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Manchester City FC vs Chelsea FC, Premier League 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2022-23
Sun 21 May 2023 · 15:00 UTC Etihad Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Manchester City FC vs Chelsea FCPremier League at Etihad Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Robert Jones
  • Referee John Brooks
  • Referee Stuart Burt
  • Referee Lee Betts
  • Referee Michael Oliver
  • Referee Simon Bennett

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 May Chelsea FC H 1–0 W
17 May Real Madrid CF H 4–0 W
14 May Everton FC A 3–0 W
09 May Real Madrid CF A 1–1 D
06 May Leeds United FC H 2–1 W
03 May West Ham United FC H 3–0 W
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 May Manchester City FC A 0–1 L
13 May Nottingham Forest FC H 2–2 D
06 May AFC Bournemouth A 3–1 W
02 May Arsenal FC A 1–3 L
26 Apr Brentford FC H 0–2 L
18 Apr Real Madrid CF H 0–2 L

Season Stats

Manchester City FC Chelsea FC
#9 Position #17
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

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at Etihad Stadium. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Manchester City FC and Chelsea FC.
  • 5' Chelsea FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 10' USA international Christian Pulisic has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 12' GOAL! Julian Alvarez scores on 12. Assisted by Cole Palmer
  • 17' Chelsea FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 18' Poor challenge from Kai Havertz. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 23' Mykhailo Mudryk, a Ukraine , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 28' Manchester City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 28.
  • 33' Chelsea FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 38' Kepa Arrizabalaga has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 23 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 43' A quiet spell here at Etihad Stadium. Manchester City FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 48' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Manchester City FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 53' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 57' John Stones has so much to prove this time. He replaces Manuel Akanji on 57 minute.
  • 62' It’s high time Pep Guardiola made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 67' The referee shows Chelsea FC player a Yellow card on 67.
  • 69' A tactical swap from Chelsea FCMykhailo Mudryk on, Conor Gallagher off on 69 minutes.
  • 71' What a strike from Julian Alvarez! The score is 2-0.
  • 73' Another change for Manchester City FC made on 73 minute. Riyad Mahrez leaves to be changed by Erling Haaland.
  • 74' Erling Haaland is replacing Riyad Mahrez for the Manchester City FC side.
  • 78' Kevin De Bruyne is ready to make an impact after coming on for Sergio Gomez at the 78 minute mark.
  • 81' Another change for Chelsea FC made on 81 minute. Lewis Hall leaves to be changed by Kalidou Koulibaly.
  • 85' Christian Pulisic is ready to make an impact after coming on for Kai Havertz at the 85 minute mark.
  • 90' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • The final score is 1-0.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.95 Manchester City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.3 Chelsea FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 86% + Under — clean sheet likely 82%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Manchester City FC56% Draw34% Chelsea FC10%
Actual: Manchester City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes18% 0% No82%
Avg goals/match: 1.25
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 69%
31%
± 1.5 36%
64%
± 2.5 14%
86%
± 3.5 5%
95%
± 4.5 1%
99%

Double Chance

Manchester City FC or Draw
90%
Draw or Chelsea FC
44%
Manchester City FC or Chelsea FC
66%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Manchester City FC29% Draw66% Chelsea FC5%
Actual: Manchester City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
31.2%
1 – 0
Actual
2 – 0
12.1%
1 – 1
9%
0 – 1
6.9%
2 – 1
4.3%
3 – 0
3.8%
3 – 1
1.5%
1 – 2
1.2%
0 – 2
1%
4 – 0
0.9%
2 – 2
0.7%

Asian Handicap — Manchester City FC

Handicap Manchester City FC covers Push Chelsea FC covers
-2.5 5% 95%
-2 5% 14% 81%
-1.5 19% 81%
-1 19% 30% 50%
-0.5 50% 50%
+0.5 91% 9%
+1 91% 8% 1%
+1.5 99% 1%
+2 99% 1% 0%
+2.5 100% 0%

Clean Sheet

Manchester City FC keeps clean sheet
74%
Chelsea FC keeps clean sheet
39%

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