Man City vs. Chelsea Prediction, Odds, Pick | Premier League Match Preview

Manchester City's head coach Pep Guardiola, right, gives instructions to Manchester City's Kevin De Bruyne during the English FA Cup third round soccer match between Manchester City and Huddersfield Town, at the Etihad stadium in Manchester, England, Sunday, Jan. 7, 2024.
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  • Man City is a -1.5-goal favorite against Chelsea.
  • Chelsea earned a point vs. City at Stamford Bridge and enter this game off a road win.
  • Bet this Same Game Parlay for Saturdayโ€™s fixture.

Before two of Englandโ€™s most decorated clubs meet on Saturday, Iโ€™m here to provide a Man City vs. Chelsea prediction.ย 

In terms of their domestic form, both teams arrive fresh off wins.ย 

City captured a 2-0 win over Everton last weekend and followed it with a 3-1 road win in the Champions League on Tuesday.ย 

As for Chelsea, they came from behind to capture a 3-1 road win over Crystal Palace on Monday.ย 

Hereโ€™s a look at the EPL odds and my best bet for Saturdayโ€™s match.ย 

EPL Betting Odds – Man City vs. Chelsea

  • Man City Moneyline: -275
  • Chelsea Moneyline: +700
  • Draw Moneyline: +425
  • Over/Under: 3.5 Goals (+110/-160)

EPL Prediction – Man City vs. Chelsea

Same Game Parlay: Man City Moneyline & Man City Each Half Over 0.5 (-105)

I really worry about this Chelsea defense as they prepare to face one of the Premier Leagueโ€™s top attacks.ย 

Although theyโ€™re coming off a road win against Crystal Palace in which they surrendered only 0.46 post shot expected goals, thatโ€™s an outlying performance.ย 

In their previous road match against Liverpool, Chelsea surrendered at least one post-shot xG in both halves while allowing Liverpool to create 3.73 total psxG, per fotmob.com.ย 

Sample the six fixtures preceding the Palace match and bettors will find Chelsea surrendered 14.55 non-penalty post shot expected goals.ย 

In those games, they allowed four teams to surpass two non-penalty psxGโ€™s and all six to surpass 1.6.ย 

Thatโ€™s going to put them in trouble against Man City, who notched 2.54 non-penalty psxGโ€™s in the reverse fixture against Stamford Bridge.ย 

From there, we move on to the Manchester City moneyline.ย 

This is equal parts a play on City as it is a fade of Chelsea, who is 1-2 SU as a road underdog this season.ย 

The lone win? At Tottenham in a match where Spurs saw two players sent off before the halftime whistle.ย 

Finally, EPL home favorites playing two straight home matches are 64% straight up since the beginning of last season.ย 

Back this parlay at -115 or better come Saturday.ย 

Man City Formย 

Feb. 13 at FC Copenhagen: 3-1, W (UEFA Champions League)

Feb. 10 vs. Everton: 2-0, W

Feb. 5 at Brentford: 3-1, W

Jan. 31 vs. Burnley: 3-1, W

Jan. 26 at Tottenham: 1-0, W (FA Cup)

Chelsea Form

Feb. 12 at Crystal Palace: 3-1, W

Feb. 7 at Aston Villa: 3-1, W (FA Cup)

Feb. 4 vs. Wolves: 2-4, L

Jan. 31 at Liverpool: 1-4, L

Jan. 26 vs. Aston Villa: 0-0, D (FA Cup)

EPL Match Schedule This Weekend

HomeAwayDateTime (ET)Location
ChelseaEvertonApr. 267:30 a.m.Stamford Bridge
SouthamptonFulhamApr. 2610 a.m.St. Mary's Stadium
BrightonWest Ham UnitedApr. 2610 a.m.Amex Stadium
Newcastle UnitedIpswich TownApr. 2610 a.m.St. James' Park
WolvesLeicester CityApr. 2610 a.m.Molinneux
BournemouthManchester UnitedApr. 279 a.m.Vitality Stadium
LiverpoolTottenhamApr. 2711:30 a.m.Anfield

EPL Standings

TeamRecord (Wins-Draws-Losses)PointsGoal Differential
Liverpool24-7-27944
Arsenal18-13-36834
Manchester City18-7-96123
Nottingham Forest18-6-96014
Newcastle United18-5-105918
Chelsea16-9-85718
Aston Villa16-9-9575
Bournemouth13-10-104912
Fulham13-9-11483
Brighton12-13-8480
Brentford13-7-13466
Crystal Palace11-12-1145-4
Everton8-14-1138-6
Manchester United10-8-1538-8
Wolves11-5-1738-13
Tottenham11-4-183710
West Ham9-9-1536-18
Ipswich Town4-9-2021-38
Leicester City4-6-2318-46
Southampton2-5-2611-54

EPL ATS Records

TeamATS RecordATS%Home ATS RecordHome ATS%Road ATS RecordRoad ATS%
Arsenal12-16-644.1%4-9-435.3%8-7-252.9%
Aston Villa15-18-145.6%7-9-144.1%8-9-047.1%
Bournemouth18-13-257.6%8-8-050.0%10-5-264.7%
Brentford20-11-263.6%10-7-058.8%10-4-268.8%
Brighton & Hove Albion17-15-153.0%7-9-043.8%10-6-161.8%
Chelsea12-19-239.4%6-9-140.6%6-10-138.2%
Crystal Palace18-12-458.8%7-6-452.9%11-6-064.7%
Everton17-11-559.1%8-7-252.9%9-4-365.6%
Fulham18-12-35.1%8-9-047.1%9-4-365.6%
Ipswich Town13-18-242.4%4-13-023.5%9-5-262.5%
Leicester City15-17-147.0%6-11-035.3%9-6-159.4%
Liverpool15-16-248.5%6-8-243.8%9-8-052.9%
Manchester City12-22-035.3%6-11-035.3%6-11-035.3%
Manchester United13-16-445.5%7-8-247.1%6-8-243.8%
Newcastle United19-13-159.1%11-5-068.8%8-8-150.0%
Nottingham Forest21-12-063.6%10-6-062.5%11-6-064.7%
Southampton12-18-340.9%3-12-121.9%9-6-258.8%
Tottenham Hotspur12-20-137.9%6-10-138.2%6-10-037.5%
West Ham United17-15-153.0%6-10-138.2%11-5-068.8%
Wolverhampton Wanderers17-13-356.1%7-7-250.0%10-6-161.8%

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Nick Hennion is a senior content writer for BetMGM. His previous stops include VSiN, NBC Sports, The Action Network and Forbes Betting. He owns a bachelor's degree from Syracuse University and a master's degree from Northwestern University.