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 5 games · 15 pts (2026/27)
Chelsea FC 5 games · 7 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Michael Oliver

17 games this season 🟨 3.5/game ⚽ 12.8 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

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

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
#1	Position	#10
15	Points	7
5	Played	5
5 / 0 / 0	W / D / L	2 / 1 / 2
13	Scored	10
5	Conceded	12
+8	GD	-2
3.00	PPG	1.40
100%	Win %	40%

Key Stats

38% Both Teams to Score
H2H (21 games)

43% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

40% Clean Sheets
Manchester City FC this season

0% Clean Sheets
Chelsea FC this season

Manchester City FC are 1st (15 pts). Chelsea FC are 10th (7 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Manchester City FC

0-15

1/1

16-30

3/1

31-45

1/1

46-60

4/1

61-75

–/–

76+

4/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Chelsea FC

0-15

5/–

16-30

–/3

31-45

2/2

46-60

1/2

61-75

2/1

76+

–/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Manchester City FC

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

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' We are underway at . The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

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

3.4 Manchester City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.11 Chelsea FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 81% + Manchester City FC to win 73%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Manchester City FC73% Draw15% Chelsea FC12%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes64% 0% No36%

Avg goals/match: 4.51

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	98%	2%
± 1.5	93%	7%
± 2.5	81%	19%
± 3.5	64%	36%
± 4.5	45%	55%

Double Chance

Manchester City FC or Draw

88%

Draw or Chelsea FC

27%

Manchester City FC or Chelsea FC

85%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Manchester City FC61% Draw29% Chelsea FC10%

Actual: Manchester City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

3 – 1

7.9%

3 – 0

7.3%

2 – 1

7.1%

2 – 0

6.8%

4 – 1

6.6%

4 – 0

6.1%

1 – 1

Actual

5 – 1

4.5%

3 – 2

4.3%

5 – 0

4.1%

2 – 2

3.9%

1 – 0

3.9%

Asian Handicap — Manchester City FC

Handicap	Manchester City FC covers	Push	Chelsea FC covers
-2.5	42%	—	58%
-2	42%	19%	38%
-1.5	62%	—	38%
-1	62%	17%	21%
-0.5	79%	—	21%
+0.5	91%	—	9%
+1	91%	5%	3%
+1.5	97%	—	3%
+2	97%	2%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Manchester City FC keeps clean sheet

34% ✓

Chelsea FC keeps clean sheet

4% ✓

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