Premier League · 2025Sun, 30 Nov 2025, 16:30 UTCFull timeStamford BridgeFull-time recap

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This match

Match statistics

MetricChelseaArsenal
Shots11 shots/match8 shots/match
Shots on target4 shots/match4 shots/match
Possession38%62%
Corners3 corners/match3 corners/match
Fouls12 fouls/match13 fouls/match
Yellow cards1 cards/match6 cards/match

30-second read

What the record shows

The clearest recorded pattern is: Each team's season corners average is above the competition baseline. No second pattern clears the sample and coverage gates. Limitation: Recorded xG is incomplete, so xG context is omitted where unavailable.

Both teams have elevated corners records

moderate

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

6.38 corners/matchCornersChelsea · Arsenal6.31 corners/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: season

MetricChelseaArsenalBaseline
Corners6.38 corners/match6.31 corners/match5.19 corners/match

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

Metric comparison

Values, percentiles and samples

Where the edge is

Chelsea favored in 1 of 14 directional metrics · Arsenal in 6 · 7 too close

1.85 goals/matchGoals scoredseason · 13/131.92 goals/match
0.92 goals/matchGoals allowedseason · 13/130.54 goals/match
Expected goalsseason · 0/0
Expected goals allowedseason · 0/0
14.2 shots/matchShotsseason · 13/1314.4 shots/match
9.23 shots/matchShots allowedseason · 13/137.31 shots/match
5.46 shots/matchShots on targetseason · 13/134.92 shots/match
2.85 shots/matchShots on target allowedseason · 13/132.08 shots/match
57.8%Possessionseason · 13/1359%
6.38 corners/matchCornersseason · 13/136.31 corners/match
3.77 corners/matchCorners allowedseason · 13/132.92 corners/match
2.38 cards/matchCardsseason · 13/131.38 cards/match
11.3 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 13/1310.7 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
46%Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 13/1354%
92%Scoring frequencyseason · 13/1392%

Style profile

How the teams compare

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

Possession control

Relative share of recorded possession within the competition.

Chelsea87.5
Arsenal92.5
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

Chelsea87.5
Arsenal85
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Defensive resistance

Lower recorded scoring and shot allowance produces a higher descriptive percentile.

Chelsea86.7
Arsenal97.5
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Directness proxy

Shots per possession point; a descriptive transition/directness proxy, not an outcome score.

Chelsea57.5
Arsenal52.5
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

Chelsea75
Arsenal30
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

Chelsea97.5
Arsenal92.5
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Tempo and pressure proxy

Combined event-volume percentiles for shots, corners and fouls.

Chelsea85
Arsenal76.9
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Last 5

5 / 5 matches
1.6 goals/matchGoals scored5/52 goals/match
0.6 goals/matchGoals allowed5/50.8 goals/match
Expected goals0/0
15.4 shots/matchShots5/512.8 shots/match
6.6 shots/matchShots on target5/56 shots/match
55.6%Possession5/559.6%
7.2 corners/matchCorners5/53.8 corners/match
1.8 cards/matchCards5/51.8 cards/match
11.8 fouls/matchFouls5/511.2 fouls/match

Window

Last 10

10 / 10 matches
1.7 goals/matchGoals scored10/101.9 goals/match
1.1 goals/matchGoals allowed10/100.6 goals/match
Expected goals0/0
14 shots/matchShots10/1014.9 shots/match
5.5 shots/matchShots on target10/105.5 shots/match
56.6%Possession10/1061.3%
6.1 corners/matchCorners10/106.8 corners/match
2.6 cards/matchCards10/101.2 cards/match
11.6 fouls/matchFouls10/1010.2 fouls/match

Window

Season

13 / 13 matches
1.85 goals/matchGoals scored13/131.92 goals/match
0.92 goals/matchGoals allowed13/130.54 goals/match
Expected goals0/0
14.2 shots/matchShots13/1314.4 shots/match
5.46 shots/matchShots on target13/134.92 shots/match
57.8%Possession13/1359%
6.38 corners/matchCorners13/136.31 corners/match
2.38 cards/matchCards13/131.38 cards/match
11.3 fouls/matchFouls13/1310.7 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

7 / 7 matches
1.43 goals/matchGoals scored7/71.29 goals/match
1 goals/matchGoals allowed7/70.71 goals/match
Expected goals0/0
14.9 shots/matchShots7/713.3 shots/match
5.29 shots/matchShots on target7/75 shots/match
58.4%Possession7/756.1%
7.29 corners/matchCorners7/76.43 corners/match
1.71 cards/matchCards7/72.14 cards/match
11.1 fouls/matchFouls7/711.6 fouls/match

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

8.17 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/17 days
1 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/11 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceready
Season samples13 / 13home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • 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.
Analysis cutoff: Sun, 30 Nov 2025, 20:30 UTC · analysis-v4

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