Chelsea vs Manchester United Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 4th April 2024

Chelsea welcome The Red Devils this coming Thursday in the Premier League, with the host motivated by the possibility of closing the gap in the table on the visitors. On the other hand, the latter could distance themselves even further with a win in this exciting round 31 match.

Chelsea are looking to avenge a disappointing defeat against Manchester United in their last meeting. According to the bookmakers, a win for the home team looks like a likely scenario.

Chelsea show off very admirable numbers from their past ten matches, as they scored two goals on average per match. That makes a total of 20 goals, whilst they allowed 19 goals against, for an average of 1.9 per outing. They pulled off one clean sheets.

The Red Devils scored 19 goals, conceded 15 and managed two clean sheets in their previous ten matches.

Manchester United won 2-1 and 4-1 in the two most recent meetings with The Blues, and go into their upcoming match with a psychological advantage.

Chelsea vs Manchester United Prediction

Chelsea Form

Chelsea look well suited to take on any opponent presently, as their last 3 matches saw them gain 7 points. They ran out 3-2 and 4-2 against Newcastle and Leicester respectively. Their winning streak came to an end against Burnley, who claimed a point in a 2-2 draw. Chelsea won four of their previous six Premier League games at the Stamford Bridge. They both drew and lost once, as they conceded nine and scored 12 goals.

Manchester United Form

In their previous three outings, Manchester United won by 2-0 against Everton, drew 2-2 with Liverpool, before also drawing 1-1 against Brentford. Manchester United won three of a possible six away matches in the Premier League, as well as playing one draw and suffering two defeats. They scored 11 while also conceding 11 times.

You could argue a case on behalf of both teams, but form quite simply looks better, and the prices with the bookmakers for a home win are decent. Therefore, Chelsea get the nod here against Manchester United.

Chelsea fought their way to one wins and seven points from their last eight games against teams inside the top six. They were on target 14 times in these matches, but also let in 16 goals. Chelsea have a record of 11 wins, seven draws and ten defeats in the Premier League this season. Manchester United are looking at 15 wins, three draws and 11 defeats in the Premier League.

Chelsea vs Manchester United Squads

Chelsea Squad

The 52-year-old coach of the home team, Mauricio Pochettino, will select the lineup against Manchester United from the squad below. The information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Premier League this season:

Djordje Petrovic (0/13), Marcus Bettinelli (0/0), Robert Sanchez (0/16), Alfie Gilchrist (0/6), Axel Disasi (2/26), Ben Chilwell (0/12), Benoit Badiashile (0/9), Levi Colwill (1/23), Malang Sarr (0/0), Malo Gusto (0/21), Marc Cucurella (0/11), Reece James (0/8), Thiago Silva (2/23), Trevoh Chalobah (0/3), Wesley Fofana (0/0), Carney Chukwuemeka (1/6), Cesare Casadei (0/3), Cole Palmer (13/25), Conor Gallagher (2/27), Deivid Washington (0/0), Enzo Fernandez (3/25), Lesley Ugochukwu (0/10), Moises Caicedo (0/25), Mykhaylo Mudryk (4/22), Noni Madueke (2/13), Romeo Lavia (0/1), Christopher Nkunku (2/7), Diego Moreira (0/0), Nicolas Jackson (9/25), Raheem Sterling (6/26).

Manchester United Squad

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

Altay Bayindir (0/0), Andre Onana (0/29), Tom Heaton (0/0), Aaron Wan-Bissaka (0/13), Diogo Dalot (1/27), Harry Maguire (1/17), Jonny Evans (0/18), Lisandro Martinez (0/9), Luke Shaw (0/12), Raphael Varane (1/20), Tyrell Malacia (0/0), Victor Lindelof (1/19), Willy Kambwala (0/4), Bruno Fernandes (4/28), Casemiro (1/16), Christian Eriksen (1/16), Kobbie Mainoo (1/15), Mason Mount (1/9), Omari Forson (0/3), Scott McTominay (7/26), Sofyan Amrabat (0/14), Alejandro Garnacho (5/27), Amad Diallo (0/2), Anthony Martial (1/13), Antony (0/23), Marcus Rashford (7/28), Rasmus Hoejlund (7/21), Shola Shoretire (0/0).

Chelsea vs Manchester United Team News

The injured and absent list looks to be stretched wide for Chelsea, as they prepare to meet Manchester United, since seven could be missing.

Benoit Badiashile, Romeo Lavia, Lesley Ugochukwu, Marc Cucurella, Robert Sanchez, Reece James and Wesley Fofana nurses various injuries and won't take part for Chelsea against Manchester United at Stamford Bridge.

Manchester United could have up to seven players on the injured and absent players for their match on Thursday atStamford Bridge For instance, Manchester United won't be able to field Andre Onana as he serves out a ban following too many cards.

Names like Luke Shaw, Lisandro Martinez, Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Anthony Martial, Mason Mount, Antony and Tyrell Malacia most likely won't be deemed fit enough to play Chelsea.

Chelsea vs Manchester United Lineups

Chelsea vs Manchester United H2H

Manchester United got the better of The Blues in the last two h2h meetings, winning by 2-1 and 4-1, respectively. Chelsea go into their upcoming match against Manchester United with a 0% winning record in recent meetings. This gives them a 0-6-4 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 United Results

Over 2.5 goals happened only three times in the last ten matches Chelsea took on Manchester United. Under 2.5 goals is best priced at odds of 2/1 with the bookies.

Chelsea vs Manchester United Betting Tips

It has been a superb season for Cole Palmer so far as he managed to score impressive 13 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 Chelsea rely on his abilities against Manchester United. Siding with him to find the back of the net on Thursday seems like a decent punt.

Chelsea won six of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing two and losing two as well. Manchester United won six from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew one and lost three in this run. Goals are flowing freely for Chelsea on home soil currently, as both teams scored in six of their last 10 matches here. Both teams were also on target seven times in Manchester United''s last 10 league games away from home.

Under 2.5 goals happened three times in the last ten encounters between these two rivals. Chelsea managed an average of 0.6 goals, with Manchester United averaging 1.6 goals in these. Both teams not to score was a winning bet four times in this run of matches. Over 2.5 goals came out eight times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Chelsea, who scored an average of 2.3 goals along the way. In the last ten games for Manchester United, seven of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 2.1 times goals per game themselves.