Read our prediction for Manchester City vs Chelsea below. This preview was written by a sport journalist who is specialised in betting tips and predictions. Use our betting tips for the match between Urawa Red Diamonds and Kashima Antlers and you can increase your winnings!
Manchester City and Chelsea meet at Etihad Stadium in a match of the 14th round of the Barclays Premier League. At this stage, the history of direct confrontations is favorable to the home team, which has 4 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss in the last 6 games. Indeed, the last time they met at this stadium was on 08-18-2015, in a game for the Barclays Premier League that ended with Manchester City’s 3-0 win. The goals of the match were scored by S. Aguero (31 ‘), V. Kompany (79’) and Fernandinho (85 ‘) for Manchester City.
Manchester City
The home team is currently in 3rd place with 30 points earned after 9 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss. In the penultimate match, he won away to Crystal Palace by (1-2). In the last match, he won out for Burnley by (1-2). For the championship, Manchester City conquered 12 points in 18 chances, after 3 wins and 3 draws in the last 6 games that played in his stadium.
In this competition, you have not lost any of the last 6 games in your stadium. The team allowed their opponents to score in 8 of the last 10 games, so they have not shown great defensive solidity, but their attack has scored regularly, as they managed to make it 9 out of the last 10 games in this competition. In 13 games in this competition, he only managed 1 turn on the scoreboard in the 4 games in which he suffered the first goal.
Manchester City come to this game with a precious victory in the field of Burnley by 1-2, adding the sixth consecutive game without losing in official matches: the two goals were scored by Sergio Aguero. Usually coach Pep Guardiola lines up his players in 4-2-3-1 benefiting possession of the ball and organized bouts: Yaya Touré is largely responsible for organizing and creating the offensive process. However, Sergio Agüero is the team’s top scorer with 10 goals scored. In home games, we can see a very competent Manchester City both in attack and defense, averaging 2 goals and conceded an average of 0.8 goals per game. For this game the coach can not count on Kompany, Clichy, Sterling and Fabian Delph, players who recover from injury.
Chelsea
The visiting team is currently in 1st place with 31 points, after 10 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses. In the penultimate match, he won out for Middlesbrough by (0-1). In the last match, won at home to Tottenham by (2-1). In the last 6 away games for the championship Chelsea have recorded 4 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss, having won 13 points out of 18. His attack has scored regularly, as he has scored goals in 9 of the last 10 games for this competition. In 13 games in this competition, he managed to get back on the scoring in 2 of the 4 games in which he suffered the first goal.
The Chelsea team arrive at this motivated game, due to a 2-1 home win against Tottenham, winning their seventh consecutive English league win: goals from the upset were scored by Peter and Moses. In this away game, coach Antonio Conte must maintain the usual tactical system of the last games, namely 3-4-3, with Diego Costa being the most advanced man on the team: this player is the top scorer with 10 goals scored. It is important to note that Chelsea have a positive return on the spot as they have won 6 matches, 4 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss. For this coaching game you can not count on John Terry, Loftus-Cheek and Obi Mikel, all injured.
Prediction: Both team to score – Yes @ 1.66