Preview: Manchester City the front runner when Chelsea pay a visit

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Competition: England Premier League
Competition: Sun 21.May
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Etihad Stadium (55097 seats)

Manchester City are placed 1st, while Chelsea are loitering 42 points behind in the league standings. Can they shorten the gap?

Insights:
  • Manchester City have the most scored goals (92) in Premier League
  • Manchester City have scored more than double the goals of Chelsea.

City have less rest than Chelsea in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Champions League game only four days ago. This match was also played here at Etihad Stadium. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Chelsea have had more rest.

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Manchester City form and stats

16-1-1 is the performance here at Etihad Stadium so far in the Premier League, giving Manchester City a total of 49 from their 18 games here. Outstanding results! days ago.

Manchester City's previous fixture was a Champions League game also played at their own stadium, ending 4-0 versus Real Madrid. The home team are looking to build on that result. The forward Silva outshone all others in that match and managed a match rating of 8.5 out of 10. Silva scored two goals, dribled past the opponent 3 of 6 times and had 52 successful passes (of 58 total).

In the game before, an away victory in the Premier League match versus Everton with a 3-0 scoreline.

Lots of goals and action? Who knows the future, but we do know that 9 of the 11 latest league matches with this team has had three or more goals.

The manager i Sala will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Brighton & Hove Albion in only three days.

City always seem capable of creating a buzz here at Etihad Stadium with 59 goals in 18 league games. Manchester City have only conceded 17 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Chelsea form and stats

The visitors are W5-D4-L8 on the road this term. That's in the Premier League.

There were no winners in Chelsea's previous match, the home game that ended 2-2 vs Nottingham Forest (placed 16th). Sterling, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 8.61. Sterling scored two goals, hit one key pass, dribled past the opponent 4 of 8 times and had 27 successful passes (of 30 total).

Ahead of that match was the victory versus AFC Bournemouth at their stadium, the result 3-1.

Chelsea have another game away in just four nights, a Premier League fixture versus Manchester United. A demanding programme for them!

As opposed to that, Chelsea have seen the ball go into their own net 23 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

The 5 latest games involving these opponents have all ended as Manchester City victories. Another one?

This duo encountered each other previously this match year: Chelsea - Manchester City 0-1.

Top Goalscorers

Manchester CityE. Håland
E. Håland
36 goals
CityP. Foden
P. Foden
10 goals
Manchester Cityİ. Gündoğan
İ. Gündoğan
8 goals

Manchester City missing players

Chelsea missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Manchester City Chelsea
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
35 18 6 Played P 4 17 35
27 16 5 Won W 0 5 11
4 1 0 Drew D 1 4 10
4 1 1 Lost L 3 8 14
92 59 17 Scored S 2 17 36
31 17 8 Conceded C 8 23 41
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 75% 88% 89%
86% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 71% 66%
71% 89% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 47% 43%
46% 61% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 24% 20%
26% 33% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 6% 3%
60% 67% 83% BTTS BTTS 50% 53% 46%
34% 33% 17% Clean Sheets C S 25% 24% 29%
6% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 35% 37%
 
6.5 7.3 7.7 Corners for (avg) C F 4.2 5.1 5.5
2.5 2.2 2.8 Corners against (avg) C A 6.2 5.2 4.9
1.2 1.1 1.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.8 2.2 2.2
1 1 1 Red cards R C 0 2 3
 
15.7 16.4 17.7 Shots (avg) S ( 9.8 11.7 12.6
6 6.4 6.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.8 4.2 4.1
44% 51% 46% Goal Efficiency G E 13% 24% 25%
 
