Manchester City v Chelsea Match Result
Manchester City are certainly a backable price to beat Chelsea on Saturday. They produced arguably their best performance of the Premier League season when landing a 6-0 triumph at Portman Road last weekend, with Phil Foden continuing his stunning form when bagging a brace against Ipswich Town.
On the basis of that performance, there’s a strong chance of recording a victory, with Erling Haaland among the scorers for a team who have won four consecutive titles. They face a Chelsea side who were going great guns under Enzo Maresca until a few weeks ago and points have been dropped on a regular basis since then.
Nevertheless, the Blues have won six times on the road in their eleven away Premier League clashes this term. On the road more recently, there was a 1-1 draw at Crystal Palace which came after a 2-0 reverse at Ipswich Town, with former City midfielder Cole Palmer returning to the Etihad Stadium and bidding to make an impression.
The teams met on the opening day of the season where City were able to claim a 2-0 victory and it looked like business as usual for Pep Guardiola’s team. However, the wheels fell off a few months later and the champions have actually dropped points in 50% of their twenty-two Premier League encounters which is clearly too many to be competitive.
Nevertheless, if you are able to get odds where Manchester City can double your money if they land a victory, then we recommend considering it. Especially if you are looking to place a Premier League accumulator which includes the champions to win this clash. They’re a team purring with confidence and they’re starting to tighten up from a defensive point-of-view.
Goals Under/Over
According to the Premier League football betting sites, Over 2.5 Goals looks a very likely outcome. There have been thirty-five goals scored in Manchester City’s ten home matches this term, with the champions having netted twenty-one times and conceded on fourteen occasions.
The past four City clashes have involved high-scoring encounters although there was previously a 1-1 draw against Everton and that came after a 2-0 win at Leicester. The home side will surely show their opponents plenty of respect in an encounter where the stakes are pretty high as both teams aim for Champions League football.
Chelsea on the road tend to be involved in high-scoring clashes and perhaps Over 3.5 Goals is worthy of consideration. There have been thirty-seven goals scored in their eleven away games, with the Blues averaging over two on the road and they are likely to find the net at least once here.
BTTS
The bookies seem convinced that both teams will score despite Manchester City winning 2-0 at Stamford Bridge earlier this season. There was also a recent 6-0 triumph at Ipswich Town although it’s another matter whether the champions can shut out Chelsea when it comes to this weekend encounter and the bookies think the net will bulge at both ends.
Manchester City are averaging more than two goals per home match right now and it looks as though they’re into their stride, with Erling Haaland operating well in tandem with Kevin De Bruyne and Phil Foden. It’s very rare that the Cityzens draw a blank at home and they were often scoring goals even during their sticky patch.
As for Chelsea, they might look to operate with a defensive line-up, although all eyes will be on Cole Palmer in his return to a former club. Last season, this fixture ended in a 1-1 scoreline although it’s worth noting that the other game last term saw the game end 4-4 and perhaps it will descend into an end-to-end encounter.
First Goalscorer
Phil Foden has been man on fire in the past couple of matches. He bagged a brace away to Brentford which was followed by two more goals at Ipswich. The England midfielder is finally starting to click in front of goal and he could be worth considering in a Bet Builder as far as anytime scorer is concerned.
Erling Haaland might not be hitting the heights of previous campaigns, although the Norwegian has bagged twenty-two goals this term and could end up notching against a Chelsea side who have not been looking watertight right now. Jeremy Doku is another player who might be worthy of consideration at a decent price.
Cole Palmer is a former City player who is now a Chelsea star man, with the midfielder on penalty duties for the Blues and sure to be motivated against his old club. However, there could be better value in punting Nicolas Jackson who will be bidding to get back on the goal trail after a fairly barren patch.
At a bigger price, we think it could be worth chancing Mateo Kovacic who is also lining up against a former club, with Kevin De Bruyne having a chance to score from range.