Premier League · 2024Sun, 18 Aug 2024, 15:30 UTCFull timeFull-time recap
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This page describes the completed match context. The result is not presented as a prior forecast.

This match

Match statistics

MetricChelseaManchester City
Shots10 shots/match11 shots/match
Shots on target3 shots/match5 shots/match
Expected goals1.01 xG/match0.77 xG/match
Possession48%52%
Corners4 corners/match3 corners/match
Fouls12 fouls/match9 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.

Jérémy Doku · Manchester City · 37′ · 0.03 xG · on targetMoisés Caicedo · Chelsea · 59′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedKevin De Bruyne · Manchester City · 73′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedCole Palmer · Chelsea · 90′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedEnzo Fernández · Chelsea · 90′ · 0.03 xG · on targetWesley Fofana · Chelsea · 10′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedKevin De Bruyne · Manchester City · 22′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedMateo Kovačić · Manchester City · 35′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedJoško Gvardiol · Manchester City · 38′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedBernardo Silva · Manchester City · 40′ · 0.04 xG · on targetCole Palmer · Chelsea · 44′ · 0.04 xG · on targetPedro Neto · Chelsea · 90′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedEnzo Fernández · Chelsea · 39′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedMateo Kovačić · Manchester City · 84′ · 0.08 xG · goalBernardo Silva · Manchester City · 8′ · 0.09 xG · off target or blockedJérémy Doku · Manchester City · 11′ · 0.10 xG · off target or blockedErling Haaland · Manchester City · 52′ · 0.11 xG · on targetEnzo Fernández · Chelsea · 61′ · 0.12 xG · off target or blockedChristopher Nkunku · Chelsea · 45′ · 0.16 xG · off target or blockedErling Haaland · Manchester City · 18′ · 0.18 xG · goalNicolas Jackson · Chelsea · 61′ · 0.44 xG · on target
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Chelsea: 10 shots, 3 on target, 1.00 xG. Manchester City: 11 shots, 5 on target, 0.78 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

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

00.510′HT90′Erling Haaland · Manchester City · 18′Mateo Kovačić · Manchester City · 84′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Chelsea 1.00 xG · Manchester City 0.78 xG.

30-second read

What the record shows

The available record does not support a clear cross-team pattern. No second pattern clears the sample and coverage gates. Limitation: At least one team has fewer than the configured season sample.

History

Head-to-head

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

0Chelsea
2Draws
3Manchester City
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Manchester CityChelsea · Premier League10
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Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Season-opening preview

Current-season evidence is still building.

This competition's new season has only just started, so PitchMath does not yet hold enough completed matches for a current-season grade. The comparison below is last season's recorded data, shown as historical context.

1 / 2 matches toward the first current-season grade

Current season so far

Completed matches in the season being played. Kept separate from the historical block below.

  • Chelsea1 matches
  • Manchester City1 matches

Previous-season context

Recorded season totals from the source competition. Not current form.

Both clubs played the same competition and season, so these values are directly comparable.

Chelsea

Competition
Premier League
Season
2023/24
Sample
38 matches
Profile grade
A
Data cutoff
19 May 2024
  • Goals scored2.03 goals/match
  • Goals allowed1.66 goals/match
  • Expected goals1.98 xG/match
  • Expected goals allowed1.55 xG/match
  • Shots14.4 shots/match
  • Shots allowed14.6 shots/match
  • Shots on target5.66 shots/match
  • Shots on target allowed4.95 shots/match
  • Possession58.9%
  • Corners5.32 corners/match
  • Corners allowed5 corners/match
  • Fouls11.7 fouls/match
  • Clean-sheet frequency21%
  • Scoring frequency84%

Manchester City

Competition
Premier League
Season
2023/24
Sample
38 matches
Profile grade
A
Data cutoff
19 May 2024
  • Goals scored2.53 goals/match
  • Goals allowed0.89 goals/match
  • Expected goals2.16 xG/match
  • Expected goals allowed0.94 xG/match
  • Shots18.2 shots/match
  • Shots allowed7.74 shots/match
  • Shots on target7.41 shots/match
  • Shots on target allowed2.95 shots/match
  • Possession65.4%
  • Corners7.53 corners/match
  • Corners allowed3.39 corners/match
  • Fouls7.61 fouls/match
  • Clean-sheet frequency34%
  • Scoring frequency92%

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade D · Unavailableunavailable
Season samples1 / 1home / away teams
Recent samples1 / 1last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • At least one team has fewer than the configured season sample.
  • At least one team has an incomplete last-five window.
  • Recorded xG is incomplete, so xG context is omitted where unavailable.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: goals_for, goals_against, xg_for, xg_against, shots, shots_on_target, possession, corners, cards, fouls.
  • The completed-match sample is too small for broad style conclusions.
  • The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.
Analysis cutoff: Sun, 18 Aug 2024, 19:30 UTC · analysis-v4
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