UEFA Champions League · 2025Tue, 25 Nov 2025, 20:00 UTCFull timeStamford BridgeFull-time recap

Chelsea

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Barcelona

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This page describes the completed match context. The result is not presented as a prior forecast.

This match

Match statistics

Metric	Chelsea	Barcelona
Shots	15 shots/match▲	5 shots/match
Shots on target	6 shots/match▲	2 shots/match
Expected goals	1.89 xG/match▲	0.79 xG/match
Possession	56%	44%
Corners	4 corners/match	0 corners/match
Fouls	18 fouls/match	12 fouls/match

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Each team attacks towards its own end of the pitch.

off target
on target
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size = xG

Chelsea: 16 shots, 7 on target, 2.05 xG. Barcelona: 5 shots, 2 on target, 0.66 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

Expected goals accumulated minute by minute. Circles mark the goals that were actually scored.

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Chelsea 2.05 xG · Barcelona 0.66 xG.

30-second read

What the record shows

The clearest recorded pattern is: Barcelona's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit below their competition baselines. No second pattern clears the sample and coverage gates. Limitation: Evidence is usable but does not meet the strongest completeness threshold.

Barcelona show a distinct attacking-volume record

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Barcelona's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit below their competition baselines.

14 shots/match▲ShotsChelsea · Barcelona14.6 shots/match

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Team shot volume is paired with the opponent's recorded shot allowance.

Window: season

Metric	Chelsea	Barcelona	Baseline
Shots	14 shots/match	14.6 shots/match	13.4 shots/match
Shots against	8.2 shots/match	11 shots/match	13.3 shots/match

Caveat: Shot volume describes activity; it does not establish finishing quality or a match outcome.

Metric comparison

Values, percentiles and samples

Where the edge is

Chelsea favored in 8 of 14 directional metrics · Barcelona in 0 · 6 too close

2.4 goals/matchGoals scoredseason · 5/52.4 goals/match

1.2 goals/match▲Goals allowedseason · 5/52 goals/match

1.69 xG/matchExpected goalsseason · 5/51.65 xG/match

1.28 xG/match▲Expected goals allowedseason · 5/51.63 xG/match

14 shots/matchShotsseason · 5/514.6 shots/match

8.2 shots/match▲Shots allowedseason · 5/511 shots/match

5.2 shots/match▲Shots on targetseason · 5/54.6 shots/match

2.8 shots/match▲Shots on target allowedseason · 5/55.4 shots/match

56.6%Possessionseason · 5/560.8%

5.6 corners/matchCornersseason · 5/53.6 corners/match

2.6 corners/match▲Corners allowedseason · 5/54.2 corners/match

—Cardsseason · 0/0—

14.4 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 5/59.8 fouls/match

—Passesseason · 0/0—

—Pass accuracyseason · 0/0—

—Shots inside boxseason · 0/0—

—Blocked shotsseason · 0/0—

—Goalkeeper savesseason · 0/0—

—Offsidesseason · 0/0—

40%▲Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 5/50%

100%▲Scoring frequencyseason · 5/580%

Style profile

How the teams compare

Competition percentiles describe recorded style; they do not rank likely outcomes.

Possession control

Relative share of recorded possession within the competition.

Chelsea77.4

Barcelona94

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

Chelsea65.9

Barcelona64.7

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Defensive resistance

Lower recorded scoring and shot allowance produces a higher descriptive percentile.

Chelsea85.3

Barcelona40.8

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Directness proxy

Shots per possession point; a descriptive transition/directness proxy, not an outcome score.

Chelsea34.5

Barcelona29.8

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

Chelsea79.8

Barcelona22.6

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 50%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

Chelsea76.2

Barcelona16.7

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Tempo and pressure proxy

Combined event-volume percentiles for shots, corners and fouls.

Chelsea67.3

Barcelona37.2

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Last 5

5 / 5 matches

2.4 goals/matchGoals scored5/52.4 goals/match

1.2 goals/match▲Goals allowed5/52 goals/match

1.69 xG/matchExpected goals5/51.65 xG/match

14 shots/matchShots5/514.6 shots/match

5.2 shots/match▲Shots on target5/54.6 shots/match

56.6%Possession5/560.8%

5.6 corners/matchCorners5/53.6 corners/match

—Cards0/0—

14.4 fouls/matchFouls5/59.8 fouls/match

Window

Last 10

5 / 5 matches

2.4 goals/matchGoals scored5/52.4 goals/match

1.2 goals/match▲Goals allowed5/52 goals/match

1.69 xG/matchExpected goals5/51.65 xG/match

14 shots/matchShots5/514.6 shots/match

5.2 shots/match▲Shots on target5/54.6 shots/match

56.6%Possession5/560.8%

5.6 corners/matchCorners5/53.6 corners/match

—Cards0/0—

14.4 fouls/matchFouls5/59.8 fouls/match

Window

Season

5 / 5 matches

2.4 goals/matchGoals scored5/52.4 goals/match

1.2 goals/match▲Goals allowed5/52 goals/match

1.69 xG/matchExpected goals5/51.65 xG/match

14 shots/matchShots5/514.6 shots/match

5.2 shots/match▲Shots on target5/54.6 shots/match

56.6%Possession5/560.8%

5.6 corners/matchCorners5/53.6 corners/match

—Cards0/0—

14.4 fouls/matchFouls5/59.8 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

3 / 3 matches

3 goals/match▲Goals scored3/31.67 goals/match

0.33 goals/match▲Goals allowed3/32.33 goals/match

2.16 xG/match▲Expected goals3/31.5 xG/match

15 shots/matchShots3/315.7 shots/match

6.33 shots/match▲Shots on target3/34.33 shots/match

59.3%Possession3/361.3%

6 corners/matchCorners3/32.33 corners/match

—Cards0/0—

15.3 fouls/matchFouls3/310 fouls/match

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

20.1 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/120 days

0 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/10 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade B · Useful evidencelimited

Season samples5 / 5home / away teams

Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows

FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match

Evidence is usable but does not meet the strongest completeness threshold.

Known unknowns

Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: cards.

Analysis cutoff: Wed, 26 Nov 2025, 00:00 UTC · analysis-v4