After another victory against Tottenham midweek, Chelsea face their toughest challenge in the Premier league as they play against league leaders Manchester City on Saturday afternoon at the Etihad Stadium. Both teams have had a good run of form.
Our betting predictions for Manchester City vs Chelsea match are:
Manchester City vs Chelsea Betting Tips
Safe Bets
Manchester City have scored in fifteen consecutive games and have only one clean sheet in their last four games, while Chelsea have scored in seven consecutive games, therefore betting on both teams to score at odds of 1.77 (betway) is a safe bet.
Romelu Lukaku is back in the squad after his controversial statements and will be a key man for Chelsea due to his quality. Chelsea have been able to break Manchester City over the past few matches, hence betting on him to take over three shots at odds of 2.50 (betway) is one of the best bets of the match.
Manchester City have earned the most corners in the league this season while Chelsea have earned the third most. We expect a very attacking match and suggest betting on more than 9 corners being conceded in the match at odds of 1.66 (bet365) is another safe bet.
Quick Rich
Gundogan has been they key man for Guardiola in midfield and has also been their penalty taker. Betting on him to have over 2 shots on target at odds of 5.00 (betway) gives high returns at minimal risk.
Both teams have one of the best attacks in Europe and hence we expect a high goalscoring match and suggest betting on over 2.5 goals and 10.5 corners being conceded at odds of 3.30 (betway) is a good bet.
Win/Lose/Draw
Chelsea have three consecutive games while, Manchester City have won 7 games on the trot. Though we expect a close match, Manchester City are well rested and will be playing at home, hence we expect them to get a narrow win at odds of 1.70 (betway).
Bet During the Match
Raheem Sterling has found his goalscoring form over the past few months and if he starts the match, betting on him to take over 3 shots at odds of 2.00 (betway) is a safe bet.
Manchester City Overall form- WWWWW
Chelsea Overall form- DDWWW
