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Arsenal v Chelsea, Premier League, Sat, 26 Dec 2020: statistics and head to head

2020-21. Sat, 26 Dec 2020

ArsenalHome
31Full time, half-time 2–0
ChelseaAway

Arsenal won by 2 goals.

WWWWWLeague form, oldest to newestWWLWL

Restored from the 11 October backup. Current updates are not connected.

Emirates Stadium. Photo: Arne Müseler / arne-mueseler.com / Original source, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, cropped and resized.

Stored context before this match

Before this match, Arsenal have 7 scored home results and Chelsea 7 scored away results stored in 2020-21. Statistical pre-kickoff PPG: Arsenal at home: 1.00 points per match (7 measured matches); Chelsea away: 1.57 points per match (7 measured matches). Observed points use 3 for a win, 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss, before official adjustments. Arsenal scored 0.86 per home match (7 measured matches); Chelsea scored 1.71 away (7). The competition's pooled scoring average was 1.45 per club appearance across 280 measured appearances. Both sides scored in 7 of 14 pooled club appearances (50.0%). A shared fixture counts once for each club's record. Earlier stored meetings: 6. Arsenal: 1 wins; Chelsea: 2 wins; draws: 3.

Only scored source results before the recorded kickoff enter this statistical brief; same-day records with unknown kickoff order are excluded.

A plain reading of the stored figures. No verified written preview is current for this match.

How the goals came

No timeline: goal minutes, cards and substitutions are not stored for this match. The goals are shown by half instead.

First half20
Second half11

The match in numbers

ArsenalChelsea
  • 15Shots19
  • 7Shots on target3
  • 7Corners9
  • 13Fouls10
  • 2Yellow cards1
  • 0Red cards0

From shots to goals

Arsenal

  • Shots15
  • On target7
  • Goals3

47% of shots on target, 43% of those scored.

Chelsea

  • Shots19
  • On target3
  • Goals1

16% of shots on target, 33% of those scored.

Counts only. Shot positions are not stored, so no shot map is drawn.

Prediction

Prototype model, not yet validated

No prediction is shown for a finished match. The model keeps no figure from before kick-off, so showing one now would be written with the result already known.

How the model works

Head to head

Meetings before this match. Same-day meetings qualify only when both recorded kickoff times establish an earlier start.

6 valid scored meetings from a bounded window of up to 10 stored meetings, any competition. Clean sheets count each named club separately; a 0–0 gives both clubs a clean sheet.

1
Arsenal wins
3
Draws
2
Chelsea wins
Goals / meeting
3.00
18 goals in 6 meetings
Both scored
67%
4 of 6 meetings
Over 1.5
83%
5 of 6 meetings
Over 2.5
67%
4 of 6 meetings
Over 3.5
50%
3 of 6 meetings
Arsenal clean sheets
33%
2 of 6 meetings
Chelsea clean sheets
17%
1 of 6 meetings
Corners / meeting
11.33
6 with corner data
Cards / meeting
4.50
6 with card data
  1. Chelsea v ArsenalTue, 21 Jan 2020 · Premier League 2019-202–2HT 1–0
  2. Arsenal v ChelseaSun, 29 Dec 2019 · Premier League 2019-201–2HT 1–0
  3. Arsenal v ChelseaSat, 19 Jan 2019 · Premier League 2018-192–0HT 2–0
  4. Chelsea v ArsenalSat, 18 Aug 2018 · Premier League 2018-193–2HT 2–2
  5. Arsenal v ChelseaWed, 3 Jan 2018 · Premier League 2017-182–2HT 0–0
  6. Chelsea v ArsenalSun, 17 Sept 2017 · Premier League 2017-180–0HT 0–0

Latest stored form

These are the clubs’ latest stored results across competitions, independent of this fixture’s date.

Home and awayAll matches
Arsenal at homeWLWWWW
Chelsea awayLDLWLL

Any competition, newest first. The form chips read oldest to newest. C = corners, Y = cards (for and against).

Stored season rate grid

Arithmetic averages of both clubs' stored whole-season rates, with each source sample shown. These aggregates can include results after this fixture.

