Uefa Super Cup betting and spectator preview: Chelsea and Villarreal meet at Windsor Park to measure strength and learn who makes it to the next stage.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1700 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Chelsea form and stats
9-6-4 (win-draw-lost) are the Premier League numbers at home for Chelsea so far this season.
Happy days for Chelsea in their previous game, a Champions League match away at Manchester City that ended with a 1-0 victory. The attacker Kai Havertz was "man of the match" for Chelsea with a rating of 8.01/10. Havertz scored one goal, hit one key pass and dribled passed the opponent 2 of 4 times.
In the game before, an away victory in the Champions League match versus Manchester City with a 1-0 scoreline.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 one win, three draws and zero defeats (from four games).
The match schedule is unforgiving for Chelsea as they have a new game in only three days, a Premier League match thankfully also at home. Crystal Palace are visiting.
The Chelsea fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 31 goals in 19 league matches. Chelsea have only conceded 18 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Villarreal form and stats
7-7-5 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Villarreal in their La Liga matches away.
There were no winners in Villarreal's previous match, a Europa League home game that ended 1-1 vs Manchester United (after extra-time, 11-10 on penalties). Dani Parejo got a match rating of 7.73 in that game, top player of the team. Parejo served one assist and hit two key passes.
Ahead of that game was the 1-1 draw at home against Manchester United (after extra-time, 11-10 on penalties) in the Europa League.As mentioned above, the odds for this match puts the home team as favourites. Perhaps this eases the pressure on the away team, who are capable of producing an upset here on a good day. Looking at earlier matches with similar odds and Villarreal playing away, we found one game. Results were zero away wins, zero draws and one home win.
Villarreal are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 31 times in 19 away games so far. As opposed to that, Villarreal have seen the ball go into their own net 21 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
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| Chelsea | Villarreal | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 15 | 7 | Won | W | 6 | 12 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | ||
| 5 | 4 | Lost | L | 5 | 8 | ||
| 34 | 17 | Scored | S | 25 | 45 | ||
| 18 | 11 | Conceded | C | 16 | 30 | ||
| 88% | 86% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 60% | 57% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 85% | 84% | ||
| 32% | 21% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 69% | 68% | ||
| 12% | 14% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 38% | 32% | ||
| 8% | 7% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 23% | 16% | ||
| 36% | 21% | BTTS | BTTS | 62% | 64% | ||
| 52% | 57% | Clean Sheets | C S | 38% | 36% | ||
| 24% | 36% | Failed to Score | F T | 8% | 8% | ||
| 4.6 | 4.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.3 | 4.4 | ||
| 4.5 | 4.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.8 | 4.4 | ||
| 1.2 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 1.4 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 6 | ||
| 13.1 | 12.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.4 | 10.5 | ||
| 5.1 | 4.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 4.2 | ||
| 27% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 46% | 43% | ||
| 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 | 27 | 5 | 6 | 83 | 32 | 19 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 43 | 17 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 40 | 15 | 51 | 86 |
| 2 | Manchester United | 38 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 73 | 44 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 38 | 28 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 35 | 16 | 29 | 74 |
| 3 | Liverpool | 38 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 68 | 42 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 29 | 20 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 39 | 22 | 26 | 69 |
| 4 | Chelsea | 38 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 58 | 36 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 31 | 18 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 27 | 18 | 22 | 67 |
| 5 | Leicester City | 38 | 20 | 6 | 12 | 68 | 50 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 34 | 30 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 34 | 20 | 18 | 66 |
| 6 | West Ham United | 38 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 62 | 47 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 32 | 22 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 30 | 25 | 15 | 65 |
| 7 | Tottenham Hotspur | 38 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 68 | 45 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 35 | 20 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 33 | 25 | 23 | 62 |
| 8 | Arsenal | 38 | 18 | 7 | 13 | 55 | 39 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 31 | 18 | 16 | 61 |
| 9 | Leeds United | 38 | 18 | 5 | 15 | 62 | 54 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 28 | 21 | 19 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 34 | 33 | 8 | 59 |
| 10 | Everton | 38 | 17 | 8 | 13 | 47 | 48 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 24 | 28 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 20 | -1 | 59 |
| 11 | Aston Villa | 38 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 55 | 46 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 29 | 27 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 19 | 9 | 55 |
| 12 | Newcastle United | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 46 | 62 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 26 | 33 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 29 | -16 | 45 |
| 13 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 36 | 52 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 25 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 27 | -16 | 45 |
| 14 | Crystal Palace | 38 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 41 | 66 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 32 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 21 | 34 | -25 | 44 |
| 15 | Southampton | 38 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 47 | 68 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 28 | 25 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 43 | -21 | 43 |
| 16 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 38 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 40 | 46 | 19 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 24 | -6 | 41 |
| 17 | Burnley | 38 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 33 | 55 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 27 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 19 | 28 | -22 | 39 |
| 18 | Fulham | 38 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 27 | 53 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 28 | 19 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 25 | -26 | 28 |
| 19 | West Bromwich Albion | 38 | 5 | 11 | 22 | 35 | 76 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 39 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 37 | -41 | 26 |
| 20 | Sheffield United | 38 | 7 | 2 | 29 | 20 | 63 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 27 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 36 | -43 | 23 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Atletico Madrid | 38 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 67 | 25 | 19 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 41 | 11 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 26 | 14 | 42 | 86 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 38 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 67 | 28 | 19 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 33 | 13 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 34 | 15 | 39 | 84 |
| 3 | Barcelona | 38 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 85 | 38 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 44 | 20 | 19 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 41 | 18 | 47 | 79 |
| 4 | Sevilla | 38 | 24 | 5 | 9 | 53 | 33 | 19 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 27 | 11 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 26 | 22 | 20 | 77 |
| 5 | Real Sociedad | 38 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 59 | 38 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 34 | 21 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 17 | 21 | 62 |
| 6 | Real Betis | 38 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 50 | 50 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 27 | 21 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 29 | 0 | 61 |
| 7 | Villarreal | 38 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 60 | 44 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 29 | 23 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 31 | 21 | 16 | 58 |
| 8 | Celta de Vigo | 38 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 55 | 57 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 30 | 30 | 19 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 25 | 27 | -2 | 53 |
| 9 | Granada | 38 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 47 | 65 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 25 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 22 | 40 | -18 | 46 |
| 10 | Athletic Club | 38 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 46 | 42 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 29 | 19 | 19 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 23 | 4 | 46 |
| 11 | Osasuna | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 37 | 48 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 23 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 25 | -11 | 44 |
| 12 | Cádiz | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 36 | 58 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 30 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 28 | -22 | 44 |
| 13 | Valencia | 38 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 50 | 53 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 34 | 23 | 19 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 30 | -3 | 43 |
| 14 | Levante | 38 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 46 | 57 | 19 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 27 | 30 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 27 | -11 | 41 |
| 15 | Getafe | 38 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 28 | 43 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 13 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 30 | -15 | 38 |
| 16 | Deportivo Alaves | 38 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 36 | 57 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 25 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 32 | -21 | 38 |
| 17 | Elche | 38 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 34 | 55 | 19 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 18 | 23 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 32 | -21 | 36 |
| 18 | Huesca | 38 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 34 | 53 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 21 | 19 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 32 | -19 | 34 |
| 19 | Real Valladolid | 38 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 34 | 57 | 19 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 19 | 30 | 19 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 27 | -23 | 31 |
| 20 | Eibar | 38 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 29 | 52 | 19 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 21 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 31 | -23 | 30 |