Valencia vs Chelsea: result 1-1 and analysis
UEFA Champions LeagueGroup stage - 2Kick-off on September 28, 2011 at 06:45 PM (UTC)Estadio de Mestalla, Valencia
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What was the result of Valencia vs Chelsea?
Valencia and Chelsea drew 1-1 on September 28, 2011.
Goalscorers
- 56′F. LampardChelsea
- 87′SoldadoValencia (pen.)
Official lineup for Valencia vs Chelsea
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Valencia
- 9Soldado
- 6David Albelda Aliques
- 10É. Banega
- 16Sergio Canales
- 19Pablo Hernández
- 4A. Rami
- 17Jordi Alba
- 18Víctor Ruiz
- 22J. Mathieu
- 23Luis Miguel Brito Garcia Monteiro
- 1Diego Alves
Chelsea
- 9Fernando Torres
- 15F. Malouda
- 7Ramires
- 8F. Lampard
- 10Mata
- 12Mikel John Obi
- 3A. Cole
- 4David Luiz
- 17José Bosingwa da Silva
- 26J. Terry
- 1Petr Čech
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Valencia have 8 wins, 4 draws and 3 defeats; Chelsea have 9, 3 and 3.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 24, 2011 | Sevilla(away) | 0-1 | La Liga |
| Sep 21, 2011 | Barcelona(home) | 2-2 | La Liga |
| Sep 17, 2011 | Sporting Gijon(away) | 1-0 | La Liga |
| Sep 13, 2011 | Genk(away) | 0-0 | UEFA Champions League |
| Sep 10, 2011 | Atletico Madrid(home) | 1-0 | La Liga |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 24, 2011 | Swansea(home) | 4-1 | Premier League |
| Sep 21, 2011 | Fulham(home) | 0-0 | League Cup |
| Sep 18, 2011 | Manchester United(away) | 1-3 | Premier League |
| Sep 13, 2011 | Bayer Leverkusen(home) | 2-0 | UEFA Champions League |
| Sep 10, 2011 | Sunderland(away) | 2-1 | Premier League |
How many goals should we expect?
Valencia score 2.0 and concede 1.1 goals per match over their last 15; Chelsea score 1.9 and concede 1.0.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valencia | 2.0 | 1.1 | 8 | 5/15 | 8/15 |
| Chelsea | 1.9 | 1.0 | 4 | 10/15 | 11/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Chelsea | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 16 |
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