Ace Football previews the Premier League round 32 match between Chelsea and Manchester City and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.
Chelsea enjoy home advantage, when visitors Manchester City swing by this coming Sunday for a clash in the Premier League. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.
One spot behind the leader of the table, Manchester City have claimed 61 points after 30 rounds, while Chelsea have amassed 48 points and are now ranked as number 6 in the Premier League standings.
Form: Chelsea vs Manchester City
Chelsea Form
Chelsea lost twice in their last three matches, as they were defeated 0-3 by Paris Saint-Germain and 3-0 against Everton. They turned the table by winning 7-0 against Port Vale. Chelsea only pulled off two wins from a possible six in recent Premier League matches on home soil. Of the remaining four matches, they drew three and lost one, as they scored ten and conceded eight goals.
Manchester City Form
In their last three matches, Manchester City lost against Real Madrid by 1-2, beat Arsenal by 0-2 winning 4-0 against Liverpool. Manchester City claimed two wins against three draws and one defeat in their last six away matches in the Premier League. The scoreline from these matches reads six goals conceded and six scored.
Betting stats and facts for Chelsea and Manchester City
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Chelsea and Manchester City. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- Chelsea have lost the last 3 matches in a row while scoring less than 0.5 goals
- In 9 of the last 11 Chelsea matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Chelsea have lost the last 3 matches in a row while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In 7 of the last 9 Chelsea matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Chelsea have lost the last 3 matches in a row and the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 14 of the last 16 Manchester City matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 12 of the last 14 Manchester City away matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 9 of the last 11 Manchester City matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 5 of the last 6 Manchester City away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 5 of the last 7 Manchester City matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was over 2.5
In-form players: Chelsea vs Manchester City
Joao Pedro look like value in the goal scoring market with five strikes to his name in six Premier League matches. The visitors are crossing their fingers Antoine Semenyo adds to his three Premier League goals come this coming Sunday.
Betting markets: Chelsea vs Manchester City
Full-time result
Chelsea won four of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Stamford Bridge. They drew three and lost three as well, while Manchester City won five of their last 10 games away. They drew two and lost three. Manchester City have hit a nice vein of form, not losing any of their last 8 games. Manchester City have not lost to Chelsea in 13 consecutive meetings.
Both teams to score
Surprisingly, Chelsea only scored the first goal of the match in three out of their last ten games. Manchester City got the opening goal in five out of their last ten away games. Manchester City managed four wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches. Manchester City have scored in 6 consecutive meetings with Chelsea when playing at away ground.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out eight times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Chelsea, who scored an average of 2.3 goals along the way. In the last ten games for Manchester City, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.8 times goals per game themselves. Amazingly, Chelsea failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 9 matches. Manchester City scored at least once in their previous 8 matches on the bounce.
