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Competition: England Premier League
Competition: Sat 07.May
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stamford Bridge (41798 seats)

Chelsea have done better than Wolverhampton Wanderers so far, but every match starts at 0-0. Here's all the facts you require prior to kickoff:

Insights:
  • Chelsea have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Wolverhampton Wanderers have the fewest points from losing position (3) in Premier League

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Chelsea form and stats

8 victories, 5 draws and 3 defeats. That’s what Chelsea have to build on here at Stamford Bridge in the Premier League.

Chelsea faced defeat in their previous match, away at Everton (0-1). Loftus-Cheek (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.82/10. Loftus-Cheek hit one key pass, dribled past the opponent 3 of 3 times and had 73 successful passes (of 78 total).

Before that, Chelsea played out a draw 1-1 when visiting Manchester United.

The home team are expected to win this game about three out of four times, according to the bookmaker odds. When checking the database for Chelsea home games with this odds we find eleven games with a similar winning chance. Resulting in seven wins, three draws and one defeat. Looking at the victories, five matches were won by at least two goals.

The manager Tuchel will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Leeds United in only four days.

18 goals have been conceded.

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Wolverhampton Wanderers form and stats

8-2-7 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Wolverhampton Wanderers in their Premier League matches away. It's a growing despair in Wolves as they have recorded three consecutive losses.

Wolverhampton Wanderers aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 324 league minutes without a goal. Young (own goal) was the last player to find the net.

Wolves might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Brighton & Hove Albion proved too strong as Wolverhampton Wanderers slumped to a 0-3 defeat in front of their own fans at Molineux Stadium. Wolverhampton Wanderers goalkeeper Sá was glad for a magnificent day at work against Brighton & Hove Albion, but despite pulling off six saves the defeat could not be avoided. The attacker Hwang got a match rating of 7.15 in that game. Hwang hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 4 of 6 times and had 19 successful passes (of 22 total).

Preceding that game, the 0-1 loss visiting Burnley's place.

A new game in only four days for Wolverhampton Wanderers, the Premier League home match versus Manchester City. Busy days.

The visitors have scored 15 goals from 17 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Wolves are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 13 times in 17 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

The squads have played each other previously this season, with the match result Wolverhampton Wanderers - Chelsea 0-0 registered in the official records. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: five - three - two (Chelsea wins - draws - Wolverhampton Wanderers wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

ChelseaM. Mount
M. Mount
10 goals
ChelseaK. Havertz
K. Havertz
7 goals
ChelseaJ. Frello Filho
J. Frello Filho
6 goals

Chelsea missing players

Wolverhampton Wanderers missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Chelsea Wolverhampton Wanderers
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
34 16 5 Played P 4 17 34
19 8 4 Won W 2 8 15
9 5 1 Drew D 0 2 4
6 3 0 Lost L 2 7 15
68 32 9 Scored S 4 15 33
29 18 1 Conceded C 3 13 32
97% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 94% 91%
76% 81% 60% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 41% 50%
50% 50% 40% Over 2.5 O 2.5 25% 18% 32%
32% 38% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 6% 12%
18% 25% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 6% 6%
47% 56% 20% BTTS BTTS 25% 24% 29%
44% 38% 80% Clean Sheets C S 50% 41% 32%
12% 6% 0% Failed to Score F T 25% 41% 47%
 
6.4 7.5 5.8 Corners for (avg) C F 4 4.4 4.4
4.2 4 4.8 Corners against (avg) C A 7.2 5.3 5.4
1.7 1.7 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.8 1.6 1.8
1 0 0 Red cards R C 1 1 2
 
15.4 17 13.8 Shots (avg) S ( 8.8 9.4 10.6
5.4 5.6 4.6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.5 3.3 3.7
37% 36% 39% Goal Efficiency G E 29% 27% 26%
 
9.1 8.9 9.4 Shots against (avg) S A 18.8 14.3 13.1
3.3 3.4 3.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 6 4.7 4.6
Key stats in Premier League this season:
  • Chelsea have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Chelsea have scored more than double the goals of Wolverhampton Wanderers.
  • Chelsea haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Wolverhampton Wanderers have the fewest matches over the total-line (4) in Premier League
  • Wolverhampton Wanderers have the fewest points from losing position (3) in Premier League

