Premier League | Gameweek 4
Aug 27, 2022 at 3pm UK
Stamford Bridge
Chelsea2 - 1Leicester
The Match
Team News
Trevoh Chalobah is handed his first start of the season for Chelsea in Saturday's Premier League fixture with Leicester City.
Preview
Sports Mole previews Saturday's Premier League clash between Chelsea and Leicester City, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.
Predicted Lineups
Sports Mole takes an in-depth look at how Chelsea could line up for Saturday's Premier League clash with Leicester City.
Injuries & Suspensions
Sports Mole rounds up all of Chelsea's latest injury and suspension news ahead of their Premier League clash with Leicester City on Saturday.
Form, Standings, Stats
Last Game: Leeds 3-0 Chelsea
Sunday, August 21 at 2pm in Premier League
Sunday, August 21 at 2pm in Premier League
| Current League Standings | P | GD | PTS | |
| 11 | Southampton | 3 | -2 | 4 |
| 12 | Chelsea | 3 | -2 | 4 |
| 13 | Aston Villa | 3 | -3 | 3 |
Last Game: Stockport 0-0 Leicester (1-3 pen.)
Tuesday, August 23 at 7.45pm in EFL Cup
Tuesday, August 23 at 7.45pm in EFL Cup
| Current League Standings | P | GD | PTS | |
| 18 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3 | -2 | 1 |
| 19 | Leicester City | 3 | -3 | 1 |
| 20 | West Ham United | 3 | -5 | 0 |
We said: Chelsea 2-2 Leicester City
Ordinarily, this would be regarded as a likely Chelsea win for a number of reasons. However, with the Blues missing a defender and facing a team motivated to get back on track, we feel that an entertaining share of the spoils will be played out in West London. Read more.Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Chelsea win with a probability of 53.95%. A win for Leicester City had a probability of 23.49% and a draw had a probability of 22.6%.
The most likely scoreline for a Chelsea win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.8%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (9.01%) and 2-0 (8.43%). The likeliest Leicester City win was 1-2 (6.08%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.47%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 9.8% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 2-1 win for Chelsea in this match.
| Result | ||
| Chelsea | Draw | Leicester City |
53.95% ( -0.88) | 22.56% ( 0.23) | 23.49% ( 0.65) |
| Both teams to score 58.13% ( 0.03) |
| Goals |
| Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 |
