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Just as most pundits expected, Pep Guardiola and his Manchester City players have managed to turn things around after a dismal run of form that left football fans from all over the UK stunned.
The 0 – 6 victory away to newly promoted Ipswich at the weekend showed City playing in the way that we have become accustomed to over the past few years.
As for Chelsea, they have not pushed on in the way that we expected. The potential to challenge Liverpool is still there, but this Chelsea team has got to become more consistent. Otherwise, it will be an achievement just to grab a place in the Europa League next season.
Odds and Predictions
We believe that the next couple of matches for Manchester City will throw up some good betting opportunities as the football betting sites are not sure if they have put their baron patch behind them.
This match is a perfect example—the odds on a Manchester City win are 1.85, Chelsea are priced at 3.60, and the odds for the draw are 4.0.
We believe that odds of 1.85 is a great price for a Man City victory, even though they are newly promoted. Ipswich are no mugs, and the way that City dismantled their defence with ease tells us that Chelsea will struggle to combat the City goal threat, which comes from all over the pitch.
Therefore, the first of our predictions for this match has to be a Chelsea win. For correct score bettors, a scoreline of 3 – 1 looks good at 15.0.
For the last one of our tips, we wouldn’t put you off having a bet on Phil Foden in the “To Score at any time” market.
For a player who scored twice in his last Premier League outing, odds of 3.0 are very generous indeed.
Comparison and Statistics
Manchester City and Chelsea have played each other head-to-head 179 times across all competitions.
Chelsea have won 71 of these H2H matches, Manchester City have won 67 and 41 matches have ended in a draw.
In the last 5 matches, Manchester City have had the upper hand, winning 3 and drawing 2.
| Past Meetings | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Aug 2024 | chelsea | 0-2 | manchester-city | Premier League |
| 03 Aug 2024 | chelsea | 2-4 | manchester-city | Friendly |
| 20 Apr 2023 | manchester-city | 1-0 | chelsea | FA Cup |
| 17 Feb 2024 | manchester-city | 1-1 | chelsea | Premier League |
| 12 Nov 2023 | chelsea | 4-4 | manchester-city | Premier League |
Expected Line Ups
The predicted Manchester line up does look strong, especially when you take into account that quality players such as Jack Grealish and Rico Lewis are sat on the bench.
On saying that, the quality of the Chelsea line up is not too shabby, millions of pounds spent, but the big question is – can Cole Palmer and co-deliver the goods against a Man City side that is most definitely on the ascendancy?
Manchester City (4-2-3-1): Ederson; J. Gvardiol, Ruben Dias, M. Akanji, Matheus Nunes; M. Kovacic, I. Gundogan; Jeremy Doku, K. De Bruyne, Phil Foden; E. Haaland.
Chelsea (4-2-3-1): R. Sanchez; M. Cucurella, T. Adarabioyo, Levi Colwill, Malo Gusto; M. Caicedo, E. Fernandez; Jadon Sancho, Cole Palmer, Pedro Neto; N. Jackson.
How Will the Season Pan Out
We’ve got to say that Man City have left it too late to challenge Liverpool at the top of the table, 12 points behind and having played one more game. The best bet for City is surely to keep their heads down, play entertaining football for their fans and concentrate on the Champions League for this season.
Chelsea must be hoping for a place in Europe for next season, but there are some surprise packages at the top of the Premiership table, which means that grabbing one of these positions is not a foregone conclusion.
Forest, Bournemouth, Villa and Brighton will all have a European qualification at the top of the agenda which is why it is so important that Chelsea bring some consistency into their play for the remainder of the season.
