Premier League: Manchester City vs Chelsea – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Premier League round 23 match between Manchester City and Chelsea and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Struggling The Blues are in for a tough assignment, when going up against Manchester City this coming Saturday at Etihad Stadium. With a string of mediocre performances, at best, it would be astounding to see the former take anything from this encounter.

Placed fiveth in the table Manchester City have amassed 38 points after 22 matches. On 40 points, The Blues rank fourth with 22 matches played this season.

Team form: Manchester City vs Chelsea

Manchester City Form

Manchester City have seen it all in their last three matches, which added four points to their account. They first shared the points in a 2-2 draw with Brentford, before claiming 3 points in a 0-6 win against Ipswich. Unfortunately for them, this was followed by a 4-2 defeat at the hands of Paris Saint-Germain. Manchester City won half of their previous six matches on home soil in the Premier League, while also drawing one. They suffered two defeats, while they scored ten and conceded eight goals.

Chelsea Form

Chelsea look in good shape before their upcoming match as they seek to remain unbeaten. In their last three matches, they first beat Morecambe by 5-0, before drawing 2-2 with Bournemouth. They were back as winners last time out, when they took out Wolverhampton by a 3-1 scoreline. Chelsea won three of a possible six away matches in the Premier League, as well as playing two draws and suffering one defeat. They scored 12 while also conceding eight times.

Betting stats and facts for Manchester City and Chelsea

Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Manchester City and Chelsea played across all tournaments.

Players in form: Manchester City vs Chelsea

Scoring six goals during a Premier League campaign is just the sort of form, every club adores in a player. Phil Foden is out to extend his current momentum, and the upcoming game should be a good opportunity to add another goal to his name. Picking Phil Foden to score seems like a no-brainer currently.

Betting markets: Manchester City vs Chelsea

Full-time result

Manchester City claimed six wins, drew two and lost two of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Chelsea won five, drew three and lost two of their last 10 games away. Manchester City are without defeat in 5 matches on the spin. Manchester City have not lost to Chelsea in 7 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Manchester City scored the first goal of the match an impressive eight times in the last ten home games. Impressively, Chelsea scored the first goal in eight out of previous ten games. Manchester City probably enjoy the prospect of scoring this coming Saturday, as Chelsea managed only two clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. The former claimed three clean sheets in their last 10 matches. Manchester City have scored in 12 consecutive league meetings with Chelsea.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of Manchester City’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 2.7 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Chelsea, seven of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 2.2 times goals per game themselves. Manchester City were on the scoreboard at least once in their previous 9 matches.