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Wolverhampton Wanderers FC vs Chelsea FC, Premier League 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2020-21
Wolverhampton Wanderers FC
2 – 1
Full Time
Chelsea FC
Tue 15 Dec 2020 · 18:00 UTC Molineux Stadium HT 45+1' · FT 45+9'
Y 60' Mason Mount
Daniel Podence 77' Y
Y 85' N'Golo Kante
Nelson Semedo 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC vs Chelsea FC — Premier League at Molineux Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Stuart Attwell
  • Referee James Mainwaring
  • Referee Marc Perry
  • Referee Chris Kavanagh
3 games this season 🟨 6.0/game ⚽ 15.0 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

5
4
7
Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 16 games · Avg 3.3 goals Chelsea FC
Last 5 meetings
2020-12-15 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 2–1 Chelsea FC 2020-07-26 Chelsea FC 2–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 2019-09-14 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 2–5 Chelsea FC 2019-03-10 Chelsea FC 1–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 2018-12-05 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 2–1 Chelsea FC

Recent Form

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Dec Chelsea FC H 2–1 W
12 Dec Aston Villa FC H 0–1 L
06 Dec Liverpool FC A 0–4 L
29 Nov Arsenal FC A 2–1 W
23 Nov Southampton FC H 1–1 D
08 Nov Leicester City FC A 0–1 L
Chelsea FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Dec Wolverhampton Wanderers FC A 1–2 L
12 Dec Everton FC A 0–1 L
08 Dec FK Krasnodar H 1–1 D
05 Dec Leeds United FC H 3–1 W
02 Dec Sevilla FC A 4–0 W
29 Nov Tottenham Hotspur FC H 0–0 D

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
69% 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: Wolverhampton Wanderers FC gets underway.
  • 5' Mateo Kovacic is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Chelsea FC tonight.
  • 10' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 15' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 20' Wolverhampton Wanderers FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 25' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 30' Wolverhampton Wanderers FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 35' The energy levels are beginning to show. Nuno Espírito Santo might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 40' Reece James, a England , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 45' It is a cagey affair so far. Wolverhampton Wanderers FC in their trying to find a way past Chelsea FC's compact .
  • 46' Wolverhampton Wanderers FC make a change. Leander Dendoncker trudges off to be replaced by Owen Otasowie on 46 minutes.
  • 49' What a moment for Olivier Giroud! That strike on 49 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 54' Leander Dendoncker has been relatively quiet despite scoring 16 goals in his last 348 appearances.
  • 59' Chelsea FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 59.
  • 60' Mason Mount has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 60.
  • 61' It is a substitution in Wolverhampton Wanderers FC team. Fabio Silva is replaced by Adama Traore on 61 minute.
  • 66' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Daniel Podence makes no mistake. 1-1!
  • 71' Mateo Kovacic has so much to prove this time. He replaces Kai Havertz on 71 minute.
  • 76' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Pedro Neto made 514 appearances and scored 22 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 77' Daniel Podence picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 82' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 85' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for N'Golo Kante.
  • 90' A change in the Wolverhampton Wanderers FC ranks — Daniel Podence exits the field as Vitor Ferreira enters on 90.
  • 90' Nelson Semedo is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
  • Chelsea FC will have plenty to reflect on. Wolverhampton Wanderers FC were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Nuno Espírito Santo

Chelsea FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Frank Lampard

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Noni Madueke 4
Matheus Cunha 4
Tammy Abraham 4
Mason Mount 2
Olivier Giroud 2
Matt Doherty 2
Ruben Loftus-Cheek 2
Raul Jimenez 2

Head to Head

2020-12-15 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 2–1 Chelsea FC 2020-07-26 Chelsea FC 2–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 2019-09-14 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 2–5 Chelsea FC 2019-03-10 Chelsea FC 1–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 2018-12-05 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 2–1 Chelsea FC

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC Form

2020-12-15 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 2–1 Chelsea FC W 2020-12-12 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 0–1 Aston Villa FC L 2020-12-06 Liverpool FC 4–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC L 2020-11-29 Arsenal FC 1–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC W 2020-11-23 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1–1 Southampton FC D 2020-11-08 Leicester City FC 1–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC L

Chelsea FC Form

2020-12-15 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 2–1 Chelsea FC L 2020-12-12 Everton FC 1–0 Chelsea FC L 2020-12-08 Chelsea FC 1–1 FK Krasnodar D 2020-12-05 Chelsea FC 3–1 Leeds United FC W 2020-12-02 Sevilla FC 0–4 Chelsea FC W 2020-11-29 Chelsea FC 0–0 Tottenham Hotspur FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.29 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.3 Chelsea FC xG
I would bet for: Wolverhampton Wanderers FC or Chelsea FC 72%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Wolverhampton Wanderers FC39% Draw28% Chelsea FC33%
Actual: Wolverhampton Wanderers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes53% 0% No47%
Avg goals/match: 2.59
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 73%
27%
± 2.5 47%
53%
± 3.5 26%
74%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC or Draw
67%
Draw or Chelsea FC
61%
Wolverhampton Wanderers FC or Chelsea FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Wolverhampton Wanderers FC26% Draw48% Chelsea FC26%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.5%
0 – 0
9.6%
0 – 1
8.7%
1 – 0
8.6%
1 – 2
7.9%
2 – 1
Actual
0 – 2
6.2%
2 – 0
6.1%
2 – 2
5.1%
1 – 3
3.4%
3 – 1
3.4%
0 – 3
2.6%

Asian Handicap — Wolverhampton Wanderers FC

Handicap Wolverhampton Wanderers FC covers Push Chelsea FC covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 10% 84%
-1.5 16% — 84%
-1 16% 19% 65%
-0.5 35% — 65%
+0.5 64% — 36%
+1 64% 19% 16%
+1.5 84% — 16%
+2 84% 11% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet
28% ✓
Chelsea FC keeps clean sheet
28% ✓

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