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Man City vs Chelsea Predictions - Goals predicted at the Etihad

Ralph Staniforth

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Last updated: 24 Jan 2025

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Ralph Staniforth 24 Jan 2025

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Man City and Chelsea likely to produce a high-scoring match.
Both teams exhibit defensive struggles; BTTS and over 2.5 goals are promising bets.
Key injuries might influence the outcome, making it a game to watch.

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Man City have seen over 5.5 goals in their last 2 games (Getty)

Man City vs Chelsea Predictions

Man City and Chelsea concede tonnes of goals and both sides have top attacking quality. BTTS and over 2.5 goals are likely between these top four hopefuls.

Man City vs Chelsea Predictions
Stats
Head to Head
Man City Form
Man City Injuries & Team News
Chelsea Form
Chelsea Injuries & Team News

Stats

Man City have seen over 5.5 goals in their last 2 games.
Man City have seen BTTS in 3 consecutive home Premier League matches.
Man City have seen BTTS in 2 of their last 3 EPL games against Chelsea.
Chelsea have seen over 3.5 goals in their last 3 games.
Chelsea have seen BTTS in 3 consecutive EPL matches.

Head to Head

Chelsea have a 71-67 advantage against Man City in 179 meetings with 41 draws. These sides have seen 12 goals in their last three Premier League encounters.

Man City Form

Man City have climbed back into top-four contention in the Premier League after a five-match unbeaten run. The EPL champions are fifth and two points behind Chelsea.

City won three consecutive matches, beating Leicester 2-0, West Ham 4-1 and Salford 8-0 in late December and early January. Pep Guardiola’s side then gave up a 2-0 lead and drew 2-2 at Brentford before thrashing Ipswich 6-0.

The Citizens’ patchy form continued after giving up another 2-0 advantage and losing 4-2 against PSG. Jack Grealish and Erling Haaland scored early in the second half but City faced 26 shots and conceded four goals.

Man City Injuries & Team News

Midfielder Rodri is out for the season with an ACL injury.

Forward Oscar Bobb and defender Nathan Ake won’t feature due to injury.

Erling Haaland has scored five goals in his last five appearances and is likely to start.

Chelsea Form

Enzo Maresca’s Chelsea are fourth in the Premier League and lead fifth-placed Man City by two points. The Blues have dropped points in five of their previous six league games.

Chelsea were winless in four, drawing with Everton 0-0 and Palace 1-1 and losing to Ipswich 2-0 and Fulham 2-1. The Londoners replied with a 5-0 win over Morecambe and dropped further points in a 2-2 draw against Bournemouth.

Maresca’s outfit secured their first league win of 2025 by beating Wolves 3-1 at home on Monday. The Blues were dominant with 3.15-1.07 XG and Tosin Adarabioyo, Marc Cucurella and Noni Madueke got the goals.

Chelsea Injuries & Team News

Forward Mykhailo Mudryk is suspended.

Defensive duo Benoît Badiashile and Wesley Fofana are unavailable due to injury.

Midfielder Roméo Lavia is also sidelined here with an injury.

Verdict

Man City v Chelsea

City and Chelsea are unconvincing at the back and the inconsistent sides can produce another high-scorer here. Sticking with BTTS and over 2.5 goals are the best bets.

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