Manchester City vs Chelsea Betting Tips 08/05/2021

14:06, 7 May 2021

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14:06, 7 May 2021

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Manchester City will host Chelsea in the English Premier League at the Etihad Stadium on 8th May 2021 at 22:00 IST. Manchester City are the favorites to win the match and are more likely to do so. While Chelsea will also be looking for all three points so as to finish in the top four.

Teams Status

Manchester City are just one win away from yet another English Premier League title. They are coming into this fixture after beating PSG in the Champions League semifinals. They are 13 points clear of Manchester United as they have accumulated 80 points from 34 matches including 25 wins, five draws and four losses in the league. They have scored the most number of goals this season with 71 goals and have conceded the least with 24 goals. They have the best home record in the league by a fair margin as they have bagged 38 points from 17 home matches. They have 12 wins, two draws and just three losses. The German Ilkay Gundogan is the team’s leading goal scorer with 12 goals to his name. While Kevin De Bruyne is leading the assist list with 11 assists under his belt. For Manchester City, John Stones is out for disciplinary actions.

Chelsea on the other hand also have made it to the finals of the Champions League after beating Real Madrid 3-1 on aggregate. But in the Premier League, they are fighting for the top four as they are just three points clear of West Ham United. They are currently in the fourth position with 61 points from 34 matches including 17 wins, ten draws and just seven losses. They have the fifth best away record in the league with nine wins and four draws in the 17 matches that they have played on the road. In the 34 matches, they have scored as many as 53 goals and have conceded 31 goals. Four of the Chelsea players have chipped in with six goals each including Mason Mount, Jorginho, Tammy Abraham and Timo Werner. Werner also leads the assist chart with seven assists. Even for Chelsea, just one player is on that injury list as Mateo Kovacic is out with a hamstring injury.

What Do the Sportsbooks Say?

Home team name	Draw	Away team name
1.98	3.40	4.20
1.95	3.30	4.20
1.90	3.35	4.05

According to the Betway sportsbook, Manchester City are the favorites to win the match and are placed at 1.95, Chelsea are placed at 4.20 and the draw is at 3.30 odds. Manchester City are placed at 1.90 according to the 10Cric sportsbook, Chelsea are placed at 4.05 and the draw is at 3.35 odds. According to the Dafabet sportsbook, Manchester City are placed at 1.98, Chelsea are placed at 4.20 and the draw is at 3.40 odds.

Tipster’s Angel

An exciting low scoring match on the cards similar to the matches that these two teams have produced recently. Manchester City are in excellent form recently and have an edge over Chelsea to win this match.

Tip: Manchester City To Win @ 1.98

In the last five head to head matches, Manchester City has won three matches, while Chelsea has won two matches. Also, in the last five head to head matches that were played at the Etihad Stadium, Manchester City has won four matches and have lost just one match. In the last ten matches that Manchester City has played across competitions, they have won eight and have lost just two matches. While Chelsea has won six, drew two and lost two matches in the last ten matches that they have played across competitions. By considering these facts, Manchester City have a better head to head record and the recent form. So, it is very likely that Manchester City will win at 1.98 odds available at the Dafabet sportsbook.

Tip: Total Goals Under 2.5 @ 1.66

In the last ten head to head matches, under 2.5 goals were scored in six of those matches. Even under 2.5 goals were scored in five of the last nine head to head matches that were hosted by Manchester City. In the last ten matches that Chelsea has played across competitions, under 2.5 goals were scored in eight matches. Also, under 2.5 goals were scored in all the last seven matches that Chelsea has played across competitions. In the last six matches that Manchester City has played across competitions, under 2.5 goals were scored in four of those matches. So it is very likely that under 2.5 goals will be scored at 1.66 odds available at the Betway sportsbook.

Conclusion

This is the warm up for the UEFA Champions League final as these two teams will face each other in Istanbul. Manchester City are just one win away from the prestigious league title and are very likely to win.