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Chelsea FC vs Manchester City FC, Premier League 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2021-22
Chelsea FC
0 – 1
Full Time
Manchester City FC
Sat 25 Sep 2021 · 11:30 UTC Stamford Bridge HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 65' Aymeric Laporte
Marcos Alonso 77' Y
Andreas Christensen 78' Y
Antonio Rudiger 84' Y
Y 90' Ruben Dias

Overview

Match Preview

Chelsea FC vs Manchester City FC — Premier League at Stamford Bridge.

Match Details

  • Referee Robert Jones
  • Referee Darren England
  • Referee Daniel Robathan
  • Referee Stuart Burt
  • Referee Michael Oliver
  • Referee Simon Bennett

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 West Ham United FC 38 39
2 Burnley FC 38 22
3 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 38 20
4 Tottenham Hotspur FC 0 0
5 Coventry City FC 0 0
6 Hull City AFC 0 0
7 Ipswich Town FC 0 0
8 Arsenal FC 0 0
9 Manchester City FC 0 0
10 Manchester United FC 0 0
11 Aston Villa FC 0 0
12 Liverpool FC 0 0
13 AFC Bournemouth 0 0
14 Sunderland AFC 0 0
15 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0 0
16 Brentford FC 0 0
17 Chelsea FC 0 0
18 Fulham FC 0 0
19 Newcastle United FC 0 0
20 Everton FC 0 0
21 Leeds United FC 0 0
22 Crystal Palace FC 0 0
23 Nottingham Forest FC 0 0

Head-to-Head

5
3
13
Chelsea FC 21 games · Avg 2.6 goals Manchester City FC
Last 5 meetings
2021-09-25 Chelsea FC 0–1 Manchester City FC 2021-05-29 Manchester City FC 0–1 Chelsea FC 2021-05-08 Manchester City FC 1–2 Chelsea FC 2021-04-17 Chelsea FC 1–0 Manchester City FC 2021-01-03 Chelsea FC 1–3 Manchester City FC

Recent Form

Chelsea FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Sep Manchester City FC H 0–1 L
19 Sep Tottenham Hotspur FC A 3–0 W
14 Sep FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg H 1–0 W
11 Sep Aston Villa FC H 3–0 W
28 Aug Liverpool FC A 1–1 D
22 Aug Arsenal FC A 2–0 W
Manchester City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Sep Chelsea FC A 1–0 W
18 Sep Southampton FC H 0–0 D
15 Sep RB Leipzig H 6–3 W
11 Sep Leicester City FC A 1–0 W
28 Aug Arsenal FC H 5–0 W
21 Aug Norwich City FC H 5–0 W

Season Stats

Chelsea FC Manchester City FC
#17 Position #9
0 Points 0
0 Played 0
0 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 0
0 Scored 0
0 Conceded 0
+0 GD +0
– PPG –
– Win % –

Key Stats

38% Both Teams to Score
H2H (21 games)
43% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Chelsea FC are 17th (0 pts). Manchester City FC are 9th (0 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: Chelsea FC gets underway.
  • 5' Chelsea FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 10' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Manchester City FC winning 100% of all matches.
  • 15' Over 15 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 20' Riyad Mahrez has been relatively quiet despite scoring 80 goals in his last 436 appearances.
  • 25' Chelsea FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Manchester City FC's shape.
  • 29' Thiago Silva is replacing Reece James for the Chelsea FC side.
  • 34' Manchester City FC is showing some good football. However, Manchester City FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 39' Chelsea FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Manchester City FC backline.
  • 44' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 49' Supporters expect more eagerness from Jack Grealish, as he is very good at scoring at Stamford Bridge with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 53' Gabriel Jesus puts Manchester City FC on the lead.
  • 58' A quiet spell here at Stamford Bridge. Manchester City FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 60' Another change for Chelsea FC made on 60 minute. N'Golo Kante leaves to be changed by Kai Havertz.
  • 65' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Aymeric Laporte on 65 minutes.
  • 70' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 75' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Chelsea FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 76' Time for substitution for Chelsea FC. Jorginho is replaced by Ruben Loftus-Cheek.
  • 77' Marcos Alonso picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 78' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Andreas Christensen.
  • 81' Riyad Mahrez gets the nod from Manchester City FC. He replaces Kevin De Bruyne and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 84' A meaty challenge results in booking for Antonio Rudiger on 84.
  • 87' The whistle greets Phil Foden as he departs to be replaced by Fernandinho.
  • 90' A meaty challenge results in booking for Ruben Dias on 90.
  • With this win, Manchester City FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Chelsea FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Thomas Tuchel

Manchester City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pep Guardiola

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2021-09-25 Chelsea FC 0–1 Manchester City FC 2021-05-29 Manchester City FC 0–1 Chelsea FC 2021-05-08 Manchester City FC 1–2 Chelsea FC 2021-04-17 Chelsea FC 1–0 Manchester City FC 2021-01-03 Chelsea FC 1–3 Manchester City FC

Chelsea FC Form

2021-09-25 Chelsea FC 0–1 Manchester City FC L 2021-09-19 Tottenham Hotspur FC 0–3 Chelsea FC W 2021-09-14 Chelsea FC 1–0 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg W 2021-09-11 Chelsea FC 3–0 Aston Villa FC W 2021-08-28 Liverpool FC 1–1 Chelsea FC D 2021-08-22 Arsenal FC 0–2 Chelsea FC W

Manchester City FC Form

2021-09-25 Chelsea FC 0–1 Manchester City FC W 2021-09-18 Manchester City FC 0–0 Southampton FC D 2021-09-15 Manchester City FC 6–3 RB Leipzig W 2021-09-11 Leicester City FC 0–1 Manchester City FC W 2021-08-28 Manchester City FC 5–0 Arsenal FC W 2021-08-21 Manchester City FC 5–0 Norwich City FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.38 Chelsea FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.43 Manchester City FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 94% + Under — clean sheet likely 86%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Chelsea FC26% Draw48% Manchester City FC26%
Actual: Manchester City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes14% 0% No86%
Avg goals/match: 0.81
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 52%
48%
± 1.5 21%
79%
± 2.5 6%
94%
± 3.5 1%
99%
± 4.5 0%
100%

Double Chance

Chelsea FC or Draw
74%
Draw or Manchester City FC
74%
Chelsea FC or Manchester City FC
52%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Chelsea FC10% Draw79% Manchester City FC11%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
47.6%
0 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
14.7%
1 – 1
8.9%
0 – 2
3.5%
2 – 0
2.7%
1 – 2
1.9%
2 – 1
1.6%
2 – 2
0.5%
0 – 3
0.5%
3 – 0
0.3%
1 – 3
0.3%

Asian Handicap — Chelsea FC

Handicap Chelsea FC covers Push Manchester City FC covers
-2.5 0% — 100%
-2 0% 3% 97%
-1.5 3% — 97%
-1 3% 16% 80%
-0.5 20% — 80%
+0.5 77% — 23%
+1 77% 19% 4%
+1.5 96% — 4%
+2 96% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Chelsea FC keeps clean sheet
65% ✗
Manchester City FC keeps clean sheet
69% ✓

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