Home and awayOverall
Both clubs, all matches this season
  • 43%
    Both teams scored
    League 49%
    38 + 38 matches
  • 88%
    Over 0.5 goals
    League 92%
    38 + 38 matches
  • 68%
    Over 1.5 goals
    League 73%
    38 + 38 matches
  • 49%
    Over 2.5 goals
    League 50%
    38 + 38 matches
  • 25%
    Over 3.5 goals
    League 27%
    38 + 38 matches
  • 9%
    Over 4.5 goals
    League 14%
    38 + 38 matches
  • 2.5
    Avg total goals
    League 2.70
    38 + 38 matches
  • 68%
    1st half over 0.5
    League 72%
    38 + 38 matches
  • 33%
    1st half over 1.5
    League 36%
    38 + 38 matches
  • 10.0
    Corners per match
    League 10.19
    38 + 38 matches
  • 71%
    Corners over 8.5
    League 69%
    38 + 38 matches
  • 53%
    Corners over 9.5
    League 55%
    38 + 38 matches
  • 42%
    Corners over 10.5
    League 42%
    38 + 38 matches
  • 3.1
    Cards per match
    League 2.99
    38 + 38 matches
  • 41%
    Cards over 3.5
    League 36%
    38 + 38 matches
  • 18%
    Cards over 4.5
    League 18%
    38 + 38 matches

Stored season context, 2020-21

Season figures include all stored results in this competition-season. Ratings use the latest stored calculation; these sections can include information after this fixture.

Season comparison, 2020-21

Home and awayOverall
Both clubs, all matches this season
ArsenalChelsea
8Position4
WWWWWLast 5, oldest to newestWWLWL
38Played38
1.61Points per match1.76
47%Win %50%
1.45Scored / match1.53
1.03Conceded / match0.95
2.47Avg total goals2.47
45%Both scored42%
32%Clean sheets47%
32%Failed to score26%
–xG for–
–xG against–

Half by half

ArsenalChelsea
  • 0.681st half scored / match0.61
  • 0.581st half conceded / match0.53
  • 0.762nd half scored / match0.92
  • 0.452nd half conceded / match0.42
  • 29%Leading at half-time42%
  • 66%1st half over 0.571%
  • 40%1st half over 1.526%
  • 71%2nd half over 0.566%
  • 37%2nd half over 1.545%
  • 34%Scored in both halves34%

Goals, shots, corners and cards

Both clubs, every match this season.

Goals

ArsenalChelsea
  • 1.45Scored / match1.53
  • 1.03Conceded / match0.95
  • 2.47Match total / match2.47
  • 68%Scored 1+74%
  • 42%Scored 2+47%
  • 68%Conceded 1+53%
  • 24%Conceded 2+24%
  • 68%Match over 1.568%
  • 53%Match over 2.545%
  • 24%Match over 3.526%

Shots and xG

ArsenalChelsea
  • 12.08Shots for14.68
  • 10.95Shots against8.84
  • 4.00On target for5.50
  • 3.47On target against2.87
  • 12%Shot conversion10%

Corners

ArsenalChelsea
  • 5.47Corners for5.97
  • 4.37Corners against4.21
  • 9.84Match total10.18
  • 82%Over 7.579%
  • 74%Over 8.568%
  • 53%Over 9.553%
  • 37%Over 10.547%
  • 32%Over 11.537%

Cards

ArsenalChelsea
  • 1.37Cards for1.34
  • 1.95Cards against1.47
  • 3.32Match total2.82
  • 68%Over 2.550%
  • 47%Over 3.534%
  • 18%Over 4.518%
  • 11%Over 5.511%
  • 9.08Fouls committed11.39
Referee this season
M Oliver
Matches
28
Cards / match
3.07
28 matches
Over 3.5 cards
43%
28 matches
Over 4.5 cards
18%
28 matches
Fouls / match
22.36
28 matches

The table, 2020-21

#ClubPGDPts
2Man United382974
3Liverpool382669
4Chelsea382267
5Leicester381866
6West Ham381565
7Tottenham382362
8Arsenal381661
9Leeds38859
10Everton38-159
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