Premier League · 2025Sat, 30 Aug 2025, 11:30 UTCFull timeStamford BridgeFull-time recap

Chelsea

2–0Full-time recap

Fulham

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

This match

Match statistics

Metric	Chelsea	Fulham
Shots	13 shots/match▲	11 shots/match
Shots on target	6 shots/match▲	3 shots/match
Possession	54%●	46%
Corners	6 corners/match●	4 corners/match
Fouls	11 fouls/match	17 fouls/match
Yellow cards	2 cards/match	2 cards/match

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What the record shows

The clearest recorded pattern is: Each team's season corners average is above the competition baseline. A second useful context is: Chelsea's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit above their competition baselines. Limitation: At least one team has fewer than the configured season sample.

Both teams have elevated corners records

weak

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

7.33 corners/match●CornersChelsea · Fulham5.33 corners/match

Evidence and caveat

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

Window: season

Metric	Chelsea	Fulham	Baseline
Corners	7.33 corners/match	5.33 corners/match	3.67 corners/match

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

Chelsea show a distinct attacking-volume record

weak

Chelsea's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit above their competition baselines.

14.7 shots/match▲ShotsChelsea · Fulham10.3 shots/match

Evidence and caveat

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

Window: season

Metric	Chelsea	Fulham	Baseline
Shots	14.7 shots/match	10.3 shots/match	10.3 shots/match
Shots against	11.3 shots/match	11 shots/match	12.2 shots/match

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

The teams have contrasting possession records

weak

Chelsea have recorded the higher season possession share.

61.7%●PossessionChelsea · Fulham49.3%

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 12.3 percentage points.

Window: season

Metric	Chelsea	Fulham	Baseline
Possession	61.7%	49.3%	48.3%

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

Metric comparison

Team comparison

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

Where the edge is

Chelsea favored in 0 of 13 directional metrics · Fulham in 0 · 13 too close

2.33 goals/matchGoals scoredseason · 3/30.67 goals/match

0.33 goals/matchGoals allowedseason · 3/31.33 goals/match

—Expected goalsseason · 0/0—

—Expected goals allowedseason · 0/0—

14.7 shots/matchShotsseason · 3/310.3 shots/match

11.3 shots/matchShots allowedseason · 3/311 shots/match

5.33 shots/matchShots on targetseason · 3/33 shots/match

3.67 shots/matchShots on target allowedseason · 3/34.33 shots/match

61.7%●Possessionseason · 3/349.3%

7.33 corners/match●Cornersseason · 3/35.33 corners/match

4.33 corners/matchCorners allowedseason · 3/35.33 corners/match

1.67 cards/matchCardsseason · 3/32 cards/match

10.3 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 3/314.7 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—

67%Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 3/30%

67%Scoring frequencyseason · 3/367%

Style profile

How the teams compare

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