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Chelsea FC vs Brighton & Hove Albion FC, Premier League 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2020-21
Chelsea FC
0 – 0
Full Time
Brighton & Hove Albion FC
Tue 20 Apr 2021 · 19:15 UTC Stamford Bridge HT 45+4' · FT 45+6'
Kurt Zouma 35' Y
Jorginho 35' Y
Y 73' Ben White
R 90' Ben White

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Kevin Friend
  • Referee Stuart Attwell
  • Referee Graham Scott
  • Referee Eddie Smart
  • Referee Simon Bennett

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
2021-04-20 Chelsea FC 0–0 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2020-09-14 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 1–3 Chelsea FC 2020-01-01 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 1–1 Chelsea FC 2019-09-28 Chelsea FC 2–0 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2019-04-03 Chelsea FC 3–0 Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Recent Form

Chelsea FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Apr Brighton & Hove Albion FC H 0–0 D
17 Apr Manchester City FC H 1–0 W
13 Apr FC Porto H 0–1 L
10 Apr Crystal Palace FC A 4–1 W
07 Apr FC Porto A 2–0 W
03 Apr West Bromwich Albion FC H 2–5 L
Brighton & Hove Albion FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Apr Chelsea FC A 0–0 D
12 Apr Everton FC H 0–0 D
04 Apr Manchester United FC A 1–2 L
20 Mar Newcastle United FC H 3–0 W
14 Mar Southampton FC A 2–1 W
06 Mar Leicester City FC H 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' Chelsea FC have kicked off against Brighton & Hove Albion FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Thomas Tuchel will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 10' Spain international Kepa Arrizabalaga has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 15' Chelsea FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Brighton & Hove Albion FC's shape.
  • 20' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 25' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 25 minutes.
  • 30' It is a cagey affair so far. Chelsea FC in their trying to find a way past Brighton & Hove Albion FC's compact .
  • 35' Kurt Zouma catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 35.
  • 40' Neal Maupay, a France forward, has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 45' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Yves Bissouma made 339 appearances and scored 8 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 50' Supporters expect more eagerness from Kai Havertz, as he is very good at scoring at Stamford Bridge with 18 goals in the last 16 games.
  • 55' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 60' The supporters are chanting for Adam Lallana. He replaces Leandro Trossard on 60 minute.
  • 65' Chelsea FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 65.
  • 67' A change in the Chelsea FC ranks — Kai Havertz exits the field as Timo Werner enters on 67.
  • 72' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Chelsea FC winning 100% of all matches.
  • 73' Ben White picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 74' A tactical swap from Brighton & Hove Albion FC — Neal Maupay on, Alexis Mac Allister off on 74 minutes.
  • 77' Olivier Giroud has so much to prove this time. He replaces Hakim Ziyech on 77 minute.
  • 82' With 0 assists to his name this season, Kurt Zouma is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Brighton & Hove Albion FC.
  • 86' The Brighton & Hove Albion FC bench stirs into life. Danny Welbeck is withdrawn and Jakub Moder gets his opportunity.
  • 90' Poor challenge from Ben White. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Red card.
  • The points are shared — Chelsea FC 0-0 Brighton & Hove Albion FC. Honours even.

Lineups

Chelsea FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Thomas Tuchel

Brighton & Hove Albion FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Graham Potter

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

2021-04-20 Chelsea FC 0–0 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2020-09-14 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 1–3 Chelsea FC 2020-01-01 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 1–1 Chelsea FC 2019-09-28 Chelsea FC 2–0 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2019-04-03 Chelsea FC 3–0 Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Chelsea FC Form

2021-04-20 Chelsea FC 0–0 Brighton & Hove Albion FC D 2021-04-17 Chelsea FC 1–0 Manchester City FC W 2021-04-13 Chelsea FC 0–1 FC Porto L 2021-04-10 Crystal Palace FC 1–4 Chelsea FC W 2021-04-07 FC Porto 0–2 Chelsea FC W 2021-04-03 Chelsea FC 2–5 West Bromwich Albion FC L

Brighton & Hove Albion FC Form

2021-04-20 Chelsea FC 0–0 Brighton & Hove Albion FC D 2021-04-12 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0–0 Everton FC D 2021-04-04 Manchester United FC 2–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC L 2021-03-20 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 3–0 Newcastle United FC W 2021-03-14 Southampton FC 1–2 Brighton & Hove Albion FC W 2021-03-06 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 1–2 Leicester City FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
0 / 4
1.41 Chelsea FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.98 Brighton & Hove Albion FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 80% + Both teams to score 71%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Chelsea FC27% Draw19% Brighton & Hove Albion FC54%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes71% 0% No29%
Avg goals/match: 4.39
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 93%
7%
± 2.5 80%
20%
± 3.5 62%
38%
± 4.5 44%
56%

Double Chance

Chelsea FC or Draw
45%
Draw or Brighton & Hove Albion FC
73%
Chelsea FC or Brighton & Hove Albion FC
81%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Chelsea FC15% Draw33% Brighton & Hove Albion FC52%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 0–0 not predicted
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 2
7.7%
1 – 3
7.5%
1 – 1
6%
0 – 2
5.7%
1 – 4
5.5%
0 – 3
5.5%
2 – 2
5.3%
2 – 3
5.2%
0 – 4
4%
2 – 4
3.9%
2 – 1
3.7%
0 – 1
3.6%

Asian Handicap — Chelsea FC

Handicap Chelsea FC covers Push Brighton & Hove Albion FC covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 4% 93%
-1.5 7% — 93%
-1 7% 9% 84%
-0.5 16% — 84%
+0.5 32% — 68%
+1 32% 19% 49%
+1.5 51% — 49%
+2 51% 19% 30%
+2.5 70% — 30%

Clean Sheet

Chelsea FC keeps clean sheet
6% ✗
Brighton & Hove Albion FC keeps clean sheet
25% ✗

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