7.2 6.5 6.7 Shots against (avg) S A 15.2 11.8 11.5
2.3 2.4 3.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5.8 4.7 4.3
Key stats in Premier League this season:
  • All of Manchester City's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Chelsea have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Manchester City have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Manchester City have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Manchester City have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Manchester City have scored more than double the goals of Chelsea.
  • Manchester City have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (12) in Premier League
  • Manchester City have the fewest matches under the total-line (10) in Premier League
  • Manchester City have the most points (49) at home in Premier League
  • Manchester City have the most scored goals (59) at home in Premier League
  • Manchester City have the most scored goals (92) in Premier League
  • Manchester City have the most scored goals in the first half (45) in Premier League
  • Manchester City have the most scored goals in the second half (47) in Premier League
  • Manchester City have the the best goal difference (+42) at home in Premier League
  • Manchester City have the the best goal difference (+61) in Premier League
  • Manchester City have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
  • Manchester City haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Manchester City 35 27 4 4 92 31 18 16 1 1 59 17 17 11 3 3 33 14 61 85
2 Arsenal 36 25 6 5 83 42 18 13 3 2 48 25 18 12 3 3 35 17 41 81
3 Newcastle United 35 18 12 5 63 31 17 10 5 2 32 13 18 8 7 3 31 18 32 66
4 Manchester United 35 20 6 9 51 41 17 13 3 1 30 8 18 7 3 8 21 33 10 66
5 Liverpool 36 19 8 9 70 42 18 13 4 1 45 16 18 6 4 8 25 26 28 65
6 Brighton & Hove Albion 34 17 7 10 66 45 17 9 3 5 33 19 17 8 4 5 33 26 21 58
7 Tottenham Hotspur 36 17 6 13 65 59 18 12 1 5 36 22 18 5 5 8 29 37 6 57
8 Aston Villa 36 17 6 13 48 44 18 11 2 5 31 20 18 6 4 8 17 24 4 57
9 Brentford 36 13 14 9 54 45 18 9 7 2 34 18 18 4 7 7 20 27 9 53
10 Fulham 36 15 6 15 52 49 18 8 4 6 29 27 18 7 2 9 23 22 3 51
11 Chelsea 35 11 10 14 36 41 18 6 6 6 19 18 17 5 4 8 17 23 -5 43
12 Crystal Palace 36 11 10 15 37 46 18 7 6 5 20 22 18 4 4 10 17 24 -9 43
13 Wolverhampton Wanderers 36 11 7 18 30 52 18 9 2 7 18 19 18 2 5 11 12 33 -22 40
14 AFC Bournemouth 36 11 6 19 37 69 18 6 4 8 20 27 18 5 2 11 17 42 -32 39
15 West Ham United 36 10 7 19 38 52 18 7 4 7 23 23 18 3 3 12 15 29 -14 37
16 Nottingham Forest 36 8 10 18 36 67 18 7 6 5 26 24 18 1 4 13 10 43 -31 34
17 Everton 36 7 11 18 32 56 18 5 3 10 15 27 18 2 8 8 17 29 -24 32
18 Leeds United 36 7 10 19 46 71 18 5 7 6 25 33 18 2 3 13 21 38 -25 31
19 Leicester City 36 8 6 22 49 67 18 4 4 10 21 26 18 4 2 12 28 41 -18 30
20 Southampton 36 6 6 24 31 66 18 2 4 12 15 33 18 4 2 12 16 33 -35 24

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  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Manchester City 35 27 4 4 92 31 18 16 1 1 59 17 17 11 3 3 33 14 61 85
2 Arsenal 36 25 6 5 83 42 18 13 3 2 48 25 18 12 3 3 35 17 41 81
3 Newcastle United 35 18 12 5 63 31 17 10 5 2 32 13 18 8 7 3 31 18 32 66
4 Manchester United 35 20 6 9 51 41 17 13 3 1 30 8 18 7 3 8 21 33 10 66
5 Liverpool 36 19 8 9 70 42 18 13 4 1 45 16 18 6 4 8 25 26 28 65
6 Brighton & Hove Albion 34 17 7 10 66 45 17 9 3 5 33 19 17 8 4 5 33 26 21 58
7 Tottenham Hotspur 36 17 6 13 65 59 18 12 1 5 36 22 18 5 5 8 29 37 6 57
8 Aston Villa 36 17 6 13 48 44 18 11 2 5 31 20 18 6 4 8 17 24 4 57
9 Brentford 36 13 14 9 54 45 18 9 7 2 34 18 18 4 7 7 20 27 9 53
10 Fulham 36 15 6 15 52 49 18 8 4 6 29 27 18 7 2 9 23 22 3 51
11 Chelsea 35 11 10 14 36 41 18 6 6 6 19 18 17 5 4 8 17 23 -5 43
12 Crystal Palace 36 11 10 15 37 46 18 7 6 5 20 22 18 4 4 10 17 24 -9 43
13 Wolverhampton Wanderers 36 11 7 18 30 52 18 9 2 7 18 19 18 2 5 11 12 33 -22 40
14 AFC Bournemouth 36 11 6 19 37 69 18 6 4 8 20 27 18 5 2 11 17 42 -32 39
15 West Ham United 36 10 7 19 38 52 18 7 4 7 23 23 18 3 3 12 15 29 -14 37
16 Nottingham Forest 36 8 10 18 36 67 18 7 6 5 26 24 18 1 4 13 10 43 -31 34
17 Everton 36 7 11 18 32 56 18 5 3 10 15 27 18 2 8 8 17 29 -24 32
18 Leeds United 36 7 10 19 46 71 18 5 7 6 25 33 18 2 3 13 21 38 -25 31
19 Leicester City 36 8 6 22 49 67 18 4 4 10 21 26 18 4 2 12 28 41 -18 30
20 Southampton 36 6 6 24 31 66 18 2 4 12 15 33 18 4 2 12 16 33 -35 24

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The English Premier League is the top level of the English football league pyramid. 20 teams play 38 fixtures each to see who tops the Premier League table. The Premier League is the most watched sports league in the world. Seasons run from August to May with most games on Saturdays and Sundays.