H2H: Prediction: Manchester City vs. Chelsea (Premier League

Preview and Teams Comparison.

Manchester City have won five of their last eight Premier League meetings with Chelsea (L3), as many as they had in their previous 21 against them in the competition (W5 D4 L12).

Manchester City have slipped to fourth in the Premier League (PL) table after two defeats in their last five matches (W3). They are the league’s highest scoring team both overall (2.92 goals per match on average) and at home (3.17), but have already given away more home points than they did last season (league). Sergio Agüero (MCI) has five goals in six PL home matches this season, and scored a hat-trick in this fixture last season. City have good memories against Chelsea, as in the last two competitive H2Hs they’ve celebrated a 6-0 win plus clinched the EFL Cup. The ‘Sky Blues’ have drawn just one competitive home match this season, with seven of the remaining eight such matches being decided by a margin of at least two goals.

In the league, four straight H2Hs have been decided with just one team finding the net. City have recorded 13 wins in their last 15 home PL matches, scoring two or more goals on 11 occasions. Frank Lampard has spurred his team on to win all four PL matches that Chelsea were drawing at half-time (four matches).

Chelsea’s average of 3.67 (total) goals per match is bettered by just City (4.0) in the PL this season. Away from home, it gets even crazier for the ‘Blues’ – 100% of their PL matches on the road have featured at least three goals and the total average creeps up to 5.0 goals. Christian Pulisic (CHE), meanwhile, has five goals in the last three PL rounds – three of those arrived in the 40th-60th minute interval. Starting brightly, Chelsea have scored the first goal in five straight PL matches. Conversely, they’ve conceded last in two of their last three games. Indeed, they’ve been behind at half-time just twice this season – going on to lose both.