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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 Arsenal FC 10 27
2 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 10 22
3 Manchester City FC 10 21
4 Liverpool FC 10 18
5 Chelsea FC 10 16
6 Everton FC 10 16
7 AFC Bournemouth 10 15
8 Brentford FC 10 14
9 Leeds United FC 10 14
10 Aston Villa FC 10 13
11 Tottenham Hotspur FC 10 12
12 Newcastle United FC 10 12
13 Hull City AFC 10 11
14 Ipswich Town FC 10 11
15 Fulham FC 10 10
16 Nottingham Forest FC 10 9
17 Coventry City FC 10 9
18 Manchester United FC 10 8
19 Sunderland AFC 10 8
20 Crystal Palace FC 10 7

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
#5 Position #2
16 Points 22
10 Played 10
5 / 1 / 4 W / D / L 7 / 1 / 2
19 Scored 26
16 Conceded 7
+3 GD +19
1.60 PPG 2.20
50% Win % 70%

Key Stats

72% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)
72% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
20% Clean Sheets
Chelsea FC this season
70% Clean Sheets
Brighton & Hove Albion FC this season

Chelsea FC are 5th (16 pts). Brighton & Hove Albion FC are 2nd (22 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Chelsea FC
0-15
7/–
16-30
–/3
31-45
2/3
46-60
4/3
61-75
5/1
76+
1/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Brighton & Hove Albion FC
0-15
4/3
16-30
2/1
31-45
6/1
46-60
4/–
61-75
2/1
76+
5/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Chelsea FC
Joao Pedro 5 G 3 A
Morgan Rogers 5 G 1 A
Cole Palmer 3 G 3 A
Pedro Neto 3 G 1 A
Jordan Henderson 2 G 1 A
Brighton & Hove Albion FC
Pascal Gross 4 G 4 A
Charalampos Kostoulas 3 G 2 A
Yasin Ayari 3 G 1 A
Jack Hinshelwood 3 G
Maxim De Cuyper 2 G 3 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Chelsea FC launch into their encounter with Brighton & Hove Albion FC.
  • 5' Chelsea FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 10' It’s high time Thomas Tuchel made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 15' Chelsea FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Brighton & Hove Albion FC's shape.
  • 20' 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.
  • 25' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Brighton & Hove Albion FC that had 346 games and scored 477 goals.
  • 30' Adam Lallana needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 35' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Kurt Zouma.
  • 40' Christian Pulisic has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 20 appearances with only 4 goals this season.
  • 45' Reece James is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Brighton & Hove Albion FC tonight.
  • 50' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 55' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 60' The crowd applauds Leandro Trossard as he leaves the pitch. Adam Lallana steps in for Brighton & Hove Albion FC.
  • 65' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Yves Bissouma made 346 appearances and scored 8 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 67' A tactical swap from Chelsea FC — Timo Werner on, Kai Havertz off on 67 minutes.
  • 72' Supporters expect more eagerness from Kurt Zouma, as he is very good at scoring at Stamford Bridge with 2 goals in the last 2 games.
  • 73' Ben White catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 73.
  • 74' The supporters are chanting for Neal Maupay. He replaces Alexis Mac Allister on 74 minute.
  • 77' Another substitution for Chelsea FC to replace Hakim Ziyech by Olivier Giroud on 77 minute.
  • 82' The energy levels are beginning to show. Graham Potter might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 86' The whistle greets Danny Welbeck as he departs to be replaced by Jakub Moder.
  • 90' Ben White picks up a Red card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 0-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

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
Leandro Trossard 2
Enzo Fernandez 2
Jorginho 2
Georginio Rutter 2
Pascal Gross 2
Kaoru Mitoma 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
1 / 4
1.16 Chelsea FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.83 Brighton & Hove Albion FC xG
I would bet for: Chelsea FC or Brighton & Hove Albion FC 75% + Both teams to score 58%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Chelsea FC32% Draw25% Brighton & Hove Albion FC43%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes58% 0% No42%
Avg goals/match: 2.99
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 80%
20%
± 2.5 57%
43%
± 3.5 35%
65%
± 4.5 19%
81%

Double Chance

Chelsea FC or Draw
57%
Draw or Brighton & Hove Albion FC
68%
Chelsea FC or Brighton & Hove Albion FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Chelsea FC19% Draw44% Brighton & Hove Albion FC37%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.5%
1 – 2
9.4%
0 – 1
8.5%
0 – 2
8.3%
0 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
5.9%
1 – 3
5.7%
2 – 2
5.4%
1 – 0
5%
0 – 3
5%
2 – 3
3.4%
2 – 0
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Chelsea FC

Handicap Chelsea FC covers Push Brighton & Hove Albion FC covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 6% 91%
-1.5 9% — 91%
-1 9% 14% 77%
-0.5 23% — 77%
+0.5 48% — 52%
+1 48% 22% 30%
+1.5 70% — 30%
+2 70% 16% 14%
+2.5 86% — 14%

Clean Sheet

Chelsea FC keeps clean sheet
17% ✗
Brighton & Hove Albion FC keeps clean sheet
32% ✗

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