{"id":19791,"date":"2023-01-02T19:43:16","date_gmt":"2023-01-03T00:43:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gambyl.com\/?p=19791"},"modified":"2023-01-02T21:38:18","modified_gmt":"2023-01-03T02:38:18","slug":"manchester-city-vs-chelsea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gambyl.com\/en\/football\/manchester-city-vs-chelsea\/","title":{"rendered":"Chelsea vs. Manchester City – Betting Odds and Prediction"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

While Arsenal and Newcastle face each other on Tuesday, Chelsea and Manchester City meet on Thursday, in a match valid for the 19th round of the Premier League<\/a>. Chelsea is not going through their best moment of the season, as they occupy only 9th place in the table.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

City continues to chase leaders Arsenal and will once again need to play with everything to beat Chelsea as visitor. If Pep Guardiola’s team loses the match, they could be overtaken by Newcastle.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Follow our analysis of the teams and find out what our main predictions are for this confrontation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thursday, January 5th – 03:00 pm ET at Stamford Bridge<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moneyline odds:<\/strong> <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chelsea +400<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Manchester City -151<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Draw offs:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

+300<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Where Can I Watch it? <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

ESPN<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why Bet on Chelsea?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Chelsea drew their last match against Nottingham Forest, away from home, and won only one of their last 5 matches. In this game, Mason Mount and Kai Havertz were the team’s highlights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To face Manchester City, Chelsea will need to have a secure defense so as not to suffer from the movements of City players – especially Haaland and De Bruyne.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Although the defense is not the best, the main problem for the Blues is the attack. After the Lukaku circus, they decided to not expend big in the center of the forward line, but they lack punch and neither Sterling, Havertz, or an Aubameyang past his best can solve that.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Coach Graham Potter must respect his opponent and use speed to attack Manchester City, who like to have the ball from start to finish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why Bet on Manchester City?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Although they are playing top-level football this season, Manchester City has been hampered by Arsenal’s great campaign to take the lead. Coach Pep Guardiola’s team has already scored 44 goals and conceded 16.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Precisely in this last point, the team is lacking, as they are just 10 goals shy of their last season’s mark with just 16 games under their belt. <\/strong>The defensive structure of the team is not as good as in past seasons, and although they don’t have anything to prove in the league, the ghost of the last Champions League elimination starts to worry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The centralization of the full-backs seems to be part of the problem, as the flanks have been fragile thought all the season. This led to Lewis’s participation as the first choice in December.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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