Manchester City travel to last season’s champions Chelsea on Saturday evening, in what promises to be a fascinating encounter at Stamford Bridge. City are sitting pretty at the top of the Premier League table following a goal glut of late – scoring 16 unanswered goals in their last 3 league games whilst Chelsea are only 3 points behind them and demolished Stoke at the Bet 365 on Saturday.
English Premier League – Chelsea v Manchester City – Stamford Bridge
Saturday 30th September 2017
Kick-off: 17.30 GMT
Chelsea – Best Odds – 19/10 (Bet 365)
Manchester City – Best Odds – 7/5 (Ladbrokes)
Draw – Best Odds – 23/10 (William Hill)
Chelsea
Antonio Conte has been delighted with his team’s mental strength this season and the Blues have overcome dressing room unrest and heavy criticism and still look as if they can compete on four fronts this term. The emergence of Andreas Christensen has been a huge plus for the Blues who has eased in to the void filled by John Terry comfortably whilst new signings Alvaro Morata and Antonio Rudiger look to have added a new dimension to Conte’s men. Despite their lofty league position, the Blues have dropped 5 points already at Stamford Bridge and will be eager to rectify that on Saturday evening.
Manchester City
City have stolen the predominance of the headlines this term with their devastating attacking football and Pep Guardiola looks to have forged the blue print all City fans hoped he would. Despite the absence of club captain Vincent Kompany, the Blues have kept 3 consecutive clean sheets in the Premier League and look to have fixed their defensive issues that have troubled them for the last 3 seasons. Sergio Aguero has already bagged 6 league goals this term and is one goal away from equalling City’s all-time goal record.
Head to Head
Chelsea hold the upper hand in the head to head record leading 66:52 with 39 draws taking place between the two sides. The Blues did the double over City last season, winning 3-1 at the Etihad and 2-1 at Stamford Bridge.
Odds and Predictions
Both teams are bang in form this season and look deadly in-front of goal.
Both teams to score – YES – looks good value at 4/7 with Bet 365.
Sergio Aguero has scored on his last 2 visits to Stamford Bridge.
Sergio Aguero to score anytime at 5/4 with Sky Bet.
Both games last season between the two teams heralded over 2.5 goals last season.
Over 2.5 goals in the game is 4/6 with Coral.
The match to finish as a draw looks inevitable with both teams playing so well.
Match result – draw – is a shrewd move at 5/2 with Ladbrokes.
Score Prediction
Chelsea 2 – 2 Manchester City – 12/1 with William Hill.
Top Betting Tip
Manchester City are the form team in the division but Chelsea will make life difficult for the Blues and they should cancel each other out.
Match to finish as a draw and both teams to score is 7/2 with Bet Victor.