -14 39
14 Crystal Palace 32 8 13 11 43 41 16 5 7 4 25 17 16 3 6 7 18 24 2 37
15 Aston Villa 31 11 3 17 42 46 15 5 3 7 24 25 16 6 0 10 18 21 -4 36
16 Leeds United 32 8 9 15 38 68 16 4 5 7 18 30 16 4 4 8 20 38 -30 33
17 Everton 31 8 5 18 34 53 16 7 2 7 21 20 15 1 3 11 13 33 -19 29
18 Burnley 31 4 13 14 26 45 15 3 6 6 13 20 16 1 7 8 13 25 -19 25
19 Watford 32 6 4 22 30 62 16 2 1 13 15 39 16 4 3 9 15 23 -32 22
20 Norwich City 32 5 6 21 22 66 16 3 3 10 12 31 16 2 3 11 10 35 -44 21

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The English Premier League is the top level of the English football league pyramid. 20 teams play 38 fixtures each to see who tops the Premier League table. The Premier League is the most watched sports league in the world. Seasons run from August to May with most games on Saturdays and Sundays.