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Chelsea

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Wolverhampton

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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	Wolverhampton
Shots	19 shots/match▲	9 shots/match
Shots on target	7 shots/match▲	4 shots/match
Expected goals	3.15 xG/match▲	0.86 xG/match
Possession	63%●	37%
Corners	3 corners/match	6 corners/match●
Fouls	8 fouls/match	14 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
goal
penalty
size = xG

Chelsea: 19 shots, 7 on target, 3.20 xG. Wolverhampton: 9 shots, 4 on target, 0.82 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 3.20 xG · Wolverhampton 0.82 xG.

30-second read

What the record shows

The clearest recorded pattern is: Wolverhampton's last-five goals scored average is below their season average. A second useful context is: Wolverhampton's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit below their competition baselines. Limitation: The fixture is outside the configured active season.

Wolverhampton's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Wolverhampton's last-five goals scored average is below their season average.

1 goals/match▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.45 goals/match

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

Metric	Last 5	Season	Baseline
Goals for	1 goals/match	1.45 goals/match	1.52 goals/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

Wolverhampton show a distinct attacking-volume record

moderate

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

16.4 shots/match▲ShotsChelsea · Wolverhampton10.8 shots/match

Evidence and caveat

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

Window: season

Metric	Chelsea	Wolverhampton	Baseline
Shots	16.4 shots/match	10.8 shots/match	13.7 shots/match
Shots against	10.9 shots/match	14.2 shots/match	12.9 shots/match

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

The teams have contrasting possession records

moderate

Chelsea have recorded the higher season possession share.

58.5%●PossessionChelsea · Wolverhampton46.9%

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 11.6 percentage points.

Window: season

Metric	Chelsea	Wolverhampton	Baseline
Possession	58.5%	46.9%	50.5%

Caveat: Possession share does not show where possession occurred or how chances were created.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams — history, not a forecast.

2Chelsea

0Draws

3Wolverhampton

25 Aug 2024Wolverhampton — Chelsea · Premier League2–6

4 Feb 2024Chelsea — Wolverhampton · Premier League2–4

24 Dec 2023Wolverhampton — Chelsea · Premier League2–1

8 Apr 2023Wolverhampton — Chelsea · Premier League1–0

8 Oct 2022Chelsea — Wolverhampton · Premier League3–0

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages · sample sizes shown with each metric. Context, not a forecast.

Where the edge is

Chelsea favored in 11 of 13 directional metrics · Wolverhampton in 0 · 2 too close

2 goals/match▲Goals scoredseason · 22/221.45 goals/match

1.23 goals/match▲Goals allowedseason · 22/222.32 goals/match

2.09 xG/match▲Expected goalsseason · 22/221.08 xG/match

1.41 xG/match▲Expected goals allowedseason · 22/221.75 xG/match

16.4 shots/match▲Shotsseason · 22/2210.8 shots/match

10.9 shots/match▲Shots allowedseason · 22/2214.2 shots/match

6.18 shots/match▲Shots on targetseason · 22/224.36 shots/match

4.68 shots/match▲Shots on target allowedseason · 22/225.36 shots/match

58.5%●Possessionseason · 22/2246.9%

6.09 corners/match●Cornersseason · 22/223.36 corners/match

3.82 corners/match▲Corners allowedseason · 22/226.73 corners/match

—Cardsseason · 0/0—

11.9 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 22/2212.9 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—

18%▲Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 22/2214%

86%▲Scoring frequencyseason · 22/2282%

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.

Chelsea92.5

Wolverhampton37.5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

Chelsea88.3

Wolverhampton29.2

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Defensive resistance

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

Chelsea64.2

Wolverhampton19.2

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Directness proxy

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

Chelsea62.5

Wolverhampton12.5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

Chelsea72.5

Wolverhampton92.5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 50%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

Chelsea67.5

Wolverhampton2.5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Tempo and pressure proxy

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

Chelsea80

Wolverhampton36.2

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Season

Chelsea22 matchesWolverhampton22 matches

2 goals/match▲Goals scored22/221.45 goals/match

1.23 goals/match▲Goals allowed22/222.32 goals/match

2.09 xG/match▲Expected goals22/221.08 xG/match

16.4 shots/match▲Shots22/2210.8 shots/match

6.18 shots/match▲Shots on target22/224.36 shots/match

58.5%●Possession22/2246.9%

6.09 corners/match●Corners22/223.36 corners/match

—Cards0/0—

11.9 fouls/matchFouls22/2212.9 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

Chelsea11 matchesWolverhampton12 matches

1.82 goals/match▲Goals scored11/121.5 goals/match

1.27 goals/match▲Goals allowed11/122.33 goals/match

2.17 xG/match▲Expected goals11/121 xG/match

17.6 shots/match▲Shots11/1211.4 shots/match

6.91 shots/match▲Shots on target11/124.42 shots/match

55.5%●Possession11/1247%

5.82 corners/match●Corners11/123.25 corners/match

—Cards0/0—

12.5 fouls/matchFouls11/1213.3 fouls/match

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

6.02 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/15.02 days

1 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/12 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidencelimited

Season samples22 / 22home / away teams

Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows

FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match

The fixture is outside the configured active season.
Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence 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.
The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.

Analysis cutoff: Tue, 21 Jan 2025, 00:00 UTC · analysis-v4