Man City v Chelsea Prediction, Preview & Odds - FA Cup

We have a Man City v Chelsea prediction for you plus a breakdown of the betting odds, team news and matchups ahead of their FA Cup Semi-Final.

Man City are the reigning FA Cup 22/23 Champions and despite crashing out of the Champions League midweek, that might be the catalyst for a big performance here.

Chelsea head into this following a dominant 6-0 victory against Everton on Monday and having fared better in the cups this season, will be a stern test for City on Saturday.

How To Watch Man City v Chelsea

When is Man City v Chelsea?

Man City v Chelsea will take place on Saturday at 5.15 pm in the FA Cup Semi-Final.

TV Channel

This game will be broadcast on BBC One.

Where is Man City v Chelsea Being Played?

Wembley Stadium, London, England.

Man City v Chelsea Odds

Man City are 6/10 to book their FA Cup final place, Chelsea can be gotten at 4/1 to knock City out of their second cup competition in three days and the draw in 90 minutes is priced at 3/1.

Handicap Betting

Man City: -1 @ 6/4

Chelsea: +1 @ 5/4

Handicap Draw: -1@ 13/5

To Qualify Odds

Man City are heavy 2/7 favourites to qualify from this semi-final.

Chelsea, on the other hand, are 12/5 to advance to this season's FA Cup Final.

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Man City v Chelsea Preview

Man City’s Form

It’s been a week of highs and lows for City, last Saturday a 5-1 annihilation of Luton on Saturday has them now top of the Premier League table with 6 games remaining and at a crucial juncture of the season. However, they head into this following their Quarter Final elimination in the Champions League where they lost out 4-3 to Real Madrid on penalties.

Route to the Semi-Final

Third Round – Man City 5-0 Huddersfield

Fourth Round –Tottenham 0-1 Man City

Fifth Round- Luton Town 2-5 Man City

Quarter-Final- Man City 2-0 Newcastle

Semi-Final – Man City vs Chelsea TBC

Following their Champions League elimination, the dreams of a “treble” in two successive seasons are now over and they can now only land the Premier League and FA Cup from the main competitions. City have won 2 of the last 5 FA Cup competitions and another success would take them to 8 and level with Chelsea, Liverpool and Tottenham.

Man City’s Last Five Results

Man City 1-1 Real Madrid | April 17th | Draw

Man City 5-1 Luton Town | April 13th | Win

Real Madrid 3-3 Man City | April 9th | Draw

Crystal Palace 2-4 Man City | April 6th | Win

Man City 4-1 Aston Villa | April 3rd | Win

3 Wins, 2 Draws

Chelsea’s Form

Chelsea are a curious case, while their league form currently has them 9th with a few games in hand from those around them 11 points from their last 5 league games suggests that they could be finally getting it together for next season. Furthermore, in cup competitions, they’ve been solid, reaching the EFL Cup final and now in the FA Cup Semi-Final.

Route to the Semi-Final

Third Round – Chelsea 4-0 Preston

Fourth Round –Chelsea 0-0 Aston Villa

Fourth Round Replay–Aston Villa 1-3 Chelsea

Fifth Round- Chelsea 3-2 Leeds

Quarter-Final- Chelsea 4-2 Leicester

Semi-Final – Man City vs Chelsea TBC

Their dominant performance on Monday against Everton suggests they’ve clicked into gear at the perfect stage of the season and will fancy their chances of causing a shock on Saturday.

Chelsea’s Last Five Results

Chelsea 6-0 Everton | April 15th | Win

Sheffield United 2-2 Chelsea | April 7th | Draw

Chelsea 4-3 Man United | April 4th | Win

Chelsea 2-2 Burnley March 30th | Draw

Chelsea 4-2 Leicester City | March 17th | Win

3 Wins, 2 Draws

Man City v Chelsea Weather Forecast

The temperature on Thursday is expected to be 11 degrees with no rain.

Man City v Chelsea Predicted Lineups

Man City’s Predicted Starting XI (4-2-3-1)

GK: Ortega.

RB: Walker, CB: Dias, CB: Stones, LB: Gvardiol

CM: Kovacic, CM: Rodri

RM: Foden, AM: De Bruyne, LM: Doku

CF: Haaland

Chelsea Predicted Starting XI (4-2-3-1)

GK: Petrovic.

RB: Gusto, CB: Disasi, CB: Silva, LB: Chilwell

CM: Caicedo, CM: Gallagher,

RW: Madueke, AM: Palmer, LW: Mudryk

CF: Jackson

Man City v Chelsea Head-To-Head Results & Stats

All-Time Head-To-Head Record

Man City wins: 65

Chelsea wins: 71

Draws: 41

Head-To-Head Results Last Five Matches

Manchester City 1-1 Chelsea | Premier League| February 17th, 2024

Chelsea 4-4 Manchester City | Premier League | November 12th, 2023

Manchester City 1-0 Chelsea | Premier League| May 21st, 2023

Manchester City 4-0 Chelsea | FA Cup | January 8th, 2023

Chelsea 0-1 Manchester City | Premier League| January 5th, 2023

Betting Trends

Goals

Coming into the game between both teams there has been an average of 4 Goals per game which is more than the competition average of 3.48.

Across their matches this season 90% have Over 1.5 Goals, 70% have Over 2.5 Goals and 80% have had BTTS.

Cards

Between both sides, they average a sum of 3.1 Cards Per Match Man City with 1.1 and Chelsea with 2 which is less than the competition average of 3.6.

Corners

The sides average 14.31 Corners per match, Man City with 8.2 and Chelsea with 6.11 which is more than the competition average of 10.47.

Scoring Patterns

Man City are most dangerous from the 61st to 75th minute where they have 18 goals from 77 shots and have only conceded 7 from 52. Interestingly, Chelsea are chaotic in the last 15 minutes with 13 goals from 90 shots and 17 conceded from 106 shots against.

Key Players To Watch

Phil Foden – Man City

The Manchester maestro (23) is tremendously versatile playing across all four positions in the front four this season Making him a key cog in the Guardiola side and will also be crucial for England come Euro 2024 in the summer. He has 22 goals and 10 assists in 46 appearances so far this season and he could certainly add to that Saturday.

Cole Palmer – Chelsea

The story of the season for Chelsea! Having come through the Man City Academy from 2010-2020 and being a member of the senior squad 2020-2023 on the 1st of September he signed for Chelsea for an initial £40 million, potentially rising by £2.5 million in add-ons

He’s quickly become integral to Chelsea with 25 goals and 13 assists from 41 matches this season. Having had a brilliant first season away from City it wouldn’t surprise if comes back to haunt his former club on Saturday.

Man City v Chelsea Prediction & Best Bet

Prediction: Man City 1-2 Chelsea

Following their Champions League exit during the week, Guardiola and his squad are likely to beat the bush and put things right on Saturday and book themselves into another FA Cup final.

Chelsea are coming into form though and have shown themselves to be dangerous opponents, particularly in cup competitions and will fancy their chances Saturday with little expectations being placed on them.

City are worthy favourites, but something tells me Cole Palmer could have a fairytale winner to knock his former club out of the competition.

Best Bet: Cole Palmer To Score And Chelsea Win @ 15/2

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