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Manchester City vs Chelsea: Betting preview

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Our betting experts preview the FA Cup match between Manchester City and Chelsea and offer team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Manchester City come up against visiting side Chelsea in a FA Cup round 3 match. The duel will take place at Etihad Stadium and it should be interesting enough to follow. Manchester City are massive favourites with the bookmakers to knock out Chelsea from the cup. It will be a big surprise to see the latter advance from this stage on Sunday.

Latest form and previous encounter between Manchester City and Chelsea

Man City aim for a follow-up victory

Manchester City look to build on their current momentum with another positive result. The Citizens are unbeaten in their last three matches, first beating Leeds 1-3, and then drawing 1-1 with Everton. They were back as winners when they defeated Chelsea 0-1.

Chelsea out for revenge

Chelsea will enter the match hoping to see the back of some rather disappointing results in recent matches. In their last three matches, Graham Potter’s side beat Bournemouth 2-0, drew 1-1 with Nottingham Forest, and lost 0-1 against Manchester City.

Latest games between Manchester City and Chelsea

The last time the two teams faced off against each other, Manchester City came away as 1-0 winners. It was a match played at Stamford Bridge in January 2023 in the Premier League. This time round, betting on Chelsea will get you odds 7.50, meaning the bookies predict, they are in with a 13% chance of reaching the next round of the FA Cup. You can get a price of 1.40, should you wish to add Manchester City to your accumulator, if that is your preferred betting strategy.

Highlights from the last match between Manchester City and Chelsea:

Betting stats and facts for Manchester City and Chelsea

Here are some facts that could come in handy when placing bets on the upcoming game between Manchester City and Chelsea. The facts are based on stats from the recent games that the teams played out across all tournaments.

  • Manchester City have won 18 of the last 19 home matches while scoring more than 1.5 goals
  • Manchester City have scored in the last 22 home matches in a row
  • Manchester City have won 18 of the last 19 home matches
  • In 19 of the last 21 Manchester City home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
  • Manchester City have not lost 22 of the last 24 home matches
  • In 19 of the last 20 Chelsea matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • Chelsea have lost the last 4 matches in a row without scoring a goal
  • Chelsea have lost the last 4 matches in a row while scoring less than 0.5 goals
  • In 11 of the last 12 Chelsea away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • Chelsea have lost the last 4 matches in a row and the sum of goals was under 2.5
  • In 3 of the last 4 Manchester City matches versus Chelsea the sum of goals was under 3.5

Top marksman

The standings of the top-scoring players in the last 6 matches in the FA Cup show that Manchester City might be relying on in-form Riyad Mahrez when it comes to scoring in the upcoming match. On the other side, Raheem Sterling has been one of the decisive players from Chelsea recently. Both players are expected to be dangerous and difficult to stop this coming Sunday.

Manchester City vs Chelsea Match predictions

To summarise, the upcoming match between Manchester City and Chelsea appears to be a good chance to place some bets. Therefore, we have come up with the recommended betting suggestion for this game. However, we also present some lower and higher-risk alternatives.

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