Chelsea vs Leicester: result 2-0 and analysis
Premier LeagueRegular Season - 2Kick-off on August 23, 2014 at 02:00 PM (UTC)Stamford Bridge, London
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What was the result of Chelsea vs Leicester?
Chelsea won 2-0 on August 23, 2014.
Goalscorers
- 62′Diego CostaChelsea
- 77′E. HazardChelsea
Official lineup for Chelsea vs Leicester
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Chelsea
- 10E. Hazard
- 19Diego Costa
- 4Cesc Fàbregas
- 8Oscar
- 14A. Schürrle
- 21N. Matić
- 2B. Ivanović
- 24Gary Cahill
- 26J. Terry
- 28César Azpilicueta
- 13T. Courtois
Leicester
- 23L. Ulloa
- 35D. Nugent
- 7Dean Hammond
- 10A. King
- 15J. Schlupp
- 26R. Mahrez
- 2R. De Laet
- 3P. Konchesky
- 5W. Morgan
- 18L. Moore
- 1K. Schmeichel
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Chelsea have 8 wins, 2 draws and 5 defeats; Leicester have 9, 5 and 1.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 18, 2014 | Burnley(away) | 3-1 | Premier League |
| May 11, 2014 | Cardiff(away) | 2-1 | Premier League |
| May 4, 2014 | Norwich(home) | 0-0 | Premier League |
| Apr 30, 2014 | Atletico Madrid(home) | 1-3 | UEFA Champions League |
| Apr 27, 2014 | Liverpool(away) | 2-0 | Premier League |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 16, 2014 | Everton(home) | 2-2 | Premier League |
| May 3, 2014 | Doncaster(home) | 1-0 | Championship |
| Apr 26, 2014 | Huddersfield(away) | 2-0 | Championship |
| Apr 22, 2014 | Bolton(away) | 1-0 | Championship |
| Apr 19, 2014 | QPR(home) | 1-0 | Championship |
What does the head-to-head say?
In the last meeting: 1 Chelsea win, 0 draws, 0 Leicester wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 18, 2012 | Chelsea 5-2 Leicester | FA Cup |
How many goals should we expect?
Chelsea score 1.6 and concede 0.8 goals per match over their last 15; Leicester score 1.7 and concede 0.9.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chelsea | 1.6 | 0.8 | 8 | 5/15 | 7/15 |
| Leicester | 1.7 | 0.9 | 7 | 8/15 | 7/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Chelsea | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 16 |
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How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?
The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy