Mauricio Pochettino claims his Chelsea side underperform this season as the Big Data tells him they should be fourth in the Premier League table.
Is it really so? Let's see.
Chelsea are currently 11th in the league table with a game in hand compared to the teams ahead of them. If they win it, they are possibly up to ninth.
In terms of expected points* (the stat that takes into account expected goals and expected allowed goals), the Blues should be sixth at the moment.
Provided that one game in hand is a well-deserved win, we may add three more points to Chelsea's tally of 44.48 – that would be 47.48 as they'd be just behind Aston Villa in fifth place.
So yes, Poch's words make sense – Chelsea should be somewhere between fourth and sixth places and definitely not outside the top 10. His team score way fewer goals than they should while also conceding a bit more than they deserve. Would 'trusting the process' fix this issue? That's the question.
*stat per Understat
