Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Chelsea FC vs Leicester City FC, Premier League 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2024-25
Chelsea FC
1 – 0
Full Time
Leicester City FC
Sun 9 Mar 2025 · 14:00 UTC Stamford Bridge 39,750 HT 45' · FT 45'
Cucurella 60' 1–0
Josh Acheampong 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Chelsea FC vs Leicester City FC — Premier League at Stamford Bridge.

Match Details

  • Referee Tim Robinson
  • Assistant 1 Stuart Burt
  • Assistant 2 Steven Meredith (England)
4 games this season 🟨 3.0/game ⚽ 9.3 goals/game

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
3
Chelsea FC 15 games · Avg 2.4 goals Leicester City FC
Last 5 meetings
2025-03-09 Chelsea FC 1–0 Leicester City FC 2024-11-23 Leicester City FC 1–2 Chelsea FC 2024-03-17 Chelsea FC 4–2 Leicester City FC 2023-03-11 Leicester City FC 1–3 Chelsea FC 2022-08-27 Chelsea FC 2–1 Leicester City FC

Recent Form

Chelsea FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Mar Leicester City FC H 1–0 W
25 Feb Southampton FC H 4–0 W
22 Feb Aston Villa FC A 1–2 L
14 Feb Brighton & Hove Albion FC A 0–3 L
08 Feb Brighton & Hove Albion FC A 1–2 L
03 Feb West Ham United FC H 2–1 W
Leicester City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Mar Chelsea FC A 0–1 L
27 Feb West Ham United FC A 0–2 L
21 Feb Brentford FC H 0–4 L
15 Feb Arsenal FC H 0–2 L
07 Feb Manchester United FC A 1–2 L
01 Feb Everton FC A 0–4 L

Key Stats

53% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)
47% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Chelsea FC this season

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

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: Chelsea FC gets underway.
  • 5' Chelsea FC currently sit 5 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 10' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Chelsea FC and Leicester City FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 15' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 15 minutes.
  • 20' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Leicester City FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 25' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 30' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 35' Leicester City FC come into this ranked 19 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 40' 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 Mads Hermansen suffering a number of foals already.
  • 45' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 50' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 55' A quiet spell here at Stamford Bridge. Leicester City FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 60' Chelsea FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Cucurella on 60.
  • 65' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 66' The Leicester City FC bench stirs into life. Boubakary Soumare is withdrawn and Harry Winks gets his opportunity.
  • 71' With 0 assists to his name this season, Facundo Buonanotte is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Leicester City FC.
  • 72' Trevoh Chalobah has so much to prove this time. He replaces Wesley Fofana on 72 minute.
  • 73' Bilal El Khannouss makes way for Facundo Buonanotte at the 73 minute mark. A tactical switch from Leicester City FC.
  • 78' Wesley Fofana is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Chelsea FC so far.
  • 83' Ricardo Pereira is ready to make an impact after coming on for Victor Kristiansen at the 83 minute mark.
  • 88' Supporters expect more eagerness from Moises Caicedo, as he is very good at scoring at Stamford Bridge with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
  • 89' Josh Acheampong is replacing Christopher Nkunku for the Chelsea FC side.
  • 90' It’s gonna be a card for Josh Acheampong.
  • The final score is 1-0.

Lineups

Chelsea FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Enzo Maresca

Leicester City FC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ruud van Nistelrooy

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Antonio Rudiger 4
James Maddison 3
Cucurella 2
Marcos Alonso 2
Harvey Barnes 2
Raheem Sterling 2
Kelechi Iheanacho 2
Jorginho 2

Head to Head

2025-03-09 Chelsea FC 1–0 Leicester City FC 2024-11-23 Leicester City FC 1–2 Chelsea FC 2024-03-17 Chelsea FC 4–2 Leicester City FC 2023-03-11 Leicester City FC 1–3 Chelsea FC 2022-08-27 Chelsea FC 2–1 Leicester City FC

Chelsea FC Form

2025-03-09 Chelsea FC 1–0 Leicester City FC W 2025-02-25 Chelsea FC 4–0 Southampton FC W 2025-02-22 Aston Villa FC 2–1 Chelsea FC L 2025-02-14 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 3–0 Chelsea FC L 2025-02-08 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2–1 Chelsea FC L 2025-02-03 Chelsea FC 2–1 West Ham United FC W

Leicester City FC Form

2025-03-09 Chelsea FC 1–0 Leicester City FC L 2025-02-27 West Ham United FC 2–0 Leicester City FC L 2025-02-21 Leicester City FC 0–4 Brentford FC L 2025-02-15 Leicester City FC 0–2 Arsenal FC L 2025-02-07 Manchester United FC 2–1 Leicester City FC L 2025-02-01 Everton FC 4–0 Leicester City FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.81 Chelsea FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.79 Leicester City FC xG
I would bet for: Chelsea FC to win 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Chelsea FC63% Draw23% Leicester City FC14%
Actual: Chelsea FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes46% 0% No54%
Avg goals/match: 2.6
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 73%
27%
± 2.5 48%
52%
± 3.5 27%
73%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

Chelsea FC or Draw
86%
Draw or Leicester City FC
37%
Chelsea FC or Leicester City FC
77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Chelsea FC42% Draw45% Leicester City FC13%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
Actual
2 – 0
11.9%
1 – 1
11.4%
0 – 0
9.3%
2 – 1
9.3%
3 – 0
7%
3 – 1
5.7%
0 – 1
4.9%
1 – 2
4%
2 – 2
3.7%
4 – 0
3.2%
4 – 1
2.7%

Asian Handicap — Chelsea FC

Handicap Chelsea FC covers Push Leicester City FC covers
-2.5 17% — 83%
-2 17% 19% 64%
-1.5 36% — 64%
-1 36% 25% 40%
-0.5 60% — 40%
+0.5 85% — 15%
+1 85% 10% 5%
+1.5 95% — 5%
+2 95% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Chelsea FC keeps clean sheet
46% ✗
Leicester City FC keeps clean sheet
17% ✓

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