Champions League match preview: Krasnodar versus Chelsea

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Competition: Europe Champions League
Competition: Wed 28.October
Match begins: 17:55 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion FK Krasnodar (35074 seats)

This promises to be an action-packed encounter for Krasnodar at Stadion FK Krasnodar when the Champions League tournament arrives in town and Chelsea with it. Read all about the Group Stage match here!

It's no vacation for neither Krasnodar nor Chelsea as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

These teams have little in common geographically as Chelsea have to travel 3400 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.

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Krasnodar form and stats

Krasnodar was eliminated in the play-offs last season in the Champions League.

Overall Premier League stats at home this season for Krasnodar are 3-2-1 (wins-draw-losses). This match is a Champions League match, and the hometeam has the total statistics 2 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses in this competition.

Krasnodar's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 1-3 versus Spartak Moskva. A 1-1 draw away in the Champions League before that, with Rennes the opponent.

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Krasnodar as they are travelling to their away game against Akhmat Grozny in the Premier League. That match is three days after this one.

Goals are plentiful at Stadion FK Krasnodar in the league this season as Krasnodar has scored 15 goals here in 6 home games. Krasnodar's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 8 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Chelsea form and stats

Chelsea was sent out of Champions League in the 8th finals last season, when Bayern München turned out to be too strong.

Chelsea are doing rather OK so far in their away games in the Premier League, having played 3 games and collected 5 points (1 win, 2 draws and 0 losses). Two points from the last two away games for Chelsea, which the math geniuses among you will translate to two draws.

It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Manchester United in their previous outing. The Premier League match ended in a draw 0-0. Preceding that match was the 0-0 draw at home vs Sevilla.

The schedule is very tough for Chelsea now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Premier League game at Burnley is waiting in only three days.

The Chelsea manager F. Lampard has got the team scoring on the road, with 6 away goals in 3 league matches. As opposed to that, Chelsea have seen the ball go into their own net 4 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

Krasnodar missing players

Chelsea missing players

Krasnodar Chelsea
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
25 12   Played P   14 25
10 6   Won W   5 13
6 2   Drew D   4 6
9 4   Lost L   5 6
39 27   Scored S   24 51
30 19   Conceded C   27 33
96% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   93% 92%
80% 100%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   86% 84%
44% 67%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   71% 64%
24% 50%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   50% 44%
12% 25%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   36% 28%
48% 67%   BTTS BTTS   79% 52%
28% 25%   Clean Sheets C S   14% 40%
28% 8%   Failed to Score F T   14% 16%
 
0 0   Corners for (avg) C F   0 0
0 0   Corners against (avg) C A   0 0
2.9 2.5   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.2 1.2
4 2   Red cards R C   1 2
 
378 196   Total Shots T S   164 321
136 76   Shots on Target S O   67 139
26% 34%   Goal Efficiency G E   34% 36%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Krasnodar 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
2 Rennes 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
3 Chelsea 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
4 Sevilla 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 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 Spartak Moskva 12 8 3 1 22 12 5 3 2 0 9 5 7 5 1 1 13 7 10 27
2 Zenit 12 7 3 2 25 9 6 5 0 1 19 6 6 2 3 1 6 3 16 24
3 CSKA Moskva 11 7 1 3 19 9 5 3 0 2 9 6 6 4 1 1 10 3 10 22
4 Lokomotiv Moskva 12 6 3 3 13 9 7 4 1 2 8 6 5 2 2 1 5 3 4 21
5 Rostov 11 6 2 3 15 11 5 3 1 1 7 2 6 3 1 2 8 9 4 20
6 Dinamo Moskva 12 6 2 4 13 9 7 5 1 1 9 2 5 1 1 3 4 7 4 20
7 Sochi 12 5 4 3 19 18 5 2 3 0 9 6 7 3 1 3 10 12 1 19
8 Krasnodar 12 5 3 4 22 13 6 3 2 1 15 8 6 2 1 3 7 5 9 18
9 Rubin Kazan 12 5 3 4 18 17 6 1 3 2 7 8 6 4 0 2 11 9 1 18
10 Akhmat Grozny 11 4 2 5 11 15 4 2 0 2 5 5 7 2 2 3 6 10 -4 14
11 Arsenal Tula 11 3 3 5 14 17 7 3 2 2 11 9 4 0 1 3 3 8 -3 12
12 Tambov 11 3 2 6 10 14 6 2 1 3 4 5 5 1 1 3 6 9 -4 11
13 Ural 11 2 4 5 7 12 6 2 2 2 6 7 5 0 2 3 1 5 -5 10
14 Khimki 11 1 3 7 11 23 5 1 1 3 5 8 6 0 2 4 6 15 -12 6
15 Rotor Volgograd 12 1 3 8 6 21 6 0 0 6 2 13 6 1 3 2 4 8 -15 6
16 Ufa 11 1 3 7 5 21 6 0 3 3 2 7 5 1 0 4 3 14 -16 6
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Everton 5 4 1 0 14 7 3 2 1 0 11 6 2 2 0 0 3 1 7 13
2 Liverpool 6 4 1 1 15 14 3 3 0 0 9 5 3 1 1 1 6 9 1 13
3 Aston Villa 5 4 0 1 12 5 3 2 0 1 8 5 2 2 0 0 4 0 7 12
4 Leeds United 6 3 1 2 12 9 3 1 1 1 5 5 3 2 0 1 7 4 3 10
5 Crystal Palace 6 3 1 2 8 9 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 2 0 1 5 6 -1 10
6 Chelsea 6 2 3 1 13 9 3 1 1 1 7 5 3 1 2 0 6 4 4 9
7 Leicester City 5 3 0 2 12 8 3 1 0 2 4 6 2 2 0 0 8 2 4 9
8 Arsenal 5 3 0 2 8 6 2 2 0 0 4 2 3 1 0 2 4 4 2 9
9 Wolverhampton Wanderers 5 3 0 2 5 7 2 1 0 1 2 3 3 2 0 1 3 4 -2 9
10 Tottenham Hotspur 5 2 2 1 15 8 3 0 2 1 4 5 2 2 0 0 11 3 7 8
11 West Ham United 6 2 2 2 12 8 3 1 1 1 5 3 3 1 1 1 7 5 4 8
12 Manchester City 5 2 2 1 8 8 2 1 0 1 3 5 3 1 2 0 5 3 0 8
13 Southampton 5 2 1 2 8 9 2 1 0 1 4 5 3 1 1 1 4 4 -1 7
14 Newcastle United 5 2 1 2 7 9 3 1 0 2 4 8 2 1 1 0 3 1 -2 7
15 Manchester United 5 2 1 2 9 12 3 0 1 2 2 9 2 2 0 0 7 3 -3 7
16 Brighton & Hove Albion 5 1 1 3 9 11 2 0 0 2 3 6 3 1 1 1 6 5 -2 4
17 West Bromwich Albion 5 0 2 3 5 13 3 0 2 1 3 6 2 0 0 2 2 7 -8 2
18 Burnley 4 0 1 3 3 8 1 0 0 1 0 1 3 0 1 2 3 7 -5 1
19 Sheffield United 6 0 1 5 3 9 3 0 1 2 1 4 3 0 0 3 2 5 -6 1
20 Fulham 6 0 1 5 5 14 3 0 0 3 1 8 3 0 1 2 4 6 -9 1

Read more about Champions League

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.