Chelsea v Arsenal

Start date: Sun Feb 7, 2010
League: Premier League
Sport: Soccer

Chelsea 2-0 Arsenal

Drogba 8
Drogba 23

Game summary

The game was played in Premier League on Sunday February 7.
Chelsea FC took the lead when Drogba scored the first goal after 8 minutes.
Drogba scored a goal for Chelsea FC, making it 2-0, in the 23th minute.
Song was shown a yellow card after 83 minutes.
Fabregas was shown a yellow card after 84 minutes.
Cole was shown a yellow card after 87 minutes.
Zhirkov was shown a yellow card after 88 minutes.
The game ended in a 2-0 victory for the home team Chelsea FC.

Team comparison

Average goals and home team advantage

The graphs and numbers here are based on the last 40 played games for Chelsea FC (22 wins, 7 draws and 11 losses) and the last 40 games for Arsenal FC (21 wins, 8 draws and 11 losses).

During that period, the average number of goals scored per game was 2.43 for Chelsea FC and 2.55 for Arsenal FC. The average for all teams combined within the Premier League was 1.36 goals scored per game. This means that Chelsea is better than its peers and Arsenal is better than its peers when it comes to scoring goals.

The home team, Chelsea, is quite strong as a home team, winning a whopping 60% of their home games. The away team, Arsenal, usually wins a whopping 45% of its away games which is particularly good compared to the rest of the league.