Champions Manchester City will be looking to keep up with the likes of Liverpool and Arsenal, as they host Chelsea at the Etihad Stadium. The blues are going well currently, with another hurdle ticked off in the Champions League in midweek and they are starting to click into gear in the eyes of many punters and EPL betting apps. Chelsea meanwhile have struggled this season but wins on the road at Aston Villa in the FA Cup and at Crystal Palace in the league, could give cause for optimism.
Manchester City vs Chelsea Best Odds
Chelsea should revel in the role of underdogs here, with all of the pressure on City to keep pace in the Premier League title race.
| Manchester City – 1/3 (-300) | Draw – 9/2 (+450) | Chelsea – 7/1 (+700) |
| Over – 12/25 (-208) | 2.5 Goals | Under – 9/5 (+180) |
| Yes – 10/13 (-130) | BTTS | No – 6/5 (+120) |
Manchester City vs Chelsea Analysis
Despite their differing positions in the table, this has always been a huge Premier League fixture, which courts plenty of attention from both punters and EPL betting sites.
Manchester City
A tricky end to 2023 has been quickly quashed at the start of 2024 by Manchester City, as the sky blues are currently enjoying a 11 match winning streak in all competitions. If City win their game in hand, they will scale to the top of the Premier League and having won the title for 3 seasons in a row, a feeling of familiarity is sneaking in for punters and Premier League betting sites. That said, both Arsenal and Liverpool look bang up for the title race, so City will have to be at their best here at home.
Team news: Both Jack Grealish and Bernardo Silva went off injured for City at FC Copenhagen in midweek.
Manchester City Predicted Lineup:
Ederson, Kyle Walker, Ruben Dias, Nathan Ake, Josko Gvardiol, Rodri, Mateo Kovacic, Phil Foden, Julian Alvarez, Jeremy Doku & Erling Haaland.
Chelsea
Whilst things haven’t gone the way many at Chelsea would have liked so far this season, Mauricio Pochettino has an excellent squad at his disposal, and they can hurt anybody on their day. Good away wins at Aston Villa and Crystal Palace will have improved morale in the camp and Chelsea have picked up better results on their travels generally this season. This is a complete free hit for Chelsea, who love playing on the break too.
Team news: Romeo Lavia, Reece James, Marc Cucurella and Robert Sanchez will all miss out here for the blues.
Chelsea Predicted Lineup:
Dorde Petrovic, Axel Disasi, Thiago Silva, Benoit Badiashile, Ben Chilwell, Moises Caicedo, Conor Gallagher, Raheem Sterling, Enzo Fernandez, Cole Palmer & Christopher Nkunku.
Manchester City vs Chelsea Stats and Trends
- City have dominated this fixture in recent times, winning 4 and drawing 1 of the last 5 played.
- In fact, City beat Chelsea 4 times last season, twice in the Premier League and once in both the FA Cup and Carabao Cup.
- The reverse fixture earlier in the season was a Premier League classic, finishing 4-4.
- Chelsea last beat City in the 2021 Champions League Final.
Manchester City vs Chelsea Prediction
With Chelsea having picked up a couple of results lately, the pressure is all on Manchester City here and Mauricio Pochettino has enjoyed some success against Pep Guardiola over the years. The Etihad will expect for a Saturday evening kick off and City are a very tough nut to crack at home, but Chelsea are enjoying their new found sense of freedom and this could end up as an entertaining and perhaps chaotic draw.
Prediction: The match to finish as a draw – 9/28 (+450) – Rhino Bet.
Manchester City vs Chelsea – The Ultimate Bet
Over 3.5 goals in the match – 5/4 (+125) – Fitzdares
City need to win and the pressure is all on them, a role that Chelsea should revel in and whilst the result of this one could go either way, it should be a hugely entertaining encounter at the Etihad Stadium.
