Chelsea vs Man City Prediction, Lineups, Results & Betting Tips

Chelsea have the chance to beat the Premier League’s top two in consecutive weeks but they have struggled in their recent head-to-heads with Manchester City. They haven’t beaten Pep Guardiola’s side since the Champions League final in 2021.

Chelsea vs Manchester City Stats

• Chelsea have scored six goals fewer than their xG suggests they should have. Only Everton have underperformed their xG by a greater margin.
• The Blues have picked up just 30 points at Stamford Bridge since the start of last season; picking up seven wins in 25 matches.
• Manchester City are conceding 0.78 shots per game across their 18 matches in all competitions so far this season.

Chelsea vs Manchester City Prediction

Chelsea earned a morale-boosting victory over Tottenham on Monday night football. They fell behind in the early stages but eventually ran out 4-1 winners. The red cards dished out to Cristian Romero and Destiny Udogie aided the Blues. They will need to be at their very best to get anything from this one.

Mauricio Pochettino hasn’t had a dream start at Stamford Bridge but the indication is that he will be given plenty of time to change his side's fortunes. Last season was a calamity for Chelsea so Todd Boehly and the consortium are looking for stability after the chaos of the last campaign.

The biggest concern for the Blues is their home form. They have won just one of their six Premier League matches at Stamford Bridge this season. They have lost three of those games and failed to score in each of those. Chelsea are underperforming their xG by 6.29 coming into the weekend but they will need to be far more clinical against a Manchester City side that give very little away.

Manchester City have bounced back from consecutive Premier League defeats and have won their last five matches in all competitions. The return to form has seen them regain top spot and they will be hoping to fend of the chasing pack as we approach the busy festive period.

Pep Guardiola’s side have won their last six matches against Chelsea. The Blues have failed to score in all of those matches and that doesn’t bode well for a side that is struggling to put the ball in the net at home.

As a result of Chelsea’s lack of cutting-edge in recent meetings with Manchester City, I’m backing under 8.5 shots for the home side here. This bet is exactly EVENS on Unibet.

Chelsea had just eight shots in this fixture last season. The three head-to-heads at Stamford Bridge since the Blues’ Champions League triumph have seen them have eight, five and five shots.

Manchester City are conceding just 6.64 shots per in the Premier League. This is almost two fewer per game than Arsenal who have conceded the 2nd fewest. This marginally increased to 6.67 shots in their away matches but they are the only side that is conceding fewer than 10 attempts per match on the road. Only Arsenal have managed more than eight shots at home to City in the league. Moreover, this bet has landed in nine of City’s 11 league matches and eight of their 10 away matches in all competitions.

Chelsea vs Manchester City Results

A recap of the most recent meetings between the two sides.

Chelsea vs Manchester City Lineups

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Chelsea Predicted Lineup

Sanchez, James, Disasi, Silva, Colwill, Caicedo, Fernandez, Palmer, Gallagher, Sterling, Jackson

Manchester City Predicted Lineup

Ederson, Walker, Dias, Gvardiol, Foden, Rodri, Kovacic, Doku, Alvarez, Silva, Haaland

Chelsea vs Manchester City Correct Score

Chelsea 0-2 Manchester City