Champions League full preview and statistics: Chelsea to fight Milan at Stamford Bridge

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Competition: Europe Champions League
Competition: Wed 05.October
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stamford Bridge (41798 seats)

Milan have traveled here for an interesting Champions League fight against Chelsea. Prepare for the match with this cup preview!

It's quite the trip for Milan when visiting Chelsea as the cities are 1200 kilometers apart.

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Chelsea and Milan.

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Chelsea form and stats

Last season, Chelsea's Champions League journey ended in the quarter-finals against Real Madrid.

Seven points from three Premier League home games is a great start for Chelsea, who are hoping to build on that form here at Stamford Bridge.

Chelsea are returning here after visiting Crystal Palace and winning with a 2-1 scoreline. Gallagher and Aubameyang scored the goal(s). Manager Potter felt very clever after Gallagher scored the winning goal against Crystal Palace, having brought on that player as a substitute in the 76th minute. Defender Silva got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.85/10. Silva served one assist, hit one key pass and won 2 of 3 duels.

Previously, the Champions League-match at home against Salzburg that ended 1-1. A negative surprise, as the club were huge pre-match favourites. The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier Chelsea matches with similar probabilities have ended with 3 wins, 2 draws and 0 defeats (from 5 games).

There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Chelsea, as the Premier League home game vs Wolverhampton Wanderers is only three days away.

Chelsea's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 4 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Milan form and stats

They also participated in Champions League last season. This ended in the group stage.

2-2-0 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Milan in their Serie A matches away.

Two trips in a row for Milan, whose manager Pioli could celebrate last time after the win against Empoli. Midfield player Leão was the top player of the team with a match rating of 8.61/10. Leão scored one goal, served one assist and hit five key passes.

Preceding that, the 1-2 home loss versus Napoli.

A quick return to home after this game, as Milan are hosting Juventus in the Serie A only three days away.

Milan has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 6 goals from 4 games. Milan are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 3 times in 4 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

As for the last two games between these two teams, there's one Chelsea victory, zero draws and one Milan win. Over/under statistics; one of these games ended with three goals or more, one match with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

MilanO. Giroud
O. Giroud
4 goals
MilanR. Leão
R. Leão
4 goals
ChelseaR. Sterling
R. Sterling
3 goals

Chelsea missing players

Milan missing players

Chelsea Milan
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
25 12   Played P   16 25
12 6   Won W   10 17
7 5   Drew D   4 5
6 1   Lost L   2 3
40 19   Scored S   33 51
31 14   Conceded C   14 21
96% 92%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   88% 88%
80% 83%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   81% 80%
60% 58%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   62% 56%
28% 25%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   31% 32%
12% 8%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   19% 20%
60% 75%   BTTS BTTS   56% 52%
24% 25%   Clean Sheets C S   38% 44%
20% 8%   Failed to Score F T   19% 16%
 
5.9 5.7   Corners for (avg) C F   6.1 5.6
3.1 3.4   Corners against (avg) C A   3.9 3.4
2.1 2.1   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.7 1.8
2 1   Red cards R C   1 1
 
15 14.8   Shots (avg) S (   16.2 17
5 4.5   Shots on Target (avg) S O   6.1 5.9
32% 35%   Goal Efficiency G E   34% 35%
 
8.7 9.8   Shots against (avg) S A   10.1 9.8
3.1 3   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   2.8 2.8

