Chelsea vs Manchester City – On the final day of 2022, Manchester City made another mistake at Etihad Stadium, drawing 1-1 with struggling bottom-half team Everton.
They are currently seven points behind leaders Arsenal, and they will need to play better in the upcoming games to catch up to Mikel Arteta’s team.
However, the defending champions are now anticipating a very demanding and crowded schedule across contests.
In the upcoming four days, the Citizens will play teams like Chelsea twice. By January 19th, they will also face Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League.
There are several well-known players Pep Guardiola may choose from to fill in for these matches, but his most recent choices for the Citizens fell short.
On the plus side, Chelsea’s recent performance hasn’t been any better for their supporters. With so many injured players, it appears that Graham Potter is still looking for the proper approach at Stamford Bridge.
In the 1-1 draw away at Nottingham Forest last Saturday, the Blues did not look good at all. Even escaping with a point from The City Ground was a stroke of luck.
With only 7 victories in their first 16 games of the season, Chelsea is now tenth in the Premier League standings.
In their last six games across all competitions, they have only scored six goals, including one friendly match against Aston Villa in December (a 1-0 defeat).
Chelsea vs Manchester City – Betting Analysis
Mid-November saw these two teams square off again in the League Cup third round, where Manchester City triumphed 2-0 at Etihad Stadium.
Overall, in the previous 80 home games versus the Citizens, Chelsea had won 40, tied 21, and lost 19.
Manchester City will enter this match having defeated the Blues three times in a row, despite each time the Blues failing to score.
Given that Chelsea have recently struggled to score goals, backing Manchester City to win to nil at 2.75 odds is the best bet.
Man City’s 0-2 victory is available as a correct score wager at odds of 8.50. Remember that Chelsea went three games without scoring against the Citizens.
We believe Chelsea may find it difficult to score goals against this Manchester City team, who we believe may win and very well keep a clean sheet.
What are the top odds for the game?
Looking at the bookies’ prices on the full-time result market, a victory for Chelsea is best priced at 5.45, backing the game finishing all-square is 4.2 and selecting the winning team to be Manchester City comes in at 1.62. These are the best prices available at the moment.
Chelsea vs Manchester City – Head-to-Head
Our Prediction: Under 3.5 Goals
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