Chelsea They are currently sitting sixth in Premier League; Having scored 47 goals in 25 gamesMaking them the fifth highest in the section this season, with an average of 58.6% possession, which is the second highest in the league and taking 16 shots per game, ranking the fourth in this division measurement.
Enzo Maresca’s The side has created the second highest XG in the Premier League this season, with 51.79 xg produced in 25 league gamesOnly Liverpool has more with 63.21 xg. However, while the generation XG is high, the Blues conversion rate is one of the lowest in the league.
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The goal of Chelsea’s Premier League – Last Ten Seasons |
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Time |
Target |
Championship |
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2014/15 |
73 |
1st |
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2015/16 |
59 |
10th |
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2016/17 |
85 |
1st |
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2017/18 |
62 |
5th |
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2018/19 |
63 |
3rd |
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2019/20 |
69 |
4th |
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2020/21 |
58 |
4th |
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2021/22 |
76 |
3rd |
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2022/23 |
38 |
12th |
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2023/24 |
77 |
6th |
Much of this is Nicolas Jackson’s recent injury, along with the lack of clinical finish at the top end of the court. Maresca’s side has often shaped high chances of XG this season, wasting them and therefore negatively affecting the chances of turning performance into points.
Nicolas Jackson’s injuries
Chelsea signed Jackson in the Summer Transfer window 2023/24, with Senegal striker joining the blues for a remuneration of approximately 32 million £.
By his arrival, The 23 -year -old has made 68 appearances for the Clubscoring 26 goals, providing 11 assists and a total of 5,312 minutes.
Jackson had a season under Maresca, starting with red hot format, Show eight times in the first 13 Premier League games this seasonBefore proceeding on a bad form of form, rating only once in the last ten championship games.
With Jackson now expected to go out until April and Marc Guiu was also injured, Chelsea has no natural number nine – something the team shouts clearly and maybe something he should have thought of when sales.
Chelsea already sold a possible Jackson replacement
After spending some time for a loan before his permanent sale, Chelsea agreed to sell álvaro Morata in 2019 in Atletico Madrid with The Spanish club paying £ 58.3 million for the offensive.
Ever since she left the blues, initially for a loan in 2019, Morata scored 98 goals for a number of clubsIncluding Atlético Madrid, Juventus, AC Milan and Galatasaray.
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Álvaro Morata vs. Nicolas Jackson Comparison |
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Statistics (every 90 minutes) |
Bromic |
Jackson |
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Goal |
0.35 |
0.47 |
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Help |
0.04 |
0.26 |
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Xg |
0.29 |
0.59 |
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Progressive carries |
1.19 |
2.12 |
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Progressives pass |
1.76 |
1.40 |
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Overall |
2.16 |
3.26 |
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Targets/shooting |
0.14 |
0.14 |
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Goals -xg |
+0.05 |
-0.12 |
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Basic passages |
0.80 |
1.30 |
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Actions to create shooting |
1.93 |
3.21 |
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Air units won |
1.08 |
0.67 |
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Statistics taken from Fbref |
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When comparing the underlying measurements of the two strikers this season, you can see how Morata would offer something slightly different, offering some additional aerial threat to the side and excessive performance of XG, compared to Jackson, which reduces XG of.
The expected targets (xg) are a measurement designed to measure the probability of a shot that results in a target.
The dynamic age between the two would not be an issue, as 32 -year -old Morata would provide experience to the Chelsea side, who is missing from this section, making a healthy and competitive dynamic between the two.
While it is easy to judge in retrospect, Chelsea could use a more experienced striker who is willing to rotate with Jackson, who could add a new momentum to the team in some games and helped to cover up for injuries such as The recent ones in Jackson and Guiu.
As is the case, Maresca may be forced to use Christopher Nkunku has an improvised number of nine or instead look at the Academy …
2025-02-19 23:45:00
