Saturday , 14 November 2026

Chelsea FC vs AC Milan, Champions League 2022-23 GROUP STAGE

UEFA Champions League · 2022-23
Chelsea FC
3 – 0
Full Time
AC Milan
Wed 5 Oct 2022 · 19:00 UTC Stamford Bridge HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 8' Rade Krunic
Y 14' Fode Ballo-Toure
Y 15' Fode Ballo-Toure
Mateo Kovacic 39' Y
Y 42' Ismael Bennacer
Y 42' Fikayo Tomori
Thiago Silva 71' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Chelsea FC vs AC Milan — Champions League at Stamford Bridge.

Match Details

  • Referee Pol van Boekel
  • Referee Dennis Higler
  • Referee Hessel Steegstra
  • Referee Jan de Vries
  • Referee Danny Makkelie
  • Referee Allard Lindhout
4 games this season 🟨 1.8/game ⚽ 5.8 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Arsenal FC 8 24
2 FC Bayern München 8 21
3 Liverpool FC 8 18
4 Tottenham Hotspur FC 8 17
5 FC Barcelona 8 16
6 Chelsea FC 8 16
7 Sporting Clube de Portugal 8 16
8 Manchester City FC 8 16
9 Real Madrid CF 8 15
10 FC Internazionale Milano 8 15
11 Paris Saint-Germain FC 8 14
12 Newcastle United FC 8 14
13 Juventus FC 8 13
14 Club Atlético de Madrid 8 13
15 Atalanta BC 8 13
16 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 8 12
17 Borussia Dortmund 8 11
18 PAE Olympiakos SFP 8 11
19 Club Brugge KV 8 10
20 Galatasaray SK 8 10
21 AS Monaco FC 8 10
22 Qarabag Agdam FK 8 10
23 FK Bodø/Glimt 8 9
24 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 8 9
25 Olympique de Marseille 8 9
26 Paphos FC 8 9
27 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 8 9
28 PSV 8 8
29 Athletic Club 8 8
30 SSC Napoli 8 8
31 FC København 8 8
32 AFC Ajax 8 6
33 Eintracht Frankfurt 8 4
34 SK Slavia Praha 8 3
35 Villarreal CF 8 1
36 FK Kairat 8 1

Head-to-Head

2
Chelsea FC 2 games · Avg 2.5 goals AC Milan
Last 5 meetings
2022-10-05 Chelsea FC 3–0 AC Milan

Recent Form

Chelsea FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Oct AC Milan H 3–0 W
01 Oct Crystal Palace FC A 2–1 W
14 Sep FC Red Bull Salzburg H 1–1 D
06 Sep GNK Dinamo Zagreb A 0–1 L
03 Sep West Ham United FC H 2–1 W
30 Aug Southampton FC A 1–2 L
AC Milan
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Oct Chelsea FC A 0–3 L
01 Oct Empoli FC A 3–1 W
18 Sep SSC Napoli H 1–2 L
14 Sep GNK Dinamo Zagreb H 3–1 W
10 Sep UC Sampdoria A 2–1 W
06 Sep FC Red Bull Salzburg A 1–1 D

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Chelsea FC is hosting AC Milan for another epic battle.
  • 5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 8' The referee has no hesitation. Rade Krunic is booked for AC Milan — Yellow card on 8.
  • 13' A quiet spell here at Stamford Bridge. AC Milan seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 14' The referee calls foul for Fode Ballo-Toure. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 15' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Fode Ballo-Toure.
  • 20' Both keepers have barely been tested. Chelsea FC and AC Milan are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 24' Wesley Fofana doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 29' It looks like no one’s ball. AC Milan is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 34' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 37' The Chelsea FC manager makes a substitution. Wesley Fofana departs to be replaced by Trevoh Chalobah.
  • 38' The Chelsea FC bench stirs into life. Wesley Fofana is withdrawn and Trevoh Chalobah gets his opportunity.
  • 39' It’s a booking for Chelsea FC player. Mateo Kovacic gets a Yellow card.
  • 42' AC Milan receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 42.
  • 47' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering AC Milan that had 525 games and scored 617 goals.
  • 52' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 56' The Gabon forward Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang breaks the deadlock on 56 minutes. 2-0!
  • 61' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Ben Chilwell suffering a number of foals already.
  • 62' What a strike from Reece James! The score is 3-0.
  • 65' Ante Rebic has so much to prove this time. He replaces Charles De Ketelaere on 65 minute.
  • 66' Another substitution for Chelsea FC to replace Mateo Kovacic by Jorginho on 66 minute.
  • 71' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Thiago Silva.
  • 72' A tactical swap from AC Milan — Brahim Diaz on, Rafael Leao off on 72 minutes.
  • 73' The whistle greets Olivier Giroud as he departs to be replaced by Divock Origi.
  • 74' The crowd applauds Mason Mount as he leaves the pitch. Kai Havertz steps in for Chelsea FC.
  • 75' Chelsea FC make a change. Raheem Sterling trudges off to be replaced by Armando Broja on 75 minutes.
  • 80' The energy levels are beginning to show. Stefano Pioli might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 85' Kepa Arrizabalaga is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Chelsea FC so far.
  • 90' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 90 minutes.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 3-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Chelsea FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Graham Potter

AC Milan Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Stefano Pioli

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.86 Chelsea FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.85 AC Milan xG
I would bet for: Chelsea FC to win 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Chelsea FC58% Draw24% AC Milan18%
Actual: Chelsea FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes49% 0% No51%
Avg goals/match: 2.71
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 75%
25%
± 2.5 50%
50%
± 3.5 29%
71%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

Chelsea FC or Draw
82%
Draw or AC Milan
42%
Chelsea FC or AC Milan
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Chelsea FC42% Draw45% AC Milan13%
Actual: Chelsea FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
11.7%
1 – 1
11.3%
2 – 0
11.3%
2 – 1
9.4%
0 – 0
8.5%
3 – 0
Actual
3 – 1
5.9%
0 – 1
4.8%
1 – 2
4.3%
2 – 2
4%
4 – 0
3.2%
4 – 1
2.8%

Asian Handicap — Chelsea FC

Handicap Chelsea FC covers Push AC Milan covers
-2.5 17% — 83%
-2 17% 19% 64%
-1.5 36% — 64%
-1 36% 24% 40%
-0.5 60% — 40%
+0.5 84% — 16%
+1 84% 10% 5%
+1.5 95% — 5%
+2 95% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Chelsea FC keeps clean sheet
43% ✗
AC Milan keeps clean sheet
17% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.