Chelsea vs Manchester City Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 12th April 2026

Manchester City go up against Chelsea on Sunday for a Premier League meeting at Stamford Bridge.

While The Sky Blues are chasing the lead in the Premier League after collecting 61 points in 30 rounds, The Blues trail by 48 points after 31 rounds, leaving them as number 6 in the table.

A difficult game lies ahead of Chelseaon Sunday, when they try to consolidate their place among the top-ranked teams in the Premier League standings. Beat Manchester City could be very decisive for the rest of their campaign.

The Blues step into their next home match on Sunday having scored a nice average of 1.9 goals in ten matches. They managed a total of 19 goals, while also allowing 14 goals against. That is an average of 1.4 goals against per match. They were able to hang on to a clean sheet one times in those matches.

When it comes to goal-scoring Manchester City are not the most prolific side. They scored a sustainable 16 times in their previous ten matches, making it 1.6 goals per game. They conceded ten goals for an average of one a game, achieving a clean sheet in three of these matches.

Chelsea and Manchester City had to settle for a draw each in their most recent match, which finished with a 1-1 scoreline. The best betting odds on a draw at full-time with the bookies are at 27/10.

Chelsea vs Manchester City Prediction

Chelsea Form

In their last three games, Chelsea lost 0-3 against Paris Saint-Germain, got defeated 3-0 by Everton before winning 7-0 against Port Vale. Chelsea only pulled off two wins from a possible six in recent Premier League matches on home soil. Of the remaining four matches, they drew three and lost one, as they scored ten and conceded eight goals.

Manchester City Form

Manchester City look back on their last three matches with two victories to show for their efforts. Against Real Madrid, they were left empty-handed in a 1-2 defeat, but they bounced back by beating Arsenal in a 0-2 win. They followed that up with a 4-0 win against Liverpool in their most recent outing. Manchester City claimed two wins against three draws and one defeat in their last six away matches in the Premier League. The scoreline from these matches reads six goals conceded and six scored.

Manchester City are favourites to claim a win, when visiting Chelsea, and we like the price on offer for the visitors. The away win is our preferred choice this coming Sunday.

Chelsea earned eight points from their last seven matches against teams inside the top 6. They claimed two wins, following 11 goals scored while also conceding ten. Manchester City scored 23 goals and conceded 13 in their last 14 games against teams from the top half of the Premier League table. This earned them seven wins and 24 points. Chelsea are looking at a record of 13 wins, nine draws and nine defeats in the Premier League this season. Manchester City enjoy a record of 18 wins, seven draws and five defeats in the Premier League.

Chelsea vs Manchester City Squads

Chelsea Squad

Rosenior will select the starting XI for the upcoming match against Manchester City from the following players (the statistics in the brackets represent goals scored and matches played in the Premier League this season):

Filip Joergensen (0/3), Gabriel Slonina (0/0), Robert Sanchez (0/29), Benoit Badiashile (0/8), Caleb Wiley (0/0), Jorrel Hato (0/16), Josh Acheampong (1/12), Levi Colwill (0/0), Malo Gusto (2/28), Mamadou Sarr (0/2), Marc Cucurella (1/27), Reece James (2/27), Tosin Adarabioyo (0/15), Trevoh Chalobah (3/29), Wesley Fofana (0/19), Andrey Santos (0/23), Cole Palmer (9/20), Dario Essugo (0/0), Enzo Fernandez (8/30), Jamie Gittens (0/16), Moises Caicedo (3/26), Romeo Lavia (0/8), Alejandro Garnacho (1/20), Estevao (2/20), Joao Pedro (14/31), Liam Delap (1/22), Marc Guiu (0/9), Mykhaylo Mudryk (0/0), Pedro Neto (5/29), Shumaira Mheuka (0/0).

Manchester City Squad

Listed below is the full squad of Manchester City players that the manager Pep Guardiola will choose from for the upcoming game:

Gianluigi Donnarumma (0/27), James Trafford (0/3), Marcus Bettinelli (0/0), Abdukodir Khusanov (0/15), John Stones (0/7), Josko Gvardiol (2/16), Marc Guehi (2/28), Max Alleyne (0/2), Nathan Ake (0/14), Rayan Ait Nouri (0/13), Rico Lewis (0/10), Ruben Dias (2/25), Bernardo Silva (2/30), Jeremy Doku (1/22), Mateo Kovacic (0/1), Matheus Nunes (1/27), Nico Gonzalez (1/21), Nico O'Reilly (4/28), Phil Foden (7/26), Rayan Cherki (3/25), Rodri (1/18), Ryan McAidoo (0/0), Savinho (0/17), Sverre Halseth Nypan (0/0), Tijjani Reijnders (5/26), Antoine Semenyo (15/29), Erling Haaland (22/29), Omar Marmoush (1/17).

Chelsea vs Manchester City Team News

Manchester City just have a single unavailable player for squad selection, when facing Chelsea at the Stamford Bridge.

Rodri nurses an injury and won't be travelling with Manchester City.

Chelsea vs Manchester City Lineups

Chelsea vs Manchester City H2H

Chelsea and Manchester City had to settle for a draw each in their most recent match, which finished with a 1-1 scoreline. The best betting odds on a draw at full-time with the bookies are at 27/10. In last ten encounters between the clubs, Manchester City have been the dominant force winning six matches against Chelsea. The bookies have Manchester City to win this match at best price odds of 11/10.

Chelsea vs Manchester City Results

Over 2.5 goals happened only three times in the last ten matches Chelsea took on Manchester City. Under 2.5 goals is best priced at odds of 3/2 with the bookies.

Chelsea vs Manchester City Betting Tips

Joao Pedro look like value in the goal scoring market with five strikes to his name in six Premier League matches. The visitors are crossing their fingers Antoine Semenyo adds to his three Premier League goals come this coming Sunday.

Chelsea claimed four wins, drew three and lost three of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Manchester City won five, drew two and lost three of their last 10 games away. Keep an eye out for both teams not to score at Stamford Bridge, as BTTS only came out six times in the previous 10 Premier League matches here for Chelsea. Both teams scored in six of the previous 10 away games for Manchester City.

Under 2.5 goals happened three times in the last ten encounters between these two rivals. Chelsea managed an average of 0.9 goals, with Manchester City averaging 1.6 goals in these. Both teams not to score was a winning bet five times in this run of matches. Chelsea saw over 2.5 goals in eight of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 2.3 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of the last ten games for Manchester City, who scored 1.8 times on average in these matches.