Chelsea vs Manchester City Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 16th May 2026
When Manchester City come to a neutral venue for the FA Cup match on Saturday, Chelsea will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.
Both Chelsea and The Sky Blues aim to show their respective set of fans they are the better side on Saturday, and we are bound to see an exciting game.
The Blues are in eminent form in the goal scoring department, banging in 34 goals in their previous ten matches. This creates an average of 3.4 goals per game. They held on for a clean sheet in four of these, conceding ten goals for an average of one per game.
Chelsea face off against Manchester City for the first time in a while, with The Sky Blues claiming a 1-0 win at Wembley back then.
Chelsea vs Manchester City Prediction
Chelsea Form
In has been a bit of everything for Chelsea in their previous three matches, where they first beat Leeds by 1-0. This was followed by a disappointing 1-3 defeat against Nottingham Forest, before an encounter with Liverpool produced a 1-1 draw. Chelsea have been in potent form at a neutral venue, winning no less than five of the past six FA Cup matches here. They remained without defeat, as they drew once, hammered in 20 goals while letting in four.
Manchester City Form
Manchester City went unbeaten through their last three matches, which began with a 3-3 draw against Everton. A 3-0 win against Brentford followed, before they beat Crystal Palace by 3-0. Manchester City picked up five wins from a possible six on their recent travels in the FA Cup, while scoring 15 and conceding six goals. They also lost once while drawing none.
Both Chelsea and Manchester City have been firing on all cylinders, while also conceding frequently. We should be in for a very entertaining match with goals aplenty.
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Chelsea vs Manchester City Stats
- Chelsea have lost 6 of the last 8 matches while scoring less than 0.5 goals
- Chelsea have won 4 of the last 5 matches in the FA Cup while scoring more than 3.5 goals
- In 9 of the last 11 Chelsea matches in the FA Cup, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Chelsea have won 4 of the last 5 matches in the FA Cup while scoring more than 2.5 goals
- Chelsea have lost 6 of the last 8 matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Manchester City have won 10 of the last 11 matches in the FA Cup while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- In 8 of the last 9 Manchester City matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Manchester City have won the last 3 matches in a row while scoring less than 2.5 goals
- Manchester City have won 5 of the last 6 matches while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- Manchester City have won the last 4 matches in a row and the sum of goals was under 3.5
Chelsea vs Manchester City Squads
Chelsea Squad
Calum McFarlane will choose the starting lineup for the upcoming game against Manchester City from the following players:
Joergensen, Slonina, Hillson, Sanchez, Badiashile, Wiley, Hato, Acheampong, Colwill, Gusto, Sarr, Cucurella, James, Adarabioyo, Chalobah, Fofana, Santos, Palmer, Essugo, Fernandez, Gittens, Caicedo, Lavia, Garnacho, Estevao, Pedro, Delap, Guiu, Mudryk, Neto, Mheuka.
Manchester City Squad
Below is the full team squad of Manchester City. The manager Guardiola will pick his starting XI against Chelsea from these players:
Abdukodir Khusanov, Antoine Semenyo, Bernardo Silva, Erling Haaland, Gianluigi Donnarumma, James Trafford, Jeremy Doku, John Stones, Josko Gvardiol, Marc Guehi, Marcus Bettinelli, Mateo Kovacic, Matheus Nunes, Max Alleyne, Nathan Ake, Nico Gonzalez, Nico O'Reilly, Omar Marmoush, Phil Foden, Rayan Ait Nouri, Rayan Cherki, Rico Lewis, Rodri, Ruben Dias, Ryan McAidoo, Savinho, Sverre Halseth Nypan, Tijjani Reijnders.
Chelsea vs Manchester City Team News
Manchester City seem to have only one player on the injured and absent list, when they travel to a neutral venue to face Chelsea.
Rodri is too injured to face Manchester City.
Chelsea vs Manchester City Lineups
Chelsea vs Manchester City H2H
The last time The Blues faced off against The Citizens, Manchester City claimed a 1-0 win at Wembley. Chelsea go into their upcoming match against Manchester City with a 33% winning record in recent meetings. This gives them a 2-0-4 record in the latest encounters with their next opponent. A record worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.
Chelsea vs Manchester City Results
The scenario of both teams to score came out two times in the last six matches between Chelsea and Manchester City.
Chelsea vs Manchester City Betting Tips
Pedro Neto has four strikes in six FA Cup matches for The Blues, who will be relying on his services, when clashing with Manchester City. The visitors are looking to Erling Haaland, who has provided his team with three FA Cup goals.
Chelsea claimed three wins, drew two and lost five of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Manchester City won six, drew three and lost one of their last 10 games away. Manchester City have been quick to get off the mark in their previous 10 outings, scoring the opening goal an impressive seven times. Their hosts this coming Saturday scored the first goal of the game in four of their last 10 home games.
Over 2.5 goals came out three times in the last six encounters between these two teams. Chelsea managed an average of 1.17 goals, with Manchester City averaging 1.67 goals in these games. Both teams to score was a winning bet two times in this run of matches. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of Chelsea’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of one goal during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in eight of the last ten games for Manchester City, who managed to hit the net 2.4 times on average in these games.