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'

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Manchester City FC vs Chelsea FC — Premier League .

Manchester City FC 10 games · 21 pts (2026/27)
Chelsea FC 10 games · 16 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Michael Oliver

23 games this season 🟨 3.6/game ⚽ 12.2 goals/game 🟥 4 total

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Arsenal FC	10	27
2	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	10	22
3	Manchester City FC	10	21
4	Liverpool FC	10	18
5	Chelsea FC	10	16
6	Everton FC	10	16
7	AFC Bournemouth	10	15
8	Brentford FC	10	14
9	Leeds United FC	10	14
10	Aston Villa FC	10	13
11	Tottenham Hotspur FC	10	12
12	Newcastle United FC	10	12
13	Hull City AFC	10	11
14	Ipswich Town FC	10	11
15	Fulham FC	10	10
16	Nottingham Forest FC	10	9
17	Coventry City FC	10	9
18	Manchester United FC	10	8
19	Sunderland AFC	10	8
20	Crystal Palace FC	10	7

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
#3	Position	#5
21	Points	16
10	Played	10
7 / 0 / 3	W / D / L	5 / 1 / 4
21	Scored	19
13	Conceded	16
+8	GD	+3
2.10	PPG	1.60
70%	Win %	50%

Key Stats

38% Both Teams to Score
H2H (21 games)

43% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

30% Clean Sheets
Manchester City FC this season

20% Clean Sheets
Chelsea FC this season

Manchester City FC are 3rd (21 pts). Chelsea FC are 5th (16 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Manchester City FC

0-15

1/4

16-30

4/3

31-45

2/1

46-60

6/2

61-75

3/1

76+

5/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Chelsea FC

0-15

7/–

16-30

–/3

31-45

2/3

46-60

4/3

61-75

5/1

76+

1/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Manchester City FC

Erling Haaland	9 G
Rayan Cherki	5 G	2 A
Antoine Semenyo	2 G	3 A
Josko Gvardiol	1 G	3 A
Marc Guehi	1 G	1 A

Chelsea FC

Joao Pedro	5 G	3 A
Morgan Rogers	5 G	1 A
Cole Palmer	3 G	3 A
Pedro Neto	3 G	1 A
Jordan Henderson	2 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' The game is set. Chelsea FC kicks off things out of here…
will have plenty to reflect on. were simply the better side today.

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
Phil Foden	3
Raheem Sterling	3
Sergio Aguero	3
Raheem Sterling	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

2.27 Manchester City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.29 Chelsea FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 68% + Both teams to score 65%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Manchester City FC58% Draw21% Chelsea FC21%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes65% 0% No35%

Avg goals/match: 3.56

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	87%	13%
± 2.5	68%	32%
± 3.5	47%	53%
± 4.5	29%	71%

Double Chance

Manchester City FC or Draw

80%

Draw or Chelsea FC

42%

Manchester City FC or Chelsea FC

79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Manchester City FC43% Draw39% Chelsea FC18%

Actual: Manchester City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

2 – 1

9.1%

2 – 0

7.3%

3 – 1

6.8%

1 – 0

2 – 2

5.8%

3 – 0

5.4%

1 – 2

5.3%

3 – 2

4.4%

0 – 0

4.2%

4 – 1

3.9%

0 – 1

3.1%

Asian Handicap — Manchester City FC

Handicap	Manchester City FC covers	Push	Chelsea FC covers
-2.5	20%	—	80%
-2	20%	17%	63%
-1.5	37%	—	63%
-1	37%	21%	42%
-0.5	58%	—	42%
+0.5	80%	—	20%
+1	80%	12%	9%
+1.5	91%	—	9%
+2	91%	6%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Manchester City FC keeps clean sheet

28% ✓

Chelsea FC keeps clean sheet

11% ✓

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