Manchester United vs Chelsea Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 6th December 2023

Manchester United take on Chelsea for a match in the Premier League this coming Wednesday at Old Trafford.

Placed seventh in the table Manchester United have amassed 24 points after 14 matches. On 19 points, Chelsea rank tenth with 14 matches played this season.

Manchester United will be looking to open a further gap in the table on The Blues when clashing in the Premier League this coming Wednesday. The visitors will be eager to prevent exactly that from happening and they will surely want to keep tap on their upcoming opponent.

The Red Devils scored 11 goals, conceded ten and fought their way to four clean sheets in their previous ten matches.

The Blues scored 20 goals, conceded 17 and held on for a clean sheet in two of their last ten matches.

Manchester United celebrated a 4-1 win in their most recent meeting with their The Blues. Are we in for something similar at Old Trafford on Wednesday, or does the latter have something else in store?

Manchester United vs Chelsea Prediction

Manchester United Form

Judging by their last three matches, we can expect a bit of everything from Manchester United at the moment. Against Everton, they came out on top in a 0-3 win, before drawing 3-3 against Galatasaray. Most recently, they were left reeling in a 1-0 defeat against Newcastle. Manchester United claimed a middle-of-the-road three wins in their previous six matches on home soil in the Premier League. They also drew zero and lost three, as they scored seven and conceded ten goals.

Chelsea Form

Chelsea collected four points from a possible nine in their last three matches. An encounter with Manchester City brought a 4-4 draw, which was followed by a 4-1 defeat at the hands of Newcastle. Their most recent game had them back on the winning trail as they beat Brighton by a 3-2 scoreline. Chelsea won three of a possible six away matches in the Premier League, as well as playing one draw and suffering two defeats. They scored 12 while also conceding nine times.

Chelsea won two of their last eight matches against teams from the top half of the Premier League table, scoring 16 and conceding 18 goals. They collected nine points from these. Manchester United have a record of eight wins, zero draws and six defeats in the Premier League this season. Chelsea enjoy a record of five wins, four draws and five defeats in the Premier League.

Manchester United vs Chelsea Squads

Manchester United Squad

The 53-year-old ten Hag will select the starting eleven against Chelsea from this squad. The statistics represent goals scored and matches played in the Premier League this season:

Altay Bayindir (0/0), Andre Onana (0/14), Tom Heaton (0/0), Aaron Wan-Bissaka (0/8), Diogo Dalot (1/13), Harry Maguire (0/9), Jonny Evans (0/6), Lisandro Martinez (0/5), Luke Shaw (0/4), Raphael Varane (1/8), Sergio Reguilon (0/5), Tyrell Malacia (0/0), Victor Lindelof (1/11), Bruno Fernandes (3/14), Casemiro (1/8), Christian Eriksen (1/11), Donny van de Beek (0/0), Facundo Pellistri (0/6), Hannibal Mejbri (1/3), Jadon Sancho (0/3), Kobbie Mainoo (0/2), Mason Mount (0/8), Scott McTominay (3/11), Sofyan Amrabat (0/7), Alejandro Garnacho (1/12), Anthony Martial (1/12), Antony (0/10), Marcus Rashford (2/13), Rasmus Hoejlund (0/10).

Chelsea Squad

This is the full squad of players that the Chelsea head coach Pochettino will select from for his starting XI:

Djordje Petrovic (0/0), Marcus Bettinelli (0/0), Robert Sanchez (0/14), Axel Disasi (1/12), Ben Chilwell (0/6), Benoit Badiashile (0/2), Ian Maatsen (0/8), Levi Colwill (1/13), Malang Sarr (0/0), Malo Gusto (0/9), Marc Cucurella (0/7), Reece James (0/6), Thiago Silva (1/14), Trevoh Chalobah (0/0), Wesley Fofana (0/0), Carney Chukwuemeka (1/2), Christopher Nkunku (0/0), Cole Palmer (4/12), Conor Gallagher (0/14), Deivid de Souza (0/1), Enzo Fernandez (2/13), Lesley Ugochukwu (0/9), Moises Caicedo (0/12), Mykhaylo Mudryk (2/12), Noni Madueke (0/6), Romeo Lavia (0/0), Armando Broja (1/6), Nicolas Jackson (6/13), Raheem Sterling (5/14).

Manchester United vs Chelsea Team News

Manchester United could have as many as nine players on the injured and absent list, when they face up to Chelsea this coming Wednesday. For their upcoming match in round 15, Manchester United are unable to call upon Jadon Sancho, who is suspended.

Mason Mount, Christian Eriksen, Jonny Evans, Casemiro, Lisandro Martinez, Harry Maguire, Antony, Mason Mount and Tyrell Malacia nurses various injuries and won't take part for Manchester United against Chelsea at Old Trafford.

Chelsea could have a whole host of players on the injured and absent players for their next match, as eight players are nursing various problems. Conor Gallagher won't turn out for Chelsea in their next match, as he has been suspended due to accumulating too many penalty points.

Malo Gusto, Ben Chilwell, Romeo Lavia, Carney Chukwuemeka, Trevoh Chalobah, Christopher Nkunku, Wesley Fofana and Marcus Bettinelli all face a spell on the sidelines for Chelsea due to various injuries.

Manchester United vs Chelsea Lineups

Manchester United vs Chelsea H2H

The late encounter in the Premier League between these two teams was a belter of a 4-1 match. Are we in for a similar goal-fest on Wednesday? Manchester United have a 30% win rate in the against Chelsea, who won zero of these matches. The total record reads 3-7-0, which is worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Manchester United vs Chelsea Results

In the last ten matches between Manchester United and Chelsea, both teams to score came up six times.

Manchester United vs Chelsea Betting Tips

Having scored just once lately in the Premier League, Victor Nilsson Lindeloef will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Chelsea hope Nicolas Jackson can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of four Premier League goals in his last six Premier League games.

Manchester United racked up five wins from a possible 10 across all tournaments at Old Trafford, drew zero and lost five. Chelsea won four of their previous 10 away, drew one and lost five times. Both teams hit the back of the net in five of the last 10 matches for Manchester United on home soil. Both scored at least once in seven of the previous 10 away games for Chelsea.

Both teams to not score paid out four times in the past ten encounters between Chelsea and Manchester United, whereas under 2.5 goals happened three times. Manchester United scored an average of 1.6 goals a game, with Chelsea averaging 0.7 goals in this run. Manchester United saw over 2.5 goals in six of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.4 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of the last ten games for Chelsea, who scored 2.3 times on average in these matches.