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Chelsea vs Stoke City: result 4-2 and analysis

Premier LeagueRegular Season - 19Kick-off on December 31, 2016 at 03:00 PM (UTC)Stamford Bridge, London

Chelsea
4-2
Stoke City

Full time

What was the result of Chelsea vs Stoke City?

Chelsea won 4-2 on December 31, 2016.

Goalscorers

  • 34′Gary CahillChelsea
  • 46′B. Martins IndiStoke City
  • 57′WillianChelsea
  • 64′P. CrouchStoke City
  • 65′WillianChelsea
  • 85′Diego CostaChelsea

Official lineup for Chelsea vs Stoke City

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Chelsea

3-4-3
  1. 19Diego Costa
  2. 7N. Kanté
  3. 10E. Hazard
  1. 15V. Moses
  2. 22Willian
  3. 4Cesc Fàbregas
  4. 3Marcos Alonso
  1. 28César Azpilicueta
  2. 30David Luiz
  3. 24Gary Cahill
  1. 13T. Courtois

Stoke City

3-4-2-1
  1. 18M. Diouf
  1. 25P. Crouch
  2. 22X. Shaqiri
  1. 4J. Allen
  2. 14I. Afellay
  3. 16Charles Graham Adam
  4. 15B. Martins Indi
  1. 17R. Shawcross
  2. 8G. Johnson
  3. 3E. Pieters
  1. 33Lee Grant
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Chelsea have 13 wins, 0 draws and 2 defeats; Stoke City have 5, 5 and 5.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Chelsea
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Dec 26, 2016Bournemouth(home)3-0Premier League
Dec 17, 2016Crystal Palace(away)1-0Premier League
Dec 14, 2016Sunderland(away)1-0Premier League
Dec 11, 2016West Brom(home)1-0Premier League
Dec 3, 2016Manchester City(away)3-1Premier League
Stoke City
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Dec 27, 2016Liverpool(away)1-4Premier League
Dec 17, 2016Leicester(home)2-2Premier League
Dec 14, 2016Southampton(home)0-0Premier League
Dec 10, 2016Arsenal(away)1-3Premier League
Dec 3, 2016Burnley(home)2-0Premier League

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 3 Chelsea wins, 2 draws, 1 Stoke City win.

DateScoreCompetition
Mar 5, 2016Chelsea 1-1 Stoke CityPremier League
Nov 7, 2015Stoke City 1-0 ChelseaPremier League
Oct 27, 2015Stoke City 2-2 ChelseaLeague Cup
Apr 4, 2015Chelsea 2-1 Stoke CityPremier League
Dec 22, 2014Stoke City 0-2 ChelseaPremier League
Apr 5, 2014Chelsea 3-0 Stoke CityPremier League

Last archived meeting: Chelsea vs Stoke City on Mar 5, 2016

How many goals should we expect?

Chelsea score 2.2 and concede 0.6 goals per match over their last 15; Stoke City score 1.3 and concede 1.3.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Chelsea2.20.6104/159/15
Stoke City1.31.359/156/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

2026-27 standings
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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

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