Chelsea vs Sporting CP: result 3-1 and analysis
UEFA Champions LeagueGroup stage - 6Kick-off on December 10, 2014 at 07:45 PM (UTC)Stamford Bridge, London
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What was the result of Chelsea vs Sporting CP?
Chelsea won 3-1 on December 10, 2014.
Goalscorers
- 8′Cesc FàbregasChelsea (pen.)
- 16′A. SchürrleChelsea
- 50′J. SilvaSporting CP
- 56′Mikel John ObiChelsea
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Chelsea have 11 wins, 3 draws and 1 defeats; Sporting CP have 7, 5 and 3.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 6, 2014 | Newcastle(away) | 1-2 | Premier League |
| Dec 3, 2014 | Tottenham(home) | 3-0 | Premier League |
| Nov 29, 2014 | Sunderland(away) | 0-0 | Premier League |
| Nov 25, 2014 | FC Schalke 04(away) | 5-0 | UEFA Champions League |
| Nov 22, 2014 | West Brom(home) | 2-0 | Premier League |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 5, 2014 | Boavista(away) | 3-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Nov 29, 2014 | Vitoria Setubal(home) | 3-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Nov 25, 2014 | Maribor(home) | 3-1 | UEFA Champions League |
| Nov 9, 2014 | Pacos Ferreira(home) | 1-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Nov 5, 2014 | FC Schalke 04(home) | 4-2 | UEFA Champions League |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 1 meetings: 1 Chelsea win(s), 0 draw(s), 0 Sporting CP win(s).
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2014 | Sporting CP 0-1 Chelsea | UEFA Champions League |
Last archived meeting: Sporting CP vs Chelsea on Sep 30, 2014
How many goals should we expect?
Chelsea score 2.2 and concede 0.5 goals per match over their last 15; Sporting CP score 2.2 and concede 1.3.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chelsea | 2.2 | 0.5 | 8 | 7/15 | 9/15 |
| Sporting CP | 2.2 | 1.3 | 3 | 10/15 | 9/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Chelsea sit 6th in UEFA Champions League (16 points from 8 matches) and Sporting CP sit 7th (16 points from 8 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Chelsea | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 16 |
| 7 | Sporting CP | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 16 |
How does Footlab 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. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy