Chelsea vs Manchester City prediction

After several days and months of waiting, the English Premier League finally returns this weekend and to the delight of fans it’s going to be a busy weekend as there are lots of matches to be played but our concern here is the much anticipated clash between Chelsea and Manchester City at the Stamford Bridge.

The Blues had a really poor pre-season tour in the US and in a total of 6 games they only won 1, losing 3 and drawing 2. These stats are pretty disappointing for a new manager trying to make headway in a highly demanding league as the EPL. Nevertheless this is a new chapter for Chelsea of which they are clearly the authors and are responsible for all that happens in the course of the new season.

Meanwhile, reigning champions, Manchester City are currently buzzing form-wise having clinched their first F.A community shield title since 2019, coming on the back of a decent pre-season run which included 2 wins and 3 losses in a total of 5 games.

Weeks on from their last meeting at the Ohio Stadium, these two meet again in the most familiar of arenas with a similar goal, which is to claim maximum matchday points on opening day. Based on individual team form, City are the first choice when it comes to backing any of the two sides to win this game but that may go sideways. In light of this, Our Chelsea vs Manchester City prediction is a Double Chance pick for Manchester City, and recommend the DC Manchester City/Draw market.

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Main tip: DC Man City/Draw

Our Chelsea vs Manchester City predictions

According to the statistics and the odds of the bookmakers, we suggest the following tips:

Prediction 1: DC Man City/Draw

3 reasons why we are predicting DC Man City/Draw:

• City haven’t lost to Chelsea in their last 10 meetings with a record of 8 wins and 2 draws
• Chelsea last claimed victory over Manchester City in 2021
• In their last 20 H2Hs, Manchester City defeated Chelsea 13 times, losing 5 times and drawing 2 times

Odds for this bet

Betwinner offers competitive odds for the bet “DC Man City/Draw”

The odd of 1.26 means that the bookmakers are calculating with a likelihood of approx. 79% chance that Manchester City will either win or draw this match.

Odds comparison for DC Man City/Draw

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Betboro – odds 1.24

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Prediction 2: Over 2.5 Goals

3 reasons why we back Over 2.5 Goals:

• Manchester City are averaging 2.40 goals per game after scoring 12 goals in their last 5 outings
• 4 of Chelsea’s last 5 games produced 3 plus total goals
• Their last meeting returned 6 goals

Odds for this bet

Betboro offers competitive odds for “Over 2.5 Goals”

The odd of 1.48 means that the bookmakers are calculating with a likelihood of approx. 68% chance that this match will feature 3 or more total goals.

Odds comparisons for Over 2.5 Goals

Betboro – odds 1.48
Betwinner – odds 1.46

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Prediction 3: Both Teams To Score

3 reasons why we are backing both teams to score:

• Chelsea have scored in all their last 12 games.
• Manchester City have scored in all their last 18 matches.
• 3 out of their last 6 meetings featured goals from both teams.

Statistics for Chelsea vs Manchester City Prediction

Chelsea’s team news!

• The Blues will be without their right back, Reece James this Sunday as a result of suspension but Malo Gusto will be in line to replace him
• Nicholas Jackson has returned from injury and he got his first minutes since May against Inter, replacing Marc Guiu in the 56th-minute. He will most likely be leading Chelsea’s attack this weekend
• Big-money signing, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall is one of the players to watch here as he could be making his Premier League debut for Chelsea on Sunday. Others are Enzo Fernandez, Cole Palmer, Marc Cucurella, and Christopher Nkunku
• Conor Gallagher is formally back to training as a Chelsea player after he returned in London from Madrid on Tuesday. Understand that there’s a tense situation between Chelsea and Atlético Madrid, and the transfer saga is still very much alive

Manchester City’s team news!

• Manchester City are likely to be without their midfield general, Rodri for Chelsea opener as he’s not yet back in training. Guardiola though has been able to welcome back England trio Kyle Walker, John Stones, and Phil Foden to training
• Jack Grealish is in doubt to feature in this match as he’s currently nursing a muscle injury. Should he not feature, there are quite a number of replacements for City in that spot, out of which Jeremy Doku is the most likely replacement
• After an impressive display against United in the Community Shield, City’s latest addition, Savinho may be getting a spot in the starting XI as he could beef up City’s attack

H2H statistics

We take a look at their last 20 meetings

• Manchester City have 13 wins, Chelsea have 5 wins, and 2 games was drawn
• They scored an average of 2.50 goals
• The last time they met, Manchester City won 2-4

Latest results Chelsea

• 1 win, 1 draw, and 3 losses in their last 5 matches
• 8 goals scored in their last 5 matches. Average 1.60 goals per match
• They drew 1-1 against Inter Milan during their last match

Latest results Manchester City

• 2 wins, and 3 draws in their last 5 matches
• 12 goals scored in their last 5 matches. Average 2.40 goals per match
• They won 7-6 on penalties against Manchester United during their last match

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