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Milan 2 1 1 0 4 2 1 1 0 0 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 4
2 Dinamo Zagreb 2 1 0 1 2 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 3 -1 3
3 Salzburg 2 0 2 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 2
4 Chelsea 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 1
  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 8 7 0 1 20 8 4 4 0 0 11 5 4 3 0 1 9 3 12 21
2 Manchester City 7 5 2 0 23 6 3 3 0 0 14 2 4 2 2 0 9 4 17 17
3 Tottenham Hotspur 8 5 2 1 19 10 4 4 0 0 13 4 4 1 2 1 6 6 9 17
4 Brighton & Hove Albion 7 4 2 1 14 8 3 2 1 0 6 2 4 2 1 1 8 6 6 14
5 Chelsea 7 4 1 2 10 10 3 2 1 0 6 4 4 2 0 2 4 6 0 13
6 Manchester United 6 4 0 2 8 8 3 2 0 1 6 4 3 2 0 1 2 4 0 12
7 Newcastle United 8 2 5 1 12 8 4 1 3 0 6 4 4 1 2 1 6 4 4 11
8 Fulham 8 3 2 3 13 15 4 2 1 1 8 9 4 1 1 2 5 6 -2 11
9 Liverpool 7 2 4 1 18 9 4 2 2 0 15 5 3 0 2 1 3 4 9 10
10 Brentford 8 2 4 2 15 12 4 2 1 1 10 6 4 0 3 1 5 6 3 10
11 Everton 8 2 4 2 7 7 4 1 2 1 2 2 4 1 2 1 5 5 0 10
12 AFC Bournemouth 8 2 3 3 6 19 4 1 2 1 2 3 4 1 1 2 4 16 -13 9
13 Leeds United 6 2 2 2 10 10 3 2 1 0 6 2 3 0 1 2 4 8 0 8
14 Aston Villa 7 2 1 4 6 10 4 2 1 1 4 3 3 0 0 3 2 7 -4 7
15 West Ham United 8 2 1 5 5 9 4 1 1 2 3 5 4 1 0 3 2 4 -4 7
16 Southampton 8 2 1 5 8 13 4 1 1 2 5 6 4 1 0 3 3 7 -5 7
17 Crystal Palace 7 1 3 3 8 11 4 1 1 2 5 6 3 0 2 1 3 5 -3 6
18 Wolverhampton Wanderers 8 1 3 4 3 9 4 1 2 1 2 4 4 0 1 3 1 5 -6 6
19 Nottingham Forest 7 1 1 5 6 17 4 1 0 3 5 8 3 0 1 2 1 9 -11 4
20 Leicester City 7 0 1 6 10 22 3 0 1 2 3 5 4 0 0 4 7 17 -12 1
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Napoli 8 6 2 0 18 6 4 3 1 0 9 2 4 3 1 0 9 4 12 20
2 Atalanta 7 5 2 0 11 3 3 1 2 0 5 3 4 4 0 0 6 0 8 17
3 Milan 8 5 2 1 16 9 4 3 0 1 10 6 4 2 2 0 6 3 7 17
4 Udinese 7 5 1 1 15 7 4 3 1 0 8 1 3 2 0 1 7 6 8 16
5 Roma 8 5 1 2 10 8 3 2 0 1 4 1 5 3 1 1 6 7 2 16
6 Lazio 7 4 2 1 13 5 4 3 0 1 8 4 3 1 2 0 5 1 8 14
7 Inter 8 4 0 4 14 13 4 3 0 1 8 3 4 1 0 3 6 10 1 12
8 Juventus 7 2 4 1 9 5 4 2 2 0 8 3 3 0 2 1 1 2 4 10
9 Torino 8 3 1 4 7 10 3 1 1 1 1 1 5 2 0 3 6 9 -3 10
10 Fiorentina 7 2 3 2 7 6 4 2 2 0 6 3 3 0 1 2 1 3 1 9
11 Sassuolo 7 2 3 2 5 8 3 1 1 1 2 3 4 1 2 1 3 5 -3 9
12 Spezia 7 2 2 3 7 11 4 2 2 0 7 5 3 0 0 3 0 6 -4 8
13 Salernitana 7 1 4 2 10 8 4 1 1 2 7 5 3 0 3 0 3 3 2 7
14 Empoli 8 1 4 3 7 10 4 0 2 2 3 6 4 1 2 1 4 4 -3 7
15 Lecce 7 1 3 3 6 8 3 0 2 1 3 4 4 1 1 2 3 4 -2 6
16 Bologna 7 1 3 3 7 10 4 1 2 1 4 4 3 0 1 2 3 6 -3 6
17 Hellas Verona 7 1 2 4 6 13 3 1 0 2 4 7 4 0 2 2 2 6 -7 5
18 Monza 7 1 1 5 4 14 4 1 0 3 3 6 3 0 1 2 1 8 -10 4
19 Cremonese 7 0 2 5 5 14 3 0 1 2 1 6 4 0 1 3 4 8 -9 2
20 Sampdoria 7 0 2 5 4 13 4 0 2 2 2 5 3 0 0 3 2 8 -9 2

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The UEFA Champions League is the major international club football tournament in Europe. The competition begins already in late June and lasts for almost a year, ending with the final played in late May or early June. After several qualifying rounds the group stage is where the “true” Champions League begins for many viewers. Eight groups with four teams each battle through six rounds to qualify for the knock-out phase. Then a round of 16, quarterfinals and then semifinals needs to be won before a place in the final is secured.