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Chelsea FC vs Manchester City FC, Premier League 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2024-25
Sun 18 Aug 2024 · 15:30 UTC Stamford Bridge 39,818 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 18' Erling Haaland
0–2 84' Mateo Kovacic

Overview

Match Preview

Chelsea FC vs Manchester City FCPremier League at Stamford Bridge.

Match Details

  • Referee Anthony Taylor
  • Assistant 1 Gary Beswick
  • Assistant 2 Adam Nunn
19 games this season 🟨 2.7/game 8.2 goals/game 🟥 4 total

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Aug Manchester City FC H 0–2 L
19 May AFC Bournemouth H 2–1 W
15 May Brighton & Hove Albion FC A 2–1 W
11 May Nottingham Forest FC A 3–2 W
05 May West Ham United FC H 5–0 W
02 May Tottenham Hotspur FC H 2–0 W
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Aug Chelsea FC A 2–0 W
25 May Manchester United FC H 1–2 L
19 May West Ham United FC H 3–1 W
14 May Tottenham Hotspur FC A 2–0 W
11 May Fulham FC A 4–0 W
04 May Wolverhampton Wanderers FC H 5–1 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' The game is set. Chelsea FC kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' Chelsea FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 10' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 15' The travelling Manchester City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 18' Assisted by Bernardo Silva with the perfectly-timed delivery and Erling Haaland makes no mistake. 0-1!
  • 23' Marc Guiu has been relatively quiet despite scoring 2 goals in his last 513 appearances.
  • 28' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 33' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Manchester City FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 38' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Chelsea FC and Manchester City FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 43' Kiernan Dewsbury Hall is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Manchester City FC so far.
  • 46' Manchester City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Phil Foden is hanging Savio on the field on 46 minute.
  • 51' Enzo Fernandez, a Argentina , has 40 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 56' Wesley Fofana needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 34 Yellow cards this season.
  • 58' Pedro Neto is ready to make an impact after coming on for Christopher Nkunku at the 58 minute mark.
  • 63' Manchester City FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 66' The referee has no hesitation. Erling Haaland is booked for Manchester City FC — card on 66.
  • 66' Chelsea FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Marc Guiu is hanging Nicolas Jackson on the field on 66 minute.
  • 67' The Chelsea FC bench stirs into life. Romeo Lavia is withdrawn and Kiernan Dewsbury Hall gets his opportunity.
  • 72' England international Rico Lewis has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 1 assists in the Array this season.
  • 77' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 80' Chelsea FC ring the changes. Cucurella has done his job and it is now time for Renato Veiga to step up.
  • 84' Goal! Mateo Kovacic scores his 15 goal in 409 matches.
  • 89' That is a card for Chelsea FC. Moises Caicedo will be fuming at that decision.
  • 0-2 the final result. Chelsea FC will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.5 Chelsea FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.92 Manchester City FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 82% + Manchester City FC or Draw 78%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Chelsea FC22% Draw37% Manchester City FC41%
Actual: Manchester City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes26% 0% No74%
Avg goals/match: 1.42
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 73%
27%
± 1.5 42%
58%
± 2.5 18%
82%
± 3.5 6%
94%
± 4.5 2%
98%

Double Chance

Chelsea FC or Draw
59%
Draw or Manchester City FC
78%
Chelsea FC or Manchester City FC
63%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Chelsea FC11% Draw63% Manchester City FC26%
Actual: Manchester City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
26.8%
0 – 1
20.7%
1 – 1
12.1%
1 – 0
10.5%
0 – 2
Actual
1 – 2
5.3%
0 – 3
2.9%
2 – 1
2.8%
2 – 0
2.7%
1 – 3
1.7%
2 – 2
1.5%
0 – 4
0.7%

Asian Handicap — Chelsea FC

Handicap Chelsea FC covers Push Manchester City FC covers
-2.5 1% 99%
-2 1% 3% 96%
-1.5 4% 96%
-1 4% 14% 83%
-0.5 17% 83%
+0.5 58% 42%
+1 58% 27% 16%
+1.5 84% 16%
+2 84% 11% 4%
+2.5 96% 4%

Clean Sheet

Chelsea FC keeps clean sheet
40%
Manchester City FC keeps clean sheet
61%

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