6th position in the Premier League table for Chelsea so far, a good performance. The home supporters hope for more joy as 8th-placed Manchester City visits Stamford Bridge.
- Chelsea has the most scored goals in the second half (21) in Premier League
- Manchester City has the fewest conceded goals (12) in Premier League
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Chelsea form and stats
Overall Premier League stats at home this season for Chelsea are 4-3-1 (wins-draw-losses).
The spoils were shared in Chelsea's previous game, also at home. Visiting Aston Villa (placed 5th) travelled back with a draw after a 1-1 scoreline. Prior to that, an away loss at Arsenal.
Goals decide football matches and Chelsea are scoring many of them at home; 18 on target from 8 league matches. On the other hand, Chelsea have conceded 8 goals.
Manchester City form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team, who have the fewest conceded goals (12) in Premier League, on their Premier League travels is 3 wins, 3 draws and 1 defeat.
Manchester have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Ederson Santana de Moraes. It's been 227 minutes since they last conceded in Premier League.
The supporters enjoyed Manchester's previous game versus Newcastle United (placed 15th), a Premier League 2-0 win played at home. Before that one, a nice away victory 4-1 at Arsenal.
The visitors will be packing their bags again in only three days as another away game awaits: The Carabao Cup trip to Manchester United.
Manchester City have scored 7 goals on their travels this season, from 7 away games in the league. It's not easy to score on Manchester as they have only conceded 5 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: four - one - five (Chelsea wins - draws - Manchester City wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  K