  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 34 26 5 3 84 21 17 13 2 2 50 13 17 13 3 1 34 8 63 83
2 Liverpool 34 25 7 2 86 22 17 14 3 0 45 7 17 11 4 2 41 15 64 82
3 Chelsea 34 19 9 6 68 29 16 8 5 3 32 18 18 11 4 3 36 11 39 66
4 Arsenal 34 20 3 11 54 41 17 11 2 4 28 15 17 9 1 7 26 26 13 63
5 Tottenham Hotspur 34 19 4 11 59 39 17 11 1 5 34 19 17 8 3 6 25 20 20 61
6 Manchester United 35 15 10 10 54 52 18 9 5 4 29 22 17 6 5 6 25 30 2 55
7 West Ham United 35 15 7 13 53 46 18 9 4 5 31 24 17 6 3 8 22 22 7 52
8 Wolverhampton Wanderers 34 15 4 15 33 32 17 7 2 8 18 19 17 8 2 7 15 13 1 49
9 Brighton & Hove Albion 35 10 14 11 34 42 17 3 7 7 12 22 18 7 7 4 22 20 -8 44
10 Newcastle United 35 11 10 14 40 56 18 7 6 5 24 27 17 4 4 9 16 29 -16 43
11 Leicester City 33 11 9 13 48 54 16 8 4 4 26 20 17 3 5 9 22 34 -6 42
12 Crystal Palace 34 9 14 11 45 42 17 5 8 4 25 17 17 4 6 7 20 25 3 41
13 Aston Villa 33 12 4 17 44 46 16 6 3 7 26 25 17 6 1 10 18 21 -2 40
14 Brentford 34 11 7 16 41 49 17 6 3 8 18 19 17 5 4 8 23 30 -8 40
15 Southampton 35 9 13 13 41 58 18 6 7 5 22 22 17 3 6 8 19 36 -17 40
16 Burnley 34 7 13 14 31 46 17 5 6 6 16 20 17 2 7 8 15 26 -15 34
17 Leeds United 34 8 10 16 38 72 17 4 5 8 18 34 17 4 5 8 20 38 -34 34
18 Everton 33 9 5 19 35 55 17 8 2 7 22 20 16 1 3 12 13 35 -20 32
19 Watford 34 6 4 24 32 69 17 2 1 14 16 41 17 4 3 10 16 28 -37 22
20 Norwich City 34 5 6 23 22 71 17 3 3 11 12 34 17 2 3 12 10 37 -49 21

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  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 34 26 5 3 84 21 17 13 2 2 50 13 17 13 3 1 34 8 63 83
2 Liverpool 34 25 7 2 86 22 17 14 3 0 45 7 17 11 4 2 41 15 64 82
3 Chelsea 34 19 9 6 68 29 16 8 5 3 32 18 18 11 4 3 36 11 39 66
4 Arsenal 34 20 3 11 54 41 17 11 2 4 28 15 17 9 1 7 26 26 13 63
5 Tottenham Hotspur 34 19 4 11 59 39 17 11 1 5 34 19 17 8 3 6 25 20 20 61
6 Manchester United 35 15 10 10 54 52 18 9 5 4 29 22 17 6 5 6 25 30 2 55
7 West Ham United 35 15 7 13 53 46 18 9 4 5 31 24 17 6 3 8 22 22 7 52
8 Wolverhampton Wanderers 34 15 4 15 33 32 17 7 2 8 18 19 17 8 2 7 15 13 1 49
9 Brighton & Hove Albion 35 10 14 11 34 42 17 3 7 7 12 22 18 7 7 4 22 20 -8 44
10 Newcastle United 35 11 10 14 40 56 18 7 6 5 24 27 17 4 4 9 16 29 -16 43
11 Leicester City 33 11 9 13 48 54 16 8 4 4 26 20 17 3 5 9 22 34 -6 42
12 Crystal Palace 34 9 14 11 45 42 17 5 8 4 25 17 17 4 6 7 20 25 3 41
13 Aston Villa 33 12 4 17 44 46 16 6 3 7 26 25 17 6 1 10 18 21 -2 40
14 Brentford 34 11 7 16 41 49 17 6 3 8 18 19 17 5 4 8 23 30 -8 40
15 Southampton 35 9 13 13 41 58 18 6 7 5 22 22 17 3 6 8 19 36 -17 40
16 Burnley 34 7 13 14 31 46 17 5 6 6 16 20 17 2 7 8 15 26 -15 34
17 Leeds United 34 8 10 16 38 72 17 4 5 8 18 34 17 4 5 8 20 38 -34 34
18 Everton 33 9 5 19 35 55 17 8 2 7 22 20 16 1 3 12 13 35 -20 32
19 Watford 34 6 4 24 32 69 17 2 1 14 16 41 17 4 3 10 16 28 -37 22
20 Norwich City 34 5 6 23 22 71 17 3 3 11 12 34 17 2 3 12 10 37 -49 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.