The game will start at 21:45 at StamfordBridge.
Chelsea FC
Domestic league current position: 15th (3 wins, 2 draws, 6 defeats, goal difference – 16:22).
Champions League group stage current position: 3rd (1 win, 1 draw, 1 defeat, goal difference – 5:2).
Best Champions League group stage striker: Willian – 2 goals.
Best Champions League group stage assistant: Cesc Fabregas – 1 assist.
Champions League group stage leaders according to “goal+assist” system: Willian – 2 (2+0), Cesc Fabregas – 2 (1+1).
Goalkeeper #1: Begovic – 3 appearances (2 goals conceded)
Irreplaceable in the Champions League group stage: Azpilicueta, Begovic, Zouma, Cahill – 270 minutes played.
Most enduring (players that covered the longest distance in three matches): Cesc Fabregas (31 648 m), Gary Cahill (29, 269 m), Cesar Azpilicueta (28 725 m).
The way Champions League group stage goals were scored: 5 goals with right foot (3 – from inside the box, 2 – from outside the box).
FC Dynamo Kyiv
Domestic league current position: 2nd (10 wins, 1 draw, 1 defeat, goal difference – 24:5).
Champions League group stage current position: 2nd (1 win, 2 draws, goal difference – 4:2).
Best Champions League group stage strikers: Buialskyi, Husiev, Moraes, Yarmolenko – 1 goal each.
Best Champions League group stage assistant: Derlis Gonzalez – 2 assists.
Champions League group stage leader according to “goal+assist” system: Derlis Gonzalez – 2 (0+2).
Goalkeeper #1: Shovkovskyi – 2 appearances (0 goals conceded)
Irreplaceable in the Champions League group stage: Dragovic, Rybalka, Danilo Silva, Khacheridi – 270 minutes played.
Most enduring (players that covered the longest distance in three matches): Serhiy Rybalka (32 045 m), Danilo Silva (31, 844 m), Aleksandar Dragovic (29 623 m).
The way Champions League group stage goals were scored: 2 goals with right foot, 1 with left foot, 1 header (4 – from inside the box).
Champions League group stage statistics after three matchdays
|
Chelsea |
|
Dynamo |
|
40 |
Shots |
38 |
|
13 |
Shots on goal |
16 |
|
14 |
Shots wide |
12 |
|
13 |
Blocked shots |
10 |
|
2 |
Posts/bars |
0 |
|
16 |
Corners |
18 |
|
43/26 |
Fouls (committed/suffered) |
55/39 |
|
5 |
Yellow cards |
6 |
|
1444/1214 |
Passes (total/straight) |
1401/1201 |
Current state of affairs
After face-to-face match in Kyiv these two sides played several games in domestic competitions.
Dynamo defeated FC Obolon-Brovar Kyiv in the Ukrainian Cup round of 16 second leg and FC Metalist Kharkiv within the Ukrainian Premier League matchday 13. Serhiy Rebrov’s men scored 7 goals and didn’t concede a single one.
Chelsea played three fixtures and lost each of them. The Blues were defeated by West Ham United FC and Liverpool FC within the domestic league and by Stoke City FC within the Football League Cup. The Pensioners netted 3 goals and conceded seven.
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