Man City vs Chelsea Prediction & Tips
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Get the latest predictions, team news and betting tips for the Premier League match between Man City and Chelsea on Saturday 25th January (5:30pm GMT).
Man City vs Chelsea Predictions
- Full Time Result: Draw
- Correct Score: 1-1
- Both Teams To Score: Yes
- Over 2.5 Goals: No
- First Goalscorer: Cole Palmer
Man City vs Chelsea Tips
Tip 1
Phil Foden is the Premier League’s top goalscorer in 2025, netting five in three matches and indicating that the 24 year old could make a return to his stellar form during this calendar year.
The Stockport-born Man City academy product has scored at least once in four of his last six league outings and will relish facing an unsettled Chelsea backline.
Tip 2
Mateo Kovacic has become a mainstay in this Man City midfield. He’s given away two or more fouls in three of his last four, picking up one yellow and accumulating eight fouls conceded in total across this period which is half of his season’s tally.
In all, the Croatian has been brandished a yellow card on four occasions in the PL this term and five times in total.
This midfield battle will be crucial in order to assert dominance in this toss up of a fixture and Kovacic will undoubtedly arrive with some extra bite given that he’s facing his former employers.
Man City Form, Team News & Predicted Line-Up
Pep Guardiola’s side were handed a worrying defeat in terms of their Champions League play-off hopes on Wednesday when PSG came from behind to win 4-2 at Parc des Princes.
City have multiple availability concerns, with Ruben Dias replaced at half-time in the midweek defeat, who is likely to join Nathan Ake, Jeremy Doku, Oscar Bobb, Rodri and Kyle Walker.
Man City Predicted XI: Ortega; Lewis, Stones, Akanji, Gvardiol; Kovacic, Bernardo; Foden, De Bruyne, Savinho; Haaland.
Chelsea Form, Team News & Predicted Line-Up
Chelsea’s last outing came almost a week ago when they defeated Wolves 3-1 at Stamford Bridge on Monday Night Football – a result which helped them sit two points above City in the PL table.
The visitors will be without Benoit Badiashile, Wesley Fofana, Romeo Lavia and Mykhalo Mudryk, with both Levi Colwill and Enzo Fernandez both doubtful due to injury.
Chelsea Predicted XI: Sanchez; Gusto, Tosin, Colwill, Cucurella; Dewsbury-Hall, Caicedo; Neto, Palmer, Sancho; Jackson.
Man City vs Chelsea Head-To-Head Record
Last Five Results:
- 18/08/24: Chelsea 0-2 Man City – Premier League
- 20/04/24: Man City 1-0 Chelsea – FA Cup
- 17/02/24: Man City 1-1 Chelsea – Premier League
- 12/11/23: Chelsea 4-4 Man City – Premier League
- 21/05/23: Man City 1-0 Chelsea – Premier League
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