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Premier League | Gameweek 4
Aug 27, 2022 at 3pm UK
Stamford Bridge
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Chelsea
2 - 1
Leicester

Sterling (47', 63')
Gallagher (22'), Havertz (90+3')
Gallagher (28')
FT(HT: 0-0)
Barnes (66')
Dewsbury-Hall (31'), Praet (40')

The Match

Team News

Trevoh Chalobah is handed his first start of the season for Chelsea in Saturday's Premier League fixture with Leicester City.

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Premier League clash between Chelsea and Leicester City, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Predicted Lineups

Sports Mole takes an in-depth look at how Chelsea could line up for Saturday's Premier League clash with Leicester City.

Injuries & Suspensions

Sports Mole rounds up all of Chelsea's latest injury and suspension news ahead of their Premier League clash with Leicester City on Saturday.

Form, Standings, Stats

Chelsea

Last Six:
Last Game: Leeds 3-0 Chelsea
Sunday, August 21 at 2pm in Premier League

Leicester City

Last Six:
Last Game: Stockport 0-0 Leicester (1-3 pen.)
Tuesday, August 23 at 7.45pm in EFL Cup

We said: Chelsea 2-2 Leicester City

 Ordinarily, this would be regarded as a likely Chelsea win for a number of reasons. However, with the Blues missing a defender and facing a team motivated to get back on track, we feel that an entertaining share of the spoils will be played out in West London. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Chelsea win with a probability of 53.95%. A win for Leicester City had a probability of 23.49% and a draw had a probability of 22.6%.

The most likely scoreline for a Chelsea win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.8%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (9.01%) and 2-0 (8.43%). The likeliest Leicester City win was 1-2 (6.08%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.47%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 9.8% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 2-1 win for Chelsea in this match.

Result
ChelseaDrawLeicester City
53.95% (-0.879 -0.88) 22.56% (0.233 0.23) 23.49% (0.648 0.65)
Both teams to score 58.13% (0.030999999999999 0.03)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
58.42% (-0.341 -0.34)41.57% (0.342 0.34)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
36.02% (-0.347 -0.35)63.98% (0.348 0.35)
Chelsea Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
84.61% (-0.411 -0.41)15.39% (0.412 0.41)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
55.81% (-0.776 -0.78)44.19% (0.77800000000001 0.78)
Leicester City Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
68.71% (0.369 0.37)31.29% (-0.368 -0.37)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
32.35% (0.427 0.43)67.65% (-0.426 -0.43)
Score Analysis
    Chelsea 53.95%
    Leicester City 23.49%
    Draw 22.56%
ChelseaDrawLeicester City
2-1 @ 9.8% (-0.032 -0.03)
1-0 @ 9.01% (0.0099999999999998 0.01)
2-0 @ 8.43% (-0.113 -0.11)
3-1 @ 6.11% (-0.109 -0.11)
3-0 @ 5.26% (-0.148 -0.15)
3-2 @ 3.55% (-0.027 -0.03)
4-1 @ 2.86% (-0.093 -0.09)
4-0 @ 2.46% (-0.106 -0.11)
4-2 @ 1.66% (-0.037 -0.04)
5-1 @ 1.07% (-0.05 -0.05)
5-0 @ 0.92% (-0.054 -0.05)
Other @ 2.81%
Total : 53.95%
1-1 @ 10.47% (0.12 0.12)
2-2 @ 5.69% (0.039000000000001 0.04)
0-0 @ 4.82% (0.074000000000001 0.07)
3-3 @ 1.38% (0.0029999999999999 0)
Other @ 0.2%
Total : 22.56%
1-2 @ 6.08% (0.129 0.13)
0-1 @ 5.59% (0.141 0.14)
0-2 @ 3.25% (0.114 0.11)
1-3 @ 2.36% (0.073 0.07)
2-3 @ 2.2% (0.037 0.04)
0-3 @ 1.26% (0.057 0.06)
Other @ 2.74%
Total : 23.49%

How you voted: Chelsea vs Leicester

Chelsea
67.4%
Draw
24.0%
Leicester City
8.7%
242
Head to Head
May 19, 2022 8pm
Chelsea
1-1
Leicester
Alonso (34')
Kante (47'), Lukaku (59'), Rudiger (66'), Jorginho (85')
Maddison (6')
Evans (64')
Nov 20, 2021 12.30pm
Leicester
0-3
Chelsea

Amartey (40'), Evans (45'), Schmeichel (45')
Rudiger (14'), Kante (28'), Pulisic (71')
Mendy (65')
May 18, 2021 8.15pm
Chelsea
2-1
Leicester
Rudiger (47'), Jorginho (66' pen.)
Azpilicueta (87'), Mendy (90+1')
Iheanacho (76')
Perez (32'), Fofana (82'), Ndidi (89'), Pereira (90+4'), Amartey (90+5')
May 15, 2021 5.15pm
Chelsea
0-1
Leicester

Werner (40')
Tielemans (63')
Fofana (36')
Jan 19, 2021 8.15pm
Leicester
2-0
Chelsea
Ndidi (6'), Maddison (41')
Fofana (85')

Havertz (29'), Kovacic (51'), Ziyech (89')
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TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Liverpool16123137162139
2Chelsea17105237191835
3Arsenal1796234161833
4Nottingham ForestNott'm Forest179442319431
5Bournemouth178452721628
6Aston Villa178452626028
7Manchester CityMan City178362925427
8Newcastle UnitedNewcastle177552721626
9Fulham176742422225
10Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton176742726125
11Tottenham HotspurSpurs1772839251423
12Brentford177283232023
13Manchester UnitedMan Utd176472122-122
14West Ham UnitedWest Ham175572230-820
15Everton163761421-716
16Crystal Palace173771826-816
17Leicester CityLeicester173592137-1614
18Wolverhampton WanderersWolves1733112740-1312
19Ipswich TownIpswich172691632-1612
20Southampton1713131136-256
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