Champions League Final – Manchester City vs Chelsea Betting Tips

14:43, 27 May 2021

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14:43, 27 May 2021

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Estadio do Dragao in Porto will serve as the hosts for the UEFA Champions League finals between Manchester City and Chelsea on 30th May 2021 at 00:30 IST. Manchester City are the favorites to win the title according to the odds. But Chelsea have played well against Manchester City recently.

Teams Status

Manchester City are on the back 5-0 win over Everton in the final game week of the Premier League. They are unbeaten in the Champions League as they bagged 16 points including five wins and one draw in the group stages and have won all six knockout matches. They outplayed Borussia Monchengladbach in the round of 16 by a 0-4 margin on aggregate. In the quarter-finals, they beat Borussia Dortmund. After that, they went on to beat PSG in the semifinals. They have scored 25 goals and have conceded just four goals in the Champions League so far. Riyad Mahrez and Ferran Torres are the team’s leading goal scorers with four goals each. Kevin De Bruyne is the team’s leading assist provider with four assists to his name. Pep might play the same playing XI that beat PSG in the second leg.

Chelsea are coming on the back of a poor performance against Aston Villa due to which they finished in the fourth position. They also finished at the top of the group with 14 points from five matches including four wins and two draws. They swept Atletico Madrid in the round of 16. In the quarter-finals, Chelsea played Porto and beat them 2-1 on aggregate. In the semi-finals, they eased past Real Madrid by a 3-1 margin. They have scored as many as 20 goals and have conceded just four goals in the Champions League. Olivier Giroud has scored the most number of goals for Chelsea in the Champions League with six goals under his belt. Three of their players are leading the assist list as Timo Werner, Christian Pulisic and Kai Havertz with two assists each. Chelsea might make some tweaks to the playing XI that played against Aston Villa.

What Do the Sportsbooks Say?

Home team name	Draw	Away team name
1.91	3.50	4.50
1.80	3.50	4.75
1.80	3.30	4.85

According to the Betway sportsbook, Manchester City are the favorites to win the match and are placed at 1.80, Chelsea are placed at 4.75 and the draw is at 3.50 odds. Manchester City are placed at 1.80 according to the 10Cric sportsbook, Chelsea are placed at 4.85 and the draw is at 3.30 odds. According to the Dafabet sportsbook, Manchester City are placed at 1.91, Chelsea are placed at 4.50 and the draw is at 3.50 odds.

Tipster’s Angle

Manchester City are in top-class form and are more likely to win the Champions League crown. Also, this could be a high-scoring encounter with over 2.5 goals and there might be goals at both ends.

Tip: Manchester City To Win @ 1.91

In the last seven head to head matches, Manchester City have won four matches, while Chelsea have won three matches. In those seven matches, only Manchester City has won two away matches, while Chelsea hasn’t won any. In the last ten matches that Manchester City has played across competitions, they have won seven and lost just three matches. While Chelsea has won five, drew two and lost three matches in the last ten matches that they have played in all competitions. Manchester City won the last away match that they played in the Champions League. While Chelsea failed to win the last away match that they played in the Champions League. So, it is very likely that Manchester City will win the match at 1.91 odds available at the Dafabet sportsbook.

Tip: Total Goals Over 2.5 @ 2.20

In the last seven matches that these two teams played against each other, over 2.5 goals were scored in six of those matches. Also, over 2.5 goals were scored in all the three head to head matches that Chelsea have played. In the last ten matches that Manchester City have played across competitions, over 2.5 were scored in six of those matches. Also, over 2.5 goals were scored in four of the last five away matches that Manchester City have played across competitions. In the last five matches that Chelsea has played across competitions, over 2.5 goals were scored in three of those matches. So, it is very likely that over 2.5 goals will be scored at 2.20 odds available at the Betway sportsbook.

Conclusion

Manchester City are on course to lift their third title this year and also have been playing exceptional football under Pep Guardiola this season. While Chelsea will be looking for their first major trophy after losing the Cup finals against Leicester City.