Chelsea vs Manchester United Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 18th April 2026

When Manchester United come to Stamford Bridge for the Premier League match on Saturday, Chelsea will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.

Two places behind the league-leaders, Manchester United claimed 55 points from 32 rounds, while The Blues amassed 48 points. They now rank as number 6 in the Premier League standings.

Both Chelsea and Manchester United came through their most recent matches empty-handed and will be eager to avoid getting defeated once again. Who'll draw first blood at Stamford Bridge? We'll find out this coming Saturday.

Chelsea step into their next home match this coming Saturday having scored a nice average of 1.7 goals in ten matches. They managed a total of 17 goals, while also allowing 17 goals against. That is an average of 1.7 goals against per match. They were able to hang on to a clean sheet zero times in those matches.

The Red Devils scored 19 goals, conceded 13 and managed two clean sheets in their previous ten matches.

Chelsea lost to 2-1 Manchester United in their last encounter. This served as payback for the 1-0 win, which Chelsea dished out the match before that.

Chelsea vs Manchester United Prediction

Chelsea Form

Chelsea are currently performing inconsistently, as they lost against Everton by a 3-0 score, before winning 7-0 against Port Vale. They lost again in their most recent match, this time 0-3 against Manchester City. Chelsea claimed a modest two wins in their past six home matches in the Premier League. They also drew two and lost two, scored eight goals and conceded nine.

Manchester United Form

In their previous three matches, Manchester United won 3-1 against Aston Villa, drew 2-2 with Bournemouth before losing 1-2 against Leeds. In their last six away matches in the Premier League, Manchester United won twice, while also recording three draws. They endured one defeat in this run, with a scoreline from these matches saying nine goals conceded and ten scored.

Chelsea are scoring freely these days, Manchester United are doing just fine in that department as well, and we expect a match with plenty of goalson Saturday.

Chelsea earned eight points from their last eight matches against teams inside the top 6. They claimed two wins, following 11 goals scored while also conceding 13. Manchester United claimed 15 points in their last eight games against fellow teams from the top six, more than any other top six team this season in the Premier League. They won three matches while scoring 13 goals to 11 against. Chelsea are looking at a record of 13 wins, nine draws and ten defeats in the Premier League this season. Manchester United enjoy a record of 15 wins, ten draws and seven defeats in the Premier League.

Chelsea vs Manchester United Squads

Chelsea Squad

Rosenior will select the starting XI for the upcoming match against Manchester United 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), James Hillson (0/0), Robert Sanchez (0/30), Benoit Badiashile (0/8), Caleb Wiley (0/0), Jorrel Hato (0/17), Josh Acheampong (1/13), Levi Colwill (0/0), Malo Gusto (2/29), Mamadou Sarr (0/2), Marc Cucurella (1/28), Reece James (2/27), Tosin Adarabioyo (0/15), Trevoh Chalobah (3/29), Wesley Fofana (0/20), Andrey Santos (0/24), Cole Palmer (9/21), Dario Essugo (0/1), Enzo Fernandez (8/30), Jamie Gittens (0/16), Moises Caicedo (3/27), Romeo Lavia (0/9), Alejandro Garnacho (1/21), Estevao (2/21), Joao Pedro (14/32), Liam Delap (1/23), Marc Guiu (0/9), Mykhaylo Mudryk (0/0), Pedro Neto (5/30), Shumaira Mheuka (0/0).

Manchester United Squad

Below is the full team squad of Manchester United. The manager Carrick will pick his starting XI against Chelsea from these players:

Altay Bayindir (0/6), Senne Lammens (0/26), Tom Heaton (0/0), Ayden Heaven (0/14), Diego Leon (0/0), Diogo Dalot (1/30), Harry Maguire (1/18), Leny Yoro (0/29), Lisandro Martinez (0/15), Luke Shaw (0/32), Matthijs de Ligt (1/13), Noussair Mazraoui (0/16), Tyler Fredricson (0/1), Tyrell Malacia (0/2), Bruno Fernandes (8/29), Casemiro (8/30), Kobbie Mainoo (0/22), Manuel Ugarte (0/22), Mason Mount (3/18), Patrick Dorgu (3/22), Shea Lacey (0/2), Amad (2/26), Benjamin Sesko (9/27), Bryan Mbeumo (9/27), Chido Obi (0/0), Joshua Zirkzee (2/18), Matheus Cunha (7/29).

Chelsea vs Manchester United Team News

Manchester United are juggling with four absent players on on Saturday when travelling to Chelsea. Patrick Dorgu, Matheus Cunha, Matheus Cunha and Bruno Fernandes racked up too many penalty points and won't be in the Manchester United travelling party for their next match.

Chelsea vs Manchester United Lineups

Chelsea vs Manchester United H2H

Chelsea took a hit when Manchester United handed them a 2-1 defeat in their latest encounter. The former did win the reverse match though, as they secured a triumph to their name by claiming a 1-0 win. Chelsea enter the match against Manchester United with a 2-5-3 record in their previous ten encounters. A win rate of 20%, which is perhaps worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Chelsea vs Manchester United Results

As both teams found their way to the goal eight times in their previous ten matches, betting on BTTS naturally would have been profitable. Odds on both teams finding the back of the net are best priced at 1/2 with the bookies.

Chelsea vs Manchester United Betting Tips

It has been a superb season for Joao Pedro so far as he managed to score impressive 14 goals across all tournaments during the current campaign. He appears to be in great form currently, as he hit the target four times in his last six games, and The Blues rely on his abilities against Manchester United. Siding with him to find the back of the net this coming Saturday seems like a decent punt.

Chelsea claimed a modest four wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in two of the games, whilst losing four. Manchester United won four of their last 10 games away, drew four and lost two of the games in this run. Chelsea will feel optimistic about scoring on Saturday, with Manchester United managing a clean sheet once in the previous 10 away games. The hosts fought their way to three clean sheets in their previous 10 matches played at home.

Under 2.5 goals happened four times in the last ten encounters between these two rivals. Chelsea managed an average of 1.2 goals, with Manchester United averaging 1.5 goals in these. Both teams not to score was a winning bet two 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 1.9 goals during this run. Of the last ten games for Manchester United, seven had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 1.9 times goals per game.