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Exeter City vs Chelsea U21: result 1-1 and analysis

EFL TrophyGroup Stage - 1Kick-off on August 24, 2021 at 06:00 PM (UTC)St James Park, Exeter, Devon

Exeter City
1-1
Chelsea U21

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What was the result of Exeter City vs Chelsea U21?

Exeter City and Chelsea U21 drew 1-1 on August 24, 2021.

Goalscorers

  • 45′B. FiabemaChelsea U21
  • 90′M. JayExeter City (pen.)

Official lineup for Exeter City vs Chelsea U21

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Exeter City

3-4-1-2
  1. 30O. Edwards
  2. 9B. Seymour
  1. 10S. Nombe
  1. 42A. Pond
  2. 36J. Dodd
  3. 12J. Key
  4. 21C. Rowe
  1. 25J. Dyer
  2. 2J. Caprice
  3. 27J. Grounds
  1. 22H. Lee

Chelsea U21

3-4-3
  1. 64Jude Jacob Soonsup-Bell
  2. 49B. Fiabema
  3. 53D. Rankine
  1. 46G. Nunn
  2. 68H. Vale
  3. 48Benjamin Njongoue Elliott
  4. 41G. McEachran
  1. 52B. Humphreys
  2. 43X. Mbuyamba
  3. 45S. McClelland
  1. 60T. Sharman-Lowe
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Exeter City have 6 wins, 5 draws and 4 defeats; Chelsea U21 have 7, 2 and 6.

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

Exeter City
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Aug 21, 2021Bristol Rovers(home)4-1League Two
Aug 17, 2021Barrow(away)0-0League Two
Aug 14, 2021Leyton Orient(away)0-3League Two
Aug 10, 2021Wycombe(home)0-0League Cup
Aug 7, 2021Bradford(home)0-0League Two
Chelsea U21
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Nov 18, 2020Bristol Rovers(away)3-4EFL Trophy
Sep 29, 2020Walsall(away)1-1EFL Trophy
Sep 8, 2020Oxford United(away)1-2EFL Trophy
Dec 3, 2019Walsall(away)2-3EFL Trophy
Oct 29, 2019Plymouth(away)1-0EFL Trophy

What does the head-to-head say?

In the last meeting: 0 Exeter City wins, 0 draws, 1 Chelsea U21 win.

DateScoreCompetition
Nov 28, 2017Exeter City 1-3 Chelsea U21EFL Trophy

Last archived meeting: Exeter City vs Chelsea U21 on Nov 28, 2017

How many goals should we expect?

Exeter City score 1.5 and concede 1.3 goals per match over their last 15; Chelsea U21 score 2.1 and concede 1.6.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Exeter City1.51.356/158/15
Chelsea U212.11.6410/1513/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Exeter City sit 2nd in EFL Trophy (6 points from 3 matches) and Chelsea U21 sit 4th (1 point from 3 matches).

2025-26 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
2Exeter CityGroup 93201546
4Chelsea U21Group 113003161

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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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