Premier League · 2023

Aston Villa 2–2 Chelsea · Premier League

2–2Historical match

Chelsea

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A completed match from a finished season. This page is the record of what happened.

Match at a glance

Aston Villa and Chelsea drew 2–2.

Shots
921
Shots on target
45
Expected goals
1.11.57
Possession
29%71%

Full time

What the match recorded

Aston Villa and Chelsea drew 2–2. Recorded in this match (Aston Villa – Chelsea): shots 9–21, shots on target 4–5, expected goals 1.1–1.57, possession 29%–71%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

Chelsea's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Chelsea's last-five goals scored average is above their season average.

2.8 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.91 goals/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Goals for2.8 goals/match1.91 goals/match1.51 goals/match

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

Recent scheduling adds useful context

weak

A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Chelsea.

6.21 days ▲Rest daysAston Villa · Chelsea4 days
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Rest days and completed matches in the prior 14 days are shown directly.

Window: previous 14 days

MetricAston VillaChelseaBaseline
Rest days6.21 days4 days—
Matches last 14 days2 matches2 matches—

Caveat: The database does not describe travel, rotation decisions or player-level workload.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots9 shots21 shotsAston Villa 9 shots, Chelsea 21 shots
  • Shots on target4 shots5 shotsAston Villa 4 shots, Chelsea 5 shots
  • Expected goals1.1 xG1.57 xGAston Villa 1.1 xG, Chelsea 1.57 xG
  • Possession29%71%Aston Villa 29%, Chelsea 71%
  • Corners2 corners4 cornersAston Villa 2 corners, Chelsea 4 corners
  • Fouls13 fouls14 foulsAston Villa 13 fouls, Chelsea 14 fouls

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

2Aston Villa
0Draws
3Chelsea
Chelsea — Aston Villa · Premier League0–1
Chelsea — Aston Villa · Premier League0–2
Aston Villa — Chelsea · Premier League0–2
Aston Villa — Chelsea · Premier League1–3
Chelsea — Aston Villa · Premier League3–0

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Aston Villa favored in 7 of 11 directional metrics · Chelsea in 1 · 3 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Aston Villa35 matchesChelsea33 matches
2.09 goals/match ▲Goals scored35/331.91 goals/match
1.49 goals/match ▲Goals allowed35/331.79 goals/match
1.73 xG/matchExpected goals35/33▲ 1.96 xG/match
13.9 shots/matchShots35/3314.1 shots/match
5.23 shots/matchShots on target35/335.42 shots/match
54%Possession35/33● 59.3%
6.26 corners/match ●Corners35/335.21 corners/match
10.9 fouls/matchFouls35/3312 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples35 / 33home / 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: Sat, 27 Apr 2024, 23:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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