Manchester City vs Chelsea Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 21st May 2023

Manchester City go up against Chelsea at Etihad Stadium this coming Sunday in a thrilling Premier League match.

Manchester City are currently number one with 85 points and will be very eager to hang to that position at the very least. Qualifying for the Champions League would naturally boost the club coffers and bring excitement to Etihad Stadium.

As Chelsea are behind Manchester City in the table by double digits, beating the league leaders would not only be surprising but also massive for the hosts.

Manchester City arrive at their next Premier League match, averaging a fabulous 2.8 goals per game in their last ten matches in which, they scored a delicious total of 28, while also conceding six goals. That amounts to an average of 0.6 per game in which, they kept their opponents from scoring four times.

Chelsea are currently decent goalscorers, as they managed a bearable 12 goals in the past ten outings for an average of 1.2 goals a game. Their opponents scored a total of 16 goals, and while Chelsea claimed one clean sheets, they conceded an average of 1.6 goals per match.

Manchester City hope to extend their grip on Chelsea, whom they outclassed in their last two meetings, winning 1-0 and 1-0, respectively.

Manchester City vs Chelsea Prediction

Manchester City Form

Manchester City should be high on confidence, as their last three matches saw them gain seven points. They started off drawing 1-1 with Real Madrid, before beating first Everton by 0-3, then Real Madrid in a 4-0 win. Manchester City took six wins in their last six Premier League matches on home soil, as they scored 18 and let in four goals.

Chelsea Form

Chelsea claimed four points from a possible nine in their last three matches across all tournaments, which opened with a defeat 3-1 against Arsenal. A 1-3 win followed against Bournemouth, before drawing 2-2 with Nottingham Forest. Chelsea, meanwhile, won twice, while they've drawn one and lost three in their last six away in the Premier League.

Manchester City should be too strong against Chelsea to drop any points, and combining this with over 2.5 goals, ups the price on the expected home win at Etihad Stadium.

Manchester City took 53 points from their last 19 encounters with teams from the bottom half of the Premier League table. This amounts to 17 wins after scoring 53 times and conceding nine. Chelsea scored nine goals and conceded 23 in their last 17 encounters with teams in the top half of the Premier League. This led to one win and nine points. Manchester City have a record of 27 wins, four draws and four defeats in the Premier League this season. Chelsea enjoy a record of 11 wins, ten draws and 14 defeats in the Premier League.

Manchester City vs Chelsea Squads

Manchester City Squad

Josep Guardiola will choose the starting lineup for the upcoming game against Chelsea from the players listed below (the information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Premier League this season):

Ederson (0/34), Scott Carson (0/0), Stefan Ortega (0/1), Aymeric Laporte (0/10), Benjamin Mendy (0/0), John Stones (2/21), Kyle Walker (0/24), Manuel Akanji (0/28), Nathan Ake (1/25), Rico Lewis (0/11), Ruben Dias (0/26), Sergio Gomez (0/9), Bernardo Silva (4/33), Cole Palmer (0/11), Ilkay Gundogan (8/30), Jack Grealish (5/28), Kalvin Phillips (0/9), Kevin De Bruyne (7/30), Maximo Perrone (0/1), Phil Foden (10/29), Rodri (2/34), Erling Haaland (36/33), Julian Alvarez (8/28), Riyad Mahrez (5/27).

Chelsea Squad

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

Edouard Mendy (0/10), Gabriel Slonina (0/0), Kepa Arrizabalaga (0/26), Marcus Bettinelli (0/0), Ben Chilwell (2/23), Benoit Badiashile (1/11), Cesar Azpilicueta (0/22), Kalidou Koulibaly (2/22), Marc Cucurella (0/24), Reece James (1/16), Thiago Silva (0/25), Trevoh Chalobah (0/22), Wesley Fofana (1/14), Carney Chukwuemeka (0/0), Christian Pulisic (1/21), Conor Gallagher (3/32), Denis Zakaria (0/0), Enzo Fernandez (0/15), Hakim Ziyech (0/17), Kai Havertz (7/32), Lewis Hall (0/0), Mason Mount (3/24), Mateo Kovacic (1/26), Mykhaylo Mudryk (0/13), N'Golo Kanté (0/7), Noni Madueke (1/9), Ruben Loftus-Cheek (0/22), Armando Broja (0/0), David Datro Fofana (0/0), Joao Felix (3/14), Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (1/15), Raheem Sterling (6/26).

Manchester City vs Chelsea Team News

Manchester City might be looking at four missing players for their upcoming assignment against Chelsea. For their upcoming match in round 37, Manchester City are unable to call upon Benjamin Mendy, who is suspended.

Jack Grealish, Ruben Dias and Julian Alvarez are missing from the squad, Manchester City will field against Chelseaon Sunday.

Chelsea could have up to ten players on the injured and absent players for their match on Sunday atEtihad Stadium

Chelsea need to do without Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Edouard Mendy, Raheem Sterling, Christian Pulisic, Armando Broja, Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Ben Chilwell, Reece James, Wesley Fofana and N'Golo Kanté, who are not fit enough to travel to Etihad Stadium.

Manchester City vs Chelsea Lineups

Manchester City vs Chelsea H2H

Manchester City go into their encounter with fond memories, as they won 1-0 and 1-0 the last two times they played Chelsea. Manchester City will be hoping to add another win to their fine tally against Chelsea. They are enjoying a good 7-0-3 advantage against their forthcoming visitors. The bookies best betting odds on a home win are at 1/4.

Manchester City vs Chelsea Results

Both teams found the back of the net four times in the last ten matches between Manchester City and Chelsea.

Manchester City vs Chelsea Betting Tips

It has been a superb season for Erling Haaland so far as he managed to score impressive 36 goals across all tournaments during the current campaign. He appears to be in great form currently, as he hit the target six times in his last six games, and Manchester City rely on his abilities against Chelsea. Siding with him to find the back of the net on Sunday seems like a decent punt.

Of their last 10 matches at home across all tournaments Manchester City won ten times and lost zero as well. Chelsea won two times, drew two and lost six of their last 10 games away from home. Both teams scored in seven of the last 10 home league matches for Manchester City. Both teams also found the back of the net six times in the previous 10 league games away for Chelsea.

Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the last ten encounters between these two teams. Manchester City managed an average of 1.7 goals, with Chelsea averaging 0.8 goals in these. Both teams to score was a winning bet four times in this run of matches. Over 2.5 goals happened in eight of Manchester City’s last ten home matches across the tournaments. They scored an average of 2.6 goals in the process. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of the last ten outings for Chelsea, who managed to score 0.7 times in those matches.