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Chelsea FC vs Manchester City FC, 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2018-19
Chelsea FC
2 – 0
Full Time
Manchester City FC
Sat 8 Dec 2018 · 17:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Chelsea FC vs Manchester City FC — Premier League .

Match Details

  • Referee Stuart Burt
  • Referee Andre Marriner
  • Referee Michael Oliver
  • Referee Simon Bennett

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Manchester City FC 5 15
2 Arsenal FC 5 12
3 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 5 10
4 Brentford FC 5 9
5 Leeds United FC 5 9
6 Liverpool FC 5 9
7 Everton FC 5 9
8 Hull City AFC 5 8
9 Newcastle United FC 5 8
10 Chelsea FC 5 7
11 Ipswich Town FC 5 6
12 Manchester United FC 5 5
13 Nottingham Forest FC 5 5
14 Sunderland AFC 5 4
15 Crystal Palace FC 5 4
16 Aston Villa FC 5 4
17 AFC Bournemouth 5 3
18 Coventry City FC 5 3
19 Fulham FC 5 2
20 Tottenham Hotspur FC 5 2

Head-to-Head

5
3
13
Chelsea FC 21 games · Avg 2.6 goals Manchester City FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-12-08 Chelsea FC 2–0 Manchester City FC

Recent Form

Chelsea FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Dec Manchester City FC H 2–0 W
05 Dec Wolverhampton Wanderers FC A 1–2 L
02 Dec Fulham FC H 2–0 W
29 Nov PAOK FC H 4–0 W
24 Nov Tottenham Hotspur FC A 1–3 L
11 Nov Everton FC H 0–0 D
Manchester City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Dec Chelsea FC A 0–2 L
04 Dec Watford FC A 2–1 W
01 Dec AFC Bournemouth H 3–1 W
27 Nov Olympique Lyonnais A 2–2 D
24 Nov West Ham United FC A 4–0 W
11 Nov Manchester United FC H 3–1 W

Season Stats

Chelsea FC Manchester City FC
#10 Position #1
7 Points 15
5 Played 5
2 / 1 / 2 W / D / L 5 / 0 / 0
10 Scored 13
12 Conceded 5
-2 GD +8
1.40 PPG 3.00
40% Win % 100%

Key Stats

38% Both Teams to Score
H2H (21 games)
43% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Chelsea FC this season
40% Clean Sheets
Manchester City FC this season

Chelsea FC are 10th (7 pts). Manchester City FC are 1st (15 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Chelsea FC
0-15
5/–
16-30
–/3
31-45
2/2
46-60
1/2
61-75
2/1
76+
–/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Manchester City FC
0-15
1/1
16-30
3/1
31-45
1/1
46-60
4/1
61-75
–/–
76+
4/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Chelsea FC
Joao Pedro 3 G 3 A
Morgan Rogers 3 G 1 A
Cole Palmer 2 G 2 A
Pedro Neto 1 G
Romeo Lavia 1 G
Manchester City FC
Erling Haaland 5 G
Rayan Cherki 3 G 2 A
Antoine Semenyo 2 G 3 A
Josko Gvardiol 1 G 2 A
Marc Guehi 1 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Chelsea FC welcome Manchester City FC for this crunch clash at .
  • 5' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 5 minutes.
  • 10' With 1 assists to his name this season, Bernardo Silva is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Chelsea FC.
  • 15' N'Golo Kante has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 15 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 20' Manchester City FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 25' Manchester City FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 30' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 35' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 40' Manchester City FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 45' Goal! N'Golo Kante scores his 10 goal in 411 matches.
  • 50' Eden Hazard is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Manchester City FC so far.
  • 53' It is a substitution in Manchester City FC team. Leroy Sane is replaced by Gabriel Jesus on 53 minute.
  • 58' It looks surprising Chelsea FC does not make any changes. Fernandinho has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 63' Controversy at the stadium! Jorginho argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 65' The crowd applauds Mateo Kovacic as he leaves the pitch. Ross Barkley steps in for Chelsea FC.
  • 68' The Manchester City FC bench stirs into life. David Silva is withdrawn and Ilkay Gundogan gets his opportunity.
  • 73' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 75' Chelsea FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ruben Loftus-Cheek is hanging Willian on the field on 75 minute.
  • 78' Brilliant from the ! David Luiz makes it 2-0 with a superb finish on 78.
  • 80' Pedro was booked on 80.
  • 84' Manchester City FC make a change. Riyad Mahrez trudges off to be replaced by Phil Foden on 84 minutes.
  • 89' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Chelsea FC and Manchester City FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 90' Olivier Giroud has so much to prove this time. He replaces Eden Hazard on 90 minute.
  • Manchester City FC will have plenty to reflect on. Chelsea FC were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Chelsea FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Maurizio Sarri

Manchester City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pep Guardiola

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Riyad Mahrez 5
Erling Haaland 4
Julian Alvarez 4
Kevin De Bruyne 4
Phil Foden 3
Raheem Sterling 3
Sergio Aguero 3
Rodri 2

Head to Head

2018-12-08 Chelsea FC 2–0 Manchester City FC

Chelsea FC Form

2018-12-08 Chelsea FC 2–0 Manchester City FC W 2018-12-05 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 2–1 Chelsea FC L 2018-12-02 Chelsea FC 2–0 Fulham FC W 2018-11-29 Chelsea FC 4–0 PAOK FC W 2018-11-24 Tottenham Hotspur FC 3–1 Chelsea FC L 2018-11-11 Chelsea FC 0–0 Everton FC D

Manchester City FC Form

2018-12-08 Chelsea FC 2–0 Manchester City FC L 2018-12-04 Watford FC 1–2 Manchester City FC W 2018-12-01 Manchester City FC 3–1 AFC Bournemouth W 2018-11-27 Olympique Lyonnais 2–2 Manchester City FC D 2018-11-24 West Ham United FC 0–4 Manchester City FC W 2018-11-11 Manchester City FC 3–1 Manchester United FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
0 / 4
1.77 Chelsea FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.4 Manchester City FC xG
I would bet for: Chelsea FC or Manchester City FC 78% + Over 2.5 goals 77%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Chelsea FC35% Draw22% Manchester City FC43%
Actual: Chelsea FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes75% 0% No25%
Avg goals/match: 4.17
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 92%
8%
± 2.5 77%
23%
± 3.5 59%
41%
± 4.5 40%
60%

Double Chance

Chelsea FC or Draw
57%
Draw or Manchester City FC
65%
Chelsea FC or Manchester City FC
78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Chelsea FC24% Draw37% Manchester City FC39%
Actual: Chelsea FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 2–0 not predicted
2 – 0
Actual
1 – 2
7.7%
1 – 1
7.4%
2 – 2
6.7%
1 – 3
6%
2 – 1
5.7%
2 – 3
5.3%
0 – 2
4.6%
3 – 2
3.9%
1 – 4
3.6%
0 – 3
3.5%
0 – 1
3.4%
3 – 1
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Chelsea FC

Handicap Chelsea FC covers Push Manchester City FC covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 8% 86%
-1.5 14% — 86%
-1 14% 14% 72%
-0.5 28% — 72%
+0.5 49% — 51%
+1 49% 19% 32%
+1.5 68% — 32%
+2 68% 15% 17%
+2.5 83% — 17%

Clean Sheet

Chelsea FC keeps clean sheet
10% ✗
Manchester City FC keeps clean sheet
18% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.