Manchester City vs Chelsea Prediction & Betting Tips

Manchester City vs Chelsea Intro

Manchester City have proven themselves to be one of the best teams in the Premier League. Their fantastic form has led them to the top places in the table with only a few games remaining. They face Chelsea, who have generally struggled during this campaign and who need the win themselves to consolidate their mid table place. The game kicks off at Etihad Stadium on Sunday May 21, 2023, 3:00 PM. Coming into matchweek 37, Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City squad are seated in first place on the Premier League table with a total of 85 points from 36 games played. Meanwhile, Frank Lampard’s Chelsea squad see themselves sitting midtable in the 11th place with 43 points. There’s a decent gap between Manchester City and Chelsea in the Premier League table. The sides are separated by 42 points and 10 places.

Manchester City vs Chelsea Form

Manchester City have a 100% record from the last five games and beat Everton in the last round of fixtures. At the same time, Chelsea drew with Nottingham Forest, barely adding one point to their meagre 4 points tally in 5 games. Regarding home form, Manchester City are very dangerous hosts as they have a 100% record at home – 15 points from 5 games. In their last five away matches, Chelsea have earned 6 points.

Manchester City vs Chelsea H2H

The players of Manchester City and Chelsea will know each other very well – as this is the 55th time these two clubs have met The visiting Chelsea have the slight historical advantage between these clubs, winning a total of 26 matches through the 55 meetings. Hosts Manchester City have a total of 25 wins. There have been 4 draws between the teams. Chelsea look to claim back the advantage taken by Manchester City in recent years here. Manchester City has won 4 more of the last six but the overall H2H win record is completely level.

Chelsea must look to history for inspiration here as it ihas a better overall H2H record. Team has won 4 of the last six though.

Manchester City vs Chelsea Analysis

Manchester City won its previous game. Pep Guardiola’s men were facing Everton in that game. At the end of the game, the final result was 3-0. On Sunday May 21, 2023, they will face Chelsea. Against Everton, Manchester City claimed 63% of the ball. Taking a look at their previous game, Manchester City has those following stats: 9 shots in attack and 6 shots conceded. Meanwhile, Chelsea earned 1 point from the drawn match. In that match, Frank Lampard’s men faced Nottingham Forest. After 90 minutes, the score was 2-2. In their match against Nottingham Forest, Chelsea had the following ball possession : 76%. If we look at shots on goal, Chelsea had a total of 13 shots while they conceded 10 shots.

Manchester City vs Chelsea Odds

Taking a look at the bookmakers’ odds, the favourite for this match between Manchester City and Chelsea is Manchester City.