Chelsea

VS Scheduled Friday 5 Mar 202700:00

Ghana 26/27 Premier League · Matchday 24

Recent matches

Date	Season	Match
2026-09-27	26/27	Chelsea1–1Vision
2026-09-20	26/27	Port City FC2–1Chelsea
2026-09-13	26/27	Chelsea3–1Dreams
2026-09-06	26/27	Oak4–0Chelsea

Lions

Date	Season	Match
2026-09-27	26/27	Young Apostles1–2Lions
2026-09-19	26/27	Lions0–0All Blacks
2026-09-13	26/27	Asante Kotoko2–1Lions
2026-09-06	26/27	Lions0–0Aduana

Chelsea Lions

Wins

25%

Over 2.5 goals

75%

50%

Both teams scored

75%

50%

Clean sheets

0%

50%

Home & away results

This season · 26/27

Chelsea

Home · Premier League

Home			Away		1st goal
15	Chelsea		Samartex	1
15	Chelsea		Asante Kotoko	2
15	Chelsea		Oak	3
15	Chelsea		Port City FC	4
15	Chelsea		Ashanti	5
15	Chelsea		Aduana	6
15	Chelsea		Bechem Utd	7
15	Chelsea		Karela	8
15	Chelsea		Basake Holy Stars	9
15	Chelsea		Medeama	10
15	Chelsea	1–1	Vision	11	58′ Home
15	Chelsea		Lions	12
15	Chelsea		All Blacks	13
15	Chelsea		Debibi United	14
15 · Chelsea
15	Chelsea		Bibiani Gold Stars FC	16
15	Chelsea		Young Apostles	17
15	Chelsea	3–1	Dreams	18	3′ Home

Lions

Away · Premier League

Home			Away		1st goal
1	Samartex		Lions	12
2	Asante Kotoko	2–1	Lions	12	27′ Home
3	Oak		Lions	12
4	Port City FC		Lions	12
5	Ashanti		Lions	12
6	Aduana		Lions	12
7	Bechem Utd		Lions	12
8	Karela		Lions	12
9	Basake Holy Stars		Lions	12
10	Medeama		Lions	12
11	Vision		Lions	12
12 · Lions
13	All Blacks		Lions	12
14	Debibi United		Lions	12
15	Chelsea		Lions	12
16	Bibiani Gold Stars FC		Lions	12
17	Young Apostles	1–2	Lions	12	19′ Home
18	Dreams		Lions	12

Chelsea Home Lions Away

Wins

50%

Over 1.5

100%

Over 2.5

50%

100%

Over 3.5

50%

0%

Both teams scored

100%

Clean sheets

0%

Scores first

100%

0%

Season analysis

Home, away & overall

Premier League · 26/27 · Completed league matches only.

Chelsea

4 matches

Goals & results	Home2 matches	Away2 matches	Overall4 matches
Points / match	2.00	0.00	1.00
Draws	50.0%	0.0%	25.0%
Goals scored / match	2.00	0.50	1.25
Goals conceded / match	1.00	3.00	2.00
Total goals / match	3.00	3.50	3.25
Failed to score	0.0%	50.0%	25.0%
Under 2.5 goals	50.0%	0.0%	25.0%

Scoring first & comebacks

Match situation
Scores first → leads at half-time	1 of 2	50%
Scores first → wins	1 of 2	50%
Concedes first → wins	0 of 0	—

Scoring order known: 2/2 home. Percentages are shown only when the required data is complete.

Goal timing

Home matches

Minutes	Scored	Conceded
0–15	1	0
16–30	1	0
31–45	0	0
46–60	1	0
61–75	0	1
76–90	1	1

Goal-minute data is not available. “—” means unavailable, not zero. The 31–45 and 76–90 intervals include stoppage time.

Lions

4 matches

Goals & results	Home2 matches	Away2 matches	Overall4 matches
Points / match	1.00	1.50	1.25
Draws	100.0%	0.0%	50.0%
Goals scored / match	0.00	1.50	0.75
Goals conceded / match	0.00	1.50	0.75
Total goals / match	0.00	3.00	1.50
Failed to score	100.0%	0.0%	50.0%
Under 2.5 goals	100.0%	0.0%	50.0%

Scoring first & comebacks

Match situation
Scores first → leads at half-time	0 of 0	—
Scores first → wins	0 of 0	—
Concedes first → wins	1 of 2	50%

Scoring order known: 2/2 away. Percentages are shown only when the required data is complete.

