Premier League
Sunday 4 January 2026 · 17:30 · HT 1-0 · Etihad Stadium, Manchester · Referee Michael Oliver
Manchester City v Chelsea: stats, form and bet builder picks
In Manchester City's last 9 home games and Chelsea's last 9 away games in the Premier League before kick-off, both teams scored in 8 of 18, over 2.5 goals in 13 of 18, with 9.8 corners per match (league 9.9) and 4.1 cards (league 3.9).
Overview
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Bet builder
Form
Table
Match stats
Manchester City v Chelsea, full match
57%
Possession
43%
1.02
Expected goals (xG)
1.85
14
Shots
8
3
Shots on target
3
8
Corners
2
12
Fouls
14
3
Yellow cards
3
0
Red cards
0
2
Offsides
2
Goals and cards
42'
Goal
Tijjani Reijnders MAN
52'
Yellow card
Reece James CHE
54'
Yellow card
Rúben Dias MAN
79'
Yellow card
Liam Delap CHE
79'
Yellow card
Matheus Nunes MAN
90+3'
Yellow card
Bernardo Silva MAN
90+4'
Goal
Enzo Fernández CHE
90+5'
Yellow card
Enzo Fernández CHE
Match probabilities
How often each happened in Manchester City's last 9 home games and Chelsea's last 9 away games this season, before kick-off, with the league rate beside it.
High
Low
Both teams to score
44%
8/18 games · League 56%
Over 1.5 goals
89%
16/18 games · League 79%
Over 2.5 goals
72%
13/18 games · League 55%
Over 3.5 goals
39%
7/18 games · League 28%
Over 9.5 corners
61%
11/18 games · League 56%
Over 3.5 cards
61%
11/18 games · League 57%
Manchester City clean sheet
56%
5/9 games · League 26%
Chelsea clean sheet
44%
4/9 games · League 26%
Manchester City fail to score
11%
1/9 games · League 26%
Chelsea fail to score
11%
1/9 games · League 26%
Averages per match
Same games, both teams added together
Goals
3.2
League 2.8
Corners
9.8
League 9.9
Cards
4.1
League 3.9
