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Manchester City 1–1 Chelsea · Premier League

1–1Historical match

Chelsea

DWDLD

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

Match at a glance

Manchester City and Chelsea drew 1–1.

Shots
148
Shots on target
33
Possession
57%43%

Full time

What the match recorded

Manchester City and Chelsea drew 1–1. Recorded in this match (Manchester City – Chelsea): shots 14–8, shots on target 3–3, possession 57%–43%, corners 8–2. 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.

Recent scheduling adds useful context

moderate

A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Manchester City.

2.9 days ▲Rest daysManchester City · Chelsea4.92 days
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: previous 14 days

MetricManchester CityChelseaBaseline
Rest days2.9 days4.92 days—
Matches last 14 days2 matches2 matches—

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

Manchester City's recent record differs from the season

weak

Manchester City's last-five goals scored average is below their season average.

1.8 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season2.2 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 for1.8 goals/match2.2 goals/match1.4 goals/match

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

Both teams have elevated corners records

moderate

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

5.65 corners/matchCornersManchester City · Chelsea5.65 corners/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: season

MetricManchester CityChelseaBaseline
Corners5.65 corners/match5.65 corners/match4.9 corners/match

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots14 shots8 shotsManchester City 14 shots, Chelsea 8 shots
  • Shots on target3 shots3 shotsManchester City 3 shots, Chelsea 3 shots
  • Possession57%43%Manchester City 57%, Chelsea 43%
  • Corners8 corners2 cornersManchester City 8 corners, Chelsea 2 corners
  • Fouls12 fouls14 foulsManchester City 12 fouls, Chelsea 14 fouls
  • Yellow cards3 cards3 cardsManchester City 3 cards, Chelsea 3 cards

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

3Manchester City
2Draws
0Chelsea
Manchester City — Chelsea · Premier League3–1
Chelsea — Manchester City · Premier League0–2
Manchester City — Chelsea · Premier League1–1
Chelsea — Manchester City · Premier League4–4
Manchester City — Chelsea · Premier League1–0

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Manchester City favored in 7 of 9 directional metrics · Chelsea in 1 · 1 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Manchester City20 matchesChelsea20 matches
2.2 goals/match ▲Goals scored20/201.65 goals/match
0.9 goals/match ▲Goals allowed20/201.1 goals/match
14.2 shots/matchShots20/2013.9 shots/match
5.3 shots/match ▲Shots on target20/204.75 shots/match
58.7% ●Possession20/2058.4%
5.65 corners/matchCorners20/205.65 corners/match
1.7 cards/matchCards20/202.5 cards/match
9.85 fouls/matchFouls20/2011.8 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — ready
Season samples20 / 20home / 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, 4 Jan 2026, 21:30 UTC · analysis-v4

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