Manchester City FC vs Chelsea FC, Premier League 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

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Premier League · 2025-26

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Sun 4 Jan 2026 · 17:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

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Manchester City FC vs Chelsea FC — Premier League .

Manchester City FC 4 games · 12 pts (2026/27)
Chelsea FC 4 games · 7 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Michael Oliver

16 games this season 🟨 3.6/game ⚽ 13.4 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

Manchester City FC 21 games · Avg 2.6 goals Chelsea FC

Last 5 meetings

2026-01-04 Manchester City FC 1–1 Chelsea FC 2025-01-25 Manchester City FC 3–1 Chelsea FC 2024-08-18 Chelsea FC 0–2 Manchester City FC 2024-04-20 Manchester City FC 1–0 Chelsea FC 2024-02-17 Manchester City FC 1–1 Chelsea FC

Recent Form

Manchester City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
04 Jan	Chelsea FC	H	1–1	D
01 Jan	Sunderland AFC	A	0–0	D
27 Dec	Nottingham Forest FC	A	2–1	W
20 Dec	West Ham United FC	H	3–0	W
14 Dec	Crystal Palace FC	A	3–0	W
10 Dec	Real Madrid CF	A	2–1	W

Chelsea FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
04 Jan	Manchester City FC	A	1–1	D
30 Dec	AFC Bournemouth	H	2–2	D
27 Dec	Aston Villa FC	H	1–2	L
20 Dec	Newcastle United FC	A	2–2	D
13 Dec	Everton FC	H	2–0	W
09 Dec	Atalanta BC	A	1–2	L

Season Stats

Manchester City FC		Chelsea FC
#2	Position	#6
12	Points	7
4	Played	4
4 / 0 / 0	W / D / L	2 / 1 / 1
8	Scored	10
2	Conceded	9
+6	GD	+1
3.00	PPG	1.75
100%	Win %	50%

Key Stats

38% Both Teams to Score
H2H (21 games)

43% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

50% Clean Sheets
Manchester City FC this season

0% Clean Sheets
Chelsea FC this season

Manchester City FC are 2nd (12 pts). Chelsea FC are 6th (7 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Manchester City FC

0-15

–/–

16-30

2/1

31-45

–/–

46-60

3/–

61-75

–/–

76+

3/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Chelsea FC

0-15

5/–

16-30

–/3

31-45

2/2

46-60

1/2

61-75

2/–

76+

–/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Manchester City FC

Erling Haaland	4 G
Rayan Cherki	2 G	2 A
Josko Gvardiol	1 G	1 A
Marc Guehi	1 G

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

Events

Match Events

0' It’s Showtime! The match between Manchester City FC and Chelsea FC is underway.
Game over. The scoreline of 1-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Manchester City FC Lineups

Chelsea FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Riyad Mahrez	5
Julian Alvarez	4
Kevin De Bruyne	4
Erling Haaland	4
Raheem Sterling	3
Sergio Aguero	3
Phil Foden	3
Kai Havertz	2

Head to Head

Manchester City FC Form

2026-01-04 Manchester City FC 1–1 Chelsea FC D 2026-01-01 Sunderland AFC 0–0 Manchester City FC D 2025-12-27 Nottingham Forest FC 1–2 Manchester City FC W 2025-12-20 Manchester City FC 3–0 West Ham United FC W 2025-12-14 Crystal Palace FC 0–3 Manchester City FC W 2025-12-10 Real Madrid CF 1–2 Manchester City FC W

Chelsea FC Form

2026-01-04 Manchester City FC 1–1 Chelsea FC D 2025-12-30 Chelsea FC 2–2 AFC Bournemouth D 2025-12-27 Chelsea FC 1–2 Aston Villa FC L 2025-12-20 Newcastle United FC 2–2 Chelsea FC D 2025-12-13 Chelsea FC 2–0 Everton FC W 2025-12-09 Atalanta BC 2–1 Chelsea FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

2.67 Manchester City FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.85 Chelsea FC xG

I would bet for: Manchester City FC to win 70% + Over 2.5 goals 67%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Manchester City FC70% Draw18% Chelsea FC12%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes53% 0% No47%

Avg goals/match: 3.52

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	86%	14%
± 2.5	67%	33%
± 3.5	46%	54%
± 4.5	27%	73%

Double Chance

Manchester City FC or Draw

88%

Draw or Chelsea FC

30%

Manchester City FC or Chelsea FC

82%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Manchester City FC55% Draw35% Chelsea FC10%

Actual: Manchester City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 0

10.7%

3 – 0

9.2%

2 – 1

8.7%

1 – 0

7.8%

3 – 1

7.7%

1 – 1

Actual

4 – 0

6.1%

4 – 1

5.2%

0 – 0

4.2%

2 – 2

3.7%

3 – 2

3.3%

5 – 0

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Manchester City FC

Handicap	Manchester City FC covers	Push	Chelsea FC covers
-2.5	33%	—	67%
-2	33%	21%	46%
-1.5	54%	—	46%
-1	54%	21%	25%
-0.5	75%	—	25%
+0.5	91%	—	9%
+1	91%	6%	3%
+1.5	97%	—	3%
+2	97%	2%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Manchester City FC keeps clean sheet

43% ✓

Chelsea FC keeps clean sheet

8% ✓

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