Premier League: Manchester City vs Chelsea – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Premier League round 20 match between Manchester City and Chelsea and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Manchester City are in with a good chance of adding three nice points to their total in round 20 of the Premier League on Sunday. They will be disappointed if they do not beat Chelsea, whom they welcome on home soil at Etihad Stadium.

Manchester City approach the next Premier League round as number 2 in the table, having claimed 41 points this season so far. With 19 games behind them, The Blues amassed 30 points, placing them as number 5 before their next fixture.

Team form: Manchester City vs Chelsea

Manchester City Form

Manchester City look well suited to take on any opponent presently, as their last 3 matches saw them get two wins and a draw. They ran out 3-0 and 1-2 against West Ham and Nottingham Forest respectively. Their winning streak came to an end against Sunderland as the game finished level. The exact score was 0-0. Manchester City have been nothing short of fabulous at their home ground in the six most recent Premier League matches here. They quite simply claimed a maximum 18 points, scoring 17 while conceding three goals. Naturally, this is the best points total in the Premier League across the last six games.

Chelsea Form

In their last three matches, Chelsea drew 2-2 with Newcastle, lost 1-2 against Aston Villa, and drew 2-2 with Bournemouth. Chelsea won half their previous six away matches in the Premier League, as well as seeing two draws and suffering one defeat. They scored nine goals whilst conceding five.

Betting stats 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 on top: Manchester City vs Chelsea

It has been a great season for Erling Haaland so far as he currently has 19 goals on his account during this season. He also hit the net five times in his last six games, leaving The Citizens hoping he delivers against Chelsea on Sunday as well. Siding with him to score in the upcoming game seems like a reasonable choice.

Popular betting markets: Manchester City vs Chelsea

Full-time result

Of their last 10 matches at home across all tournaments Manchester City won nine times and lost one as well. Chelsea won five times, drew three and lost two of their last 10 games away from home. Manchester City are without defeat in 7 matches on the spin. Manchester City have beaten Chelsea in 4 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Manchester City scored the first goal of the match an impressive nine times in the last ten home games. Chelsea scored the opening goal in six of the last ten games. Chelsea managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches. Manchester City have scored in 11 consecutive home meetings with Chelsea.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out seven times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Manchester City, who scored an average of 2.3 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of the last ten games for Chelsea, who scored 1.6 times on average in these matches.