Chelsea
Premier League · 2025Chelsea 1–2 Sunderland · Premier League
A completed match from a finished season. This page is the record of what happened.
Match at a glance
Sunderland won 1–2.
- Shots
- 16–10
- Shots on target
- 7–4
- Possession
- 68%–32%
Full time
What the match recorded
Sunderland beat Chelsea 2–1. Recorded in this match (Chelsea – Sunderland): shots 16–10, shots on target 7–4, possession 68%–32%, corners 9–1. 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.
The teams have contrasting possession records
moderateChelsea have recorded the higher season possession share.
Evidence and caveat
Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 17.9 percentage points.
Window: season
| Metric | Chelsea | Sunderland | Baseline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Possession | 60.1% | 42.2% | 49.4% |
Caveat: Possession share does not show where possession occurred or how chances were created.
Chelsea show a distinct attacking-volume record
moderateChelsea's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit above their competition baselines.
Evidence and caveat
Comparison: Team shot volume is paired with the opponent's recorded shot allowance.
Window: season
| Metric | Chelsea | Sunderland | Baseline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shots | 13.7 shots/match | 9.78 shots/match | 11.9 shots/match |
| Shots against | 10.9 shots/match | 13.4 shots/match | 11.5 shots/match |
Caveat: Shot volume describes activity; it does not establish finishing quality or a match outcome.
Chelsea's recent record differs from the season
weakChelsea's last-five goals scored average is below their season average.
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 | 1.6 goals/match | 1.89 goals/match | 1.3 goals/match |
Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.
This match
Match statistics
Metric comparison
Team comparison
Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.
Season: Chelsea favored in 7 of 9 directional metrics · Sunderland in 2
Window
Season
Window
Last 10
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Last 5
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Home–Away
Competition percentiles describe recorded style; they do not rank likely outcomes.
Possession control
Relative share of recorded possession within the competition.
Attacking volume
Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.
Defensive resistance
Lower recorded scoring and shot allowance produces a higher descriptive percentile.
Directness proxy
Shots per possession point; a descriptive transition/directness proxy, not an outcome score.
Physicality
Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.
Set-piece relevance
Corner volume relative to competition peers.
Tempo and pressure proxy
Combined event-volume percentiles for shots, corners and fouls.
- Matches in previous 14 days · Both teams: 1 match
Chelsea / Sunderland
Evidence quality
How much supports this analysis
- 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: xg_for, xg_against.
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