Premier League · 2023

Chelsea 2–4 Wolverhampton · Premier League

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2–4Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Wolverhampton won 2–4.

Shots
1514
Shots on target
67
Expected goals
1.742
Possession
64%36%

Full time

What the match recorded

Wolverhampton beat Chelsea 4–2. Recorded in this match (Chelsea – Wolverhampton): shots 15–14, shots on target 6–7, expected goals 1.74–2, possession 64%–36%. 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.

Wolverhampton's recent record differs from the season

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

2.8 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.61 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/match1.61 goals/match1.52 goals/match

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

Recent scheduling adds useful context

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A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Chelsea, Wolverhampton.

3.74 days ▲Rest daysChelsea · Wolverhampton2.74 days
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: previous 14 days

MetricChelseaWolverhamptonBaseline
Rest days3.74 days2.74 days—
Matches last 14 days1 match2 matches—

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

Both teams have elevated fouls records

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Each team's season fouls average is above the competition baseline.

12.9 fouls/matchFoulsChelsea · Wolverhampton12.7 fouls/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Both team averages are compared with the same competition baseline.

Window: season

MetricChelseaWolverhamptonBaseline
Fouls12.9 fouls/match12.7 fouls/match11 fouls/match

Caveat: A shared historical pattern is descriptive and may not repeat in one fixture.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots15 shots14 shotsChelsea 15 shots, Wolverhampton 14 shots
  • Shots on target6 shots7 shotsChelsea 6 shots, Wolverhampton 7 shots
  • Expected goals1.74 xG2 xGChelsea 1.74 xG, Wolverhampton 2 xG
  • Possession64%36%Chelsea 64%, Wolverhampton 36%
  • Corners10 corners1 cornerChelsea 10 corners, Wolverhampton 1 corner
  • Fouls15 fouls11 foulsChelsea 15 fouls, Wolverhampton 11 fouls

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1Chelsea
2Draws
2Wolverhampton
Wolverhampton — Chelsea · Premier League2–1
Wolverhampton — Chelsea · Premier League1–0
Chelsea — Wolverhampton · Premier League3–0
Chelsea — Wolverhampton · Premier League2–2
Wolverhampton — Chelsea · Premier League0–0

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

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

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Chelsea23 matchesWolverhampton23 matches
1.65 goals/matchGoals scored23/231.61 goals/match
1.7 goals/matchGoals allowed23/23▲ 1.61 goals/match
1.93 xG/match ▲Expected goals23/231.42 xG/match
13.3 shots/match ▲Shots23/2311.7 shots/match
4.87 shots/match ▲Shots on target23/234.35 shots/match
59% ●Possession23/2346.7%
5.13 corners/match ●Corners23/234.17 corners/match
12.9 fouls/matchFouls23/2312.7 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples23 / 23home / 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: Sun, 4 Feb 2024, 18:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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