Following their 11th win of the Premier League season against Brighton & Hove Albion, Chelsea are set to host Leicester City. The Blues boss Maurizio Sarri must be buoyant with his teams recovery having secured two wins in the last three matches and three wins in the last five matches in all competitions. Comparing this to their upcoming opponent, Leicester City won none of the last three matches while and only two of their last five matches. The home team currently ranks fourth in the league table compared to their opponents who are 12th. Talking about the head-to-head records, Chelsea have won four of their last five matches against Leicester with the remaining one ending in a draw.
This tactical preview explains, with the help of statistics and tactical information, how Chelseas overall better offensive positioning could be the main contributor in tackling a team like Leicester who work well from counterattacking opportunities. The statistics are averaged out for the current season for each team and include Premier League and Carabao Cup only as the competitions are common between the two teams.
Chelsea to dominate as usual
Looking back at Leicesters approach in the season so far, boss Claude Puel has wanted to dominate the possession except against the big teams like Arsenal and Manchester City where the Foxes only maintained 36-37% of possession on average. On the other hand, Chelsea who also like to play with possession and control are expected to deploy the same approach at the Stamford Bridge this Saturday. This would lead to Chelsea dominating possession while Leicester assume their defensive shape like against Manchester City in their last Carabao Cup fixture.
The following pictures show the likely tactical shape of both teams in the upcoming picture as they deployed in their last fixtures.
Leicester to play long
Leicester City would play better with their long ball approach as they have done in the other fixtures. Talking about the stats, the Foxes have played as many as 11% of long passes out of total passes on average this season, compared to the Blues who play a mere 6.17% of long passes. This also supplements the fact the average shot distance of Leicester City is18.92 feet. Chelseas is 17.69 feet.
Leicesters approach against Chelsea w
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