Goal timing

Away matches

Minutes	Scored	Conceded
0–15	0	0
16–30	0	2
31–45	0	0
46–60	1	0
61–75	0	1
76–90	2	0

Goal-minute data is not available. “—” means unavailable, not zero. The 31–45 and 76–90 intervals include stoppage time.

Two perspectives

What each model says about this match

The strength model considers results adjusted for opponent quality; the goals model uses recent form. Differences between them deserve a closer look.

Model	Chelsea	Draw	Lions	How it works
Goals (Poisson)	12.1%	21.9%	65.0%	Each team's recent attack and defence relative to the league average

0.61–1.80 Model expected goals

42.3% Probability of over 2.5 goals

37.8% Both teams to score

0-1 Most likely score, at 16.1%

Most likely scores

Poisson model

0-116.1%

0-214.5%

1-19.9%

0-08.9%

1-28.9%

0-38.7%

Strength and dominance

Team strength and finishing efficiency

Recent results need context. These measures account for opponent quality and the balance of play.

Measure	Chelsea	Lions	How to read it

Goals

When teams score and how matches unfold

Averages hide the distribution. Teams with similar goals per match can have very different patterns of scorelines.

Goals by half

20 matches

Team	1H scored	2H scored	1H conceded	2H conceded
Chelsea	0.50	0.75	0.75	1.25
Lions	0.00	0.75	0.50	0.25

Total goals

40 matches per team

Team	0	1	2	3	4+
Chelsea	0%	0%	25%	25%	50%
Lions	50%	0%	0%	50%	0%

Context

Coming into the match

Home and away performance, rest since the last match, and each team's manager.

2.00 Chelsea at home, 2 matches

1.50 Lions away, 2 matches

159d Days of rest for Chelsea

159d Days of rest for Lions

— Manager of Chelsea

— Manager of Lions

0 Matches for Chelsea in the last 14 days

0 Matches for Lions in the last 14 days

4 Points for Chelsea behind the leaders, and 0 above the relegation zone

3 Points for Lions behind the leaders, and 1 above the relegation zone

2.36 League goals per match

27.8% League draw rate

Statistics

Side-by-side comparison

Averages over each team's last 20 matches. The left bar represents Chelsea, the right bar represents Lions.

On the ball

20 matches

2.0

corners

4.0

11.5

fouls

13.67

—

yellow cards

3.0

Recent form

10 matches

Team	Last 10	PPG	goals	streak
Chelsea	DLWL	1.00	1.25–2.00	1D
Lions	WDLD	1.25	0.75–0.75	1W

At half-time

20 matches

Team	ahead	level	behind	comeback wins	lead lost
Chelsea	1	1	2	0	0
Lions	0	2	2	1	0

Squads

Injuries and suspensions

0 players reported unavailable or doubtful across both teams, with the reason.

Chelsea

0 unavailable

No absences reported.

Lions

0 unavailable

No absences reported.

Newsroom

News about both teams

Enzo Fernández’s fortitude shows Maresca was right to crave City reunion | Will Unwin The Guardian 09-13

Lauren James revels in free role as Chelsea show ‘respect’ by scoring five past Manchester United The Guardian 09-13

Chelsea's defence looks 'weak & disjointed' - analysis BBC Sport 09-12

New system, same problems - Alonso not happy with 'soft' Chelsea BBC Sport 09-12

We got what we deserved - Alonso on draw with Hull BBC Sport 09-12

Hull stun Chelsea with Mohamed Belloumi double before João Pedro rescues a point The Guardian 09-12

Can you make a case for Chelsea being stripped of 2016-17 title? BBC Sport 09-10

Chelsea’s midfield a headache for Alonso after Arsenal press advantage | Jacob Steinberg The Guardian 09-07

‘Relief’ of Premier League title has given Arsenal confidence, says David Raya The Guardian 09-07

Gabriel was 'extremely lucky' to avoid red - Rooney BBC Sport 09-06

Odegaard 'desire' in Chelsea win impresses Rooney BBC Sport 09-06

Wild opening salvo against Chelsea hints at exciting times for Arsenal fans | Barney Ronay The Guardian 09-06