Chelsea FC vs FC Red Bull Salzburg, Champions League 2022-23 GROUP STAGE
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Overview
Match Preview
Chelsea FC vs FC Red Bull Salzburg — Champions League at Stamford Bridge.
- Chelsea FC 8 games · 16 pts (2025/26)
- FC Red Bull Salzburg 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Tomasz Kwiatkowski
- Referee Peter Kralovic
- Referee Luis Godinho
- Referee Ivan Kruzliak
- Referee Branislav Hancko
- Referee
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 Atletico 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
Last 5 meetingsRecent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 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 27 Aug Leicester City FC H 2–1 W 21 Aug Leeds United FC A 0–3 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 14 Sep Chelsea FC A 1–1 D 06 Sep AC Milan H 1–1 D 08 Mar FC Bayern München A 1–7 L 16 Feb FC Bayern München H 1–1 D 08 Dec Sevilla FC H 1–0 W 23 Nov Lille OSC A 0–1 L Key Stats
100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history30% Clean Sheets
Chelsea FC this season -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The game is set. FC Red Bull Salzburg kicks off things out of here…
- 5' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 10' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FC Red Bull Salzburg that had 222 games and scored 136 goals.
- 15' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 20' Strahinja Pavlovic has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 25' It looks surprising FC Red Bull Salzburg does not make any changes. Azpilicueta has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 30' Supporters expect more eagerness from Chikwubuike Adamu, as he is very good at scoring at Stamford Bridge with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 35' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Cucurella made 241 appearances and scored 13 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 40' Chelsea FC is showing some good football. However, Chelsea FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 45' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 46' It is a substitution in FC Red Bull Salzburg team. Maurits Kjaergaard is replaced by Lucas Douath on 46 minute.
- 48' GOAL! Raheem Sterling scores on 48.
- 53' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 58' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 63' Chelsea FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 66' It is a substitution in Chelsea FC team. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is replaced by Armando Broja on 66 minute.
- 70' The whistle greets Benjamin Sesko as he departs to be replaced by Chikwubuike Adamu.
- 75' Goal! Noah Okafor scores his 19 goal in 172 matches.
- 77' FC Red Bull Salzburg player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
- 78' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Andreas Ulmer.
- 79' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Reece James.
- 81' The whistle greets Mateo Kovacic as he departs to be replaced by Conor Gallagher.
- 84' Time for substitution for Chelsea FC. Raheem Sterling is replaced by Christian Pulisic.
- 85' Another substitution for FC Red Bull Salzburg to replace Noah Okafor by Sekou Koita on 85 minute.
- 89' Nicolas Capaldo is having his name booked by the referee on 89.
- The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.
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Lineups
Chelsea FC Lineups
Starting XI
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Mateo Kovacic ↓ Conor Gallagher 81'
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- 1
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28
Azpilicueta ↓ Hakim Ziyech 81'
- 17
- 19
- 24
- 6
- 29
- 32
Bench
- 21
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12
Ruben Loftus-Cheek ↑ 66'
- 13
- 14
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22
Hakim Ziyech ↑ 81'
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10
Christian Pulisic ↑ 84'
- 20
- 26
- 33
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23
Conor Gallagher ↑ 81'
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18
Armando Broja ↑ 66'
- 30
Coach Graham PotterFC Red Bull Salzburg Lineups
Starting XI
- 95
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77
Noah Okafor ↓ Sekou Koita 85'
- 17
- 7
- 31
- 18
- 13
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21
Luka Sucic ↓ Dijon Kameri 70'
- 70
- 30
- 14
Bench
- 33
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Sekou Koita ↑ 85'
- 24
- 2
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27
Lucas Douath ↑ 46'
- 23
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9
Chikwubuike Adamu ↑ 70'
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- 4
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Dijon Kameri ↑ 70'
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Coach Matthias Jaissle -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Noah Okafor 1 Mateo Kovacic 1 Kai Havertz 1 Chikwubuike Adamu 1 Raheem Sterling 1 Head to Head
Chelsea FC Form
FC Red Bull Salzburg Form
2022-09-14 Chelsea FC 1–1 FC Red Bull Salzburg D 2022-09-06 FC Red Bull Salzburg 1–1 AC Milan D 2022-03-08 FC Bayern München 7–1 FC Red Bull Salzburg L 2022-02-16 FC Red Bull Salzburg 1–1 FC Bayern München D 2021-12-08 FC Red Bull Salzburg 1–0 Sevilla FC W 2021-11-23 Lille OSC 1–0 FC Red Bull Salzburg L -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 41.58 Chelsea FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.01 FC Red Bull Salzburg xGI would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.Match Result
✗ WrongActual: DrawBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.59Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 91% 9% ± 1.5 73% 27% ± 2.5 47% 53% ± 3.5 27% 73% ± 4.5 13% 87% Double Chance
Chelsea FC or Draw 75%Draw or FC Red Bull Salzburg 52%Chelsea FC or FC Red Bull Salzburg 73%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 Actual1 – 0 10.9%0 – 0 9.5%2 – 1 9.1%2 – 0 9.1%0 – 1 6.6%1 – 2 5.8%3 – 1 4.8%3 – 0 4.7%2 – 2 4.7%0 – 2 3.7%3 – 2 2.6%Asian Handicap — Chelsea FC
Handicap Chelsea FC covers Push FC Red Bull Salzburg covers -2.5 11% — 89% -2 11% 15% 74% -1.5 26% — 74% -1 26% 23% 51% -0.5 49% — 51% +0.5 77% — 23% +1 77% 14% 9% +1.5 91% — 9% +2 91% 6% 2% +2.5 98% — 2% Clean Sheet
Chelsea FC keeps clean sheet 37% ✓FC Red Bull Salzburg keeps clean sheet 21% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

