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Chelsea FC vs Brighton & Hove Albion FC, 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2018-19
Chelsea FC
3 – 0
Full Time
Brighton & Hove Albion FC
Wed 3 Apr 2019 · 18:45 UTC Stamford Bridge HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Chelsea FC vs Brighton & Hove Albion FC — Premier League at Stamford Bridge.

Match Details

  • Referee Kevin Friend
  • Referee Neil Davies
  • Referee Mick McDonough
  • Referee Graham Scott

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Manchester City FC 5 15
2 Arsenal FC 5 12
3 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 5 10
4 Brentford FC 5 9
5 Leeds United FC 5 9
6 Liverpool FC 5 9
7 Everton FC 5 9
8 Hull City AFC 5 8
9 Newcastle United FC 5 8
10 Chelsea FC 5 7
11 Ipswich Town FC 5 6
12 Manchester United FC 5 5
13 Nottingham Forest FC 5 5
14 Sunderland AFC 5 4
15 Crystal Palace FC 5 4
16 Aston Villa FC 5 4
17 AFC Bournemouth 5 3
18 Coventry City FC 5 3
19 Fulham FC 5 2
20 Tottenham Hotspur FC 5 2

Head-to-Head

8
4
6
Chelsea FC 18 games · Avg 3.3 goals Brighton & Hove Albion FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-04-03 Chelsea FC 3–0 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2018-12-16 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 1–2 Chelsea FC

Recent Form

Chelsea FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Apr Brighton & Hove Albion FC H 3–0 W
31 Mar Cardiff City FC A 2–1 W
17 Mar Everton FC A 0–2 L
14 Mar FK Dynamo Kyiv A 5–0 W
10 Mar Wolverhampton Wanderers FC H 1–1 D
07 Mar FK Dynamo Kyiv H 3–0 W
Brighton & Hove Albion FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Apr Chelsea FC A 0–3 L
30 Mar Southampton FC H 0–1 L
17 Mar Millwall FC A 2–2 D
09 Mar Crystal Palace FC A 2–1 W
02 Mar Huddersfield Town AFC H 1–0 W
26 Feb Leicester City FC A 1–2 L

Season Stats

Chelsea FC Brighton & Hove Albion FC
#10 Position #3
7 Points 10
5 Played 5
2 / 1 / 2 W / D / L 3 / 1 / 1
10 Scored 16
12 Conceded 5
-2 GD +11
1.40 PPG 2.00
40% Win % 60%

Key Stats

72% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)
72% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Chelsea FC this season
60% Clean Sheets
Brighton & Hove Albion FC this season

Chelsea FC are 10th (7 pts). Brighton & Hove Albion FC are 3rd (10 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Chelsea FC
0-15
5/–
16-30
–/3
31-45
2/2
46-60
1/2
61-75
2/1
76+
–/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Brighton & Hove Albion FC
0-15
–/3
16-30
2/–
31-45
5/1
46-60
2/–
61-75
2/1
76+
3/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Chelsea FC
Joao Pedro 3 G 3 A
Morgan Rogers 3 G 1 A
Cole Palmer 2 G 2 A
Pedro Neto 1 G
Romeo Lavia 1 G
Brighton & Hove Albion FC
Pascal Gross 3 G 3 A
Charalampos Kostoulas 2 G 1 A
Jack Hinshelwood 2 G
Malick Yalcouye 2 G
Maxim De Cuyper 1 G 2 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds Stamford Bridge will turn into a battlefield for Chelsea FC and Brighton & Hove Albion FC.
  • 5' Callum Hudson-Odoi has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 10' Chelsea FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Joao Pedro scoring 2 goals.
  • 15' The travelling Brighton & Hove Albion FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 20' Brighton & Hove Albion FC is showing some good football. However, Brighton & Hove Albion FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 25' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 30' A quiet spell here at Stamford Bridge. Chelsea FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 31' Brighton & Hove Albion FC ring the changes. Solomon March has done his job and it is now time for Anthony Knockaert to step up.
  • 36' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 38' Assisted by Callum Hudson-Odoi with the perfectly-timed delivery and Olivier Giroud makes no mistake. 1-0!
  • 43' Chelsea FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Brighton & Hove Albion FC's shape.
  • 48' Emerson is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Chelsea FC so far.
  • 53' Over 53 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 58' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Chris Hughton will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 60' Eden Hazard does the damage! The net is bulging and Chelsea FC surge ahead!
  • 63' Ruben Loftus-Cheek adds to his 0 season tally! Chelsea FC lead 3-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 68' The energy levels are beginning to show. Maurizio Sarri might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 70' Glenn Murray gets the nod from Brighton & Hove Albion FC. He replaces Florin Andone and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 73' A tactical swap from Chelsea FC — Davide Zappacosta on, Azpilicueta off on 73 minutes.
  • 75' Time for substitution for Brighton & Hove Albion FC. Alireza Jahanbakhsh is replaced by Bernardo.
  • 80' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 82' Chelsea FC ring the changes. Ruben Loftus-Cheek has done his job and it is now time for Mateo Kovacic to step up.
  • 84' Willian has so much to prove this time. He replaces Eden Hazard on 84 minute.
  • 89' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Chelsea FC to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Chelsea FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Maurizio Sarri

