Premier League · 2025Sat, 31 Jan 2026, 17:30 UTCFull timeStamford BridgeFull-time recap

Chelsea

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This match

Match statistics

MetricChelseaWest Ham
Shots14 shots/match11 shots/match
Shots on target6 shots/match6 shots/match
Possession71%29%
Corners9 corners/match3 corners/match
Fouls11 fouls/match13 fouls/match
Yellow cards3 cards/match2 cards/match

30-second read

What the record shows

The clearest recorded pattern is: West Ham's last-five goals scored average is above their season average. A second useful context is: Chelsea's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit above their competition baselines. Limitation: Recorded xG is incomplete, so xG context is omitted where unavailable.

West Ham's recent record differs from the season

moderate

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

1.6 goals/matchGoals forLast 5 · Season1.21 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 for1.6 goals/match1.21 goals/match1.4 goals/match

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

Chelsea show a distinct attacking-volume record

moderate

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

13.4 shots/matchShotsChelsea · West Ham10.5 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: season

MetricChelseaWest HamBaseline
Shots13.4 shots/match10.5 shots/match12 shots/match
Shots against11.2 shots/match15 shots/match12 shots/match

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

The teams have contrasting possession records

strong

Chelsea have recorded the higher season possession share.

57.8%PossessionChelsea · West Ham42.6%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 15.1 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricChelseaWest HamBaseline
Possession57.8%42.6%50.2%

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

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams — history, not a forecast.

1Chelsea
0Draws
0West Ham
West HamChelsea · Premier League15

Metric comparison

Values, percentiles and samples

Where the edge is

Chelsea favored in 9 of 14 directional metrics · West Ham in 1 · 4 too close

1.75 goals/matchGoals scoredseason · 24/241.21 goals/match
1.13 goals/matchGoals allowedseason · 24/242 goals/match
Expected goalsseason · 0/0
Expected goals allowedseason · 0/0
13.4 shots/matchShotsseason · 24/2410.5 shots/match
11.2 shots/matchShots allowedseason · 24/2415 shots/match
4.79 shots/matchShots on targetseason · 24/243.54 shots/match
3.92 shots/matchShots on target allowedseason · 24/245.42 shots/match
57.8%Possessionseason · 24/2442.6%
5.88 corners/matchCornersseason · 24/245.13 corners/match
4.46 corners/matchCorners allowedseason · 24/246.38 corners/match
2.58 cards/matchCardsseason · 24/241.88 cards/match
11.2 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 24/2411.1 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
38%Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 24/244%
92%Scoring frequencyseason · 24/2467%

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.

Chelsea85
West Ham7.5
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

Chelsea80
West Ham24.2
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Defensive resistance

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

Chelsea76.7
West Ham5.8
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Directness proxy

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

Chelsea37.5
West Ham62.5
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

Chelsea87.5
West Ham62.5
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

Chelsea87.5
West Ham52.5
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Tempo and pressure proxy

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

Chelsea81.9
West Ham42.5
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Last 5

5 / 5 matches
2 goals/matchGoals scored5/51.6 goals/match
1.2 goals/matchGoals allowed5/52 goals/match
Expected goals0/0
10.4 shots/matchShots5/512.2 shots/match
4.6 shots/matchShots on target5/53.6 shots/match
52.4%Possession5/545.6%
6 corners/matchCorners5/54.8 corners/match
3 cards/matchCards5/52.2 cards/match
9.6 fouls/matchFouls5/512.8 fouls/match

Window

Last 10

10 / 10 matches
1.7 goals/matchGoals scored10/101.3 goals/match
1.2 goals/matchGoals allowed10/102 goals/match
Expected goals0/0
12.4 shots/matchShots10/1011.3 shots/match
4.2 shots/matchShots on target10/103.5 shots/match
56.4%Possession10/1041.8%
5.6 corners/matchCorners10/104.5 corners/match
3 cards/matchCards10/101.9 cards/match
10.9 fouls/matchFouls10/1011.9 fouls/match

Window

Season

24 / 24 matches
1.75 goals/matchGoals scored24/241.21 goals/match
1.13 goals/matchGoals allowed24/242 goals/match
Expected goals0/0
13.4 shots/matchShots24/2410.5 shots/match
4.79 shots/matchShots on target24/243.54 shots/match
57.8%Possession24/2442.6%
5.88 corners/matchCorners24/245.13 corners/match
2.58 cards/matchCards24/241.88 cards/match
11.2 fouls/matchFouls24/2411.1 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

12 / 12 matches
1.67 goals/matchGoals scored12/121.08 goals/match
1.08 goals/matchGoals allowed12/121.83 goals/match
Expected goals0/0
14.3 shots/matchShots12/1210.2 shots/match
4.67 shots/matchShots on target12/123.42 shots/match
59.5%Possession12/1241.9%
7.08 corners/matchCorners12/124.58 corners/match
2.08 cards/matchCards12/121.92 cards/match
10.8 fouls/matchFouls12/1211.2 fouls/match

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

6.15 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/17.21 days
1 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/11 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceready
Season samples24 / 24home / 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: Sat, 31 Jan 2026, 21:30 UTC · analysis-v4

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