Manchester City v Chelsea: Match Preview & Odds

Manchester City host Chelsea in the Premier League’s late kick-off on Saturday evening hoping to keep the pressure on their title rivals

Manchester City host Chelsea in the Premier League’s late kick-off on Saturday evening hoping to keep the pressure on their title rivals, Liverpool and Arsenal. This highly-anticipated fixture at the Etihad Stadium often lives up to the hype with the clubs sharing eight goals in the reverse fixture back in November. Here at betting.bet we’ll provide the very best match odds and free bets from our partners at BetMGM as well as in-depth match insights, team news and expert betting tips.

Manchester City hitting top form

Manchester City head into the weekend two points adrift of league leaders, Liverpool but with a game in hand over their title rivals. Pep Guardiola’s side have won 11 consecutive matches in all competitions and are now unbeaten in 14. In the Premier League, Manchester City have 52 points from 23 matches and are the division’s highest scorers with 56 goals scored.

Chelsea woes

In contrast to Manchester City’s impressive campaign, Chelsea continue to struggle. The Blues are languishing in 10th position with just 34 points in 24 games. On Monday they did earn a first win in three matches, defeating Crystal Palace 3-1 at Selhurst Park.

Manchester City v Chelsea: head-to-head

The reverse fixture at Stamford Bridge saw Chelsea come from behind three times to earn a deserved 4-4 draw against Manchester City. A 95th minute equaliser from Manchester City academy graduate, Cole Palmer saw the sides share the points.

Tht draw in West London halted a run of six straight wins for Manchester City against Chelsea in all competitions. The Blues’ last win against Manchester City came in the 2021 UEFA Champions League final whilst their last league win against Saturday’s hosts came just three weeks prior to that win in Europe. An early goal for Julian Alvarez saw Manchester City seal a 1-0 win in the corresponding future last season.

Betting tips

It’s hard to bet against Manchester City on current form and even at odds of 33/100, the hosts look excellent value. Manchester City are unbeaten in the Premier League at the Etihad Stadium this season and have scored 29 goals in their 11 home league games. Meanwhile, Chelsea have recorded six losses in 12 league games on the road, conceding 22 goals in the process. Over 2.5 match goals has to be considered at 11/25 but over 2.5 goals for Manchester City looks even more tempting at 26/25.

Manchester City will be buoyed by the return of top goalscorer, Erling Haaland. The Norwegian missed almost two months of Premier League action but since returning he’s recorded two goals and one assist from his two starts. Haaland is the Premier League’s top scorer this season with 16 goals to his name and he’ll inevitably be popular in all goal scorer markets. Here’s just a few markets to consider backing Haaland in:

Chelsea have been behind in each of the past three Premier League games they’ve been involved in so we’d recommend that you consider backing Manchester City to be leading at half-time at a reasonable price of 7/10. 

Match odds

Manchester City: 33/100

Draw: 5/1

Chelsea: 8/1