Brighton & Hove Albion FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Chris Hughton

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Cole Palmer 6
Danny Welbeck 4
Georginio Rutter 2
Pascal Gross 2
Kaoru Mitoma 2
Conor Gallagher 2
Yankubah Minteh 2
Eden Hazard 2

Head to Head

2019-04-03 Chelsea FC 3–0 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2018-12-16 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 1–2 Chelsea FC

Chelsea FC Form

2019-04-03 Chelsea FC 3–0 Brighton & Hove Albion FC W 2019-03-31 Cardiff City FC 1–2 Chelsea FC W 2019-03-17 Everton FC 2–0 Chelsea FC L 2019-03-14 FK Dynamo Kyiv 0–5 Chelsea FC W 2019-03-10 Chelsea FC 1–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC D 2019-03-07 Chelsea FC 3–0 FK Dynamo Kyiv W

Brighton & Hove Albion FC Form

2019-04-03 Chelsea FC 3–0 Brighton & Hove Albion FC L 2019-03-30 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0–1 Southampton FC L 2019-03-17 Millwall FC 2–2 Brighton & Hove Albion FC D 2019-03-09 Crystal Palace FC 1–2 Brighton & Hove Albion FC W 2019-03-02 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 1–0 Huddersfield Town AFC W 2019-02-26 Leicester City FC 2–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
2.05 Chelsea FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.94 Brighton & Hove Albion FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 86% + Both teams to score 82%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Chelsea FC37% Draw19% Brighton & Hove Albion FC44%
Actual: Chelsea FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes82% 0% No18%
Avg goals/match: 4.99
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 99%
1%
± 1.5 96%
4%
± 2.5 86%
14%
± 3.5 72%
28%
± 4.5 54%
46%

Double Chance

Chelsea FC or Draw
56%
Draw or Brighton & Hove Albion FC
63%
Chelsea FC or Brighton & Hove Albion FC
81%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Chelsea FC24% Draw33% Brighton & Hove Albion FC43%
Actual: Chelsea FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–0 not predicted
3 – 0
Actual
1 – 2
6.1%
2 – 2
6%
2 – 3
5.8%
1 – 3
5.8%
1 – 1
4.8%
2 – 1
4.3%
2 – 4
4.3%
1 – 4
4.2%
3 – 2
4.1%
3 – 3
4%
0 – 2
3.2%
0 – 3
3%

Asian Handicap — Chelsea FC

Handicap Chelsea FC covers Push Brighton & Hove Albion FC covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 8% 86%
-1.5 14% — 86%
-1 14% 13% 73%
-0.5 27% — 73%
+0.5 45% — 55%
+1 45% 18% 37%
+1.5 63% — 37%
+2 63% 16% 22%
+2.5 78% — 22%

Clean Sheet

Chelsea FC keeps clean sheet
6% ✗
Brighton & Hove Albion FC keeps clean sheet
14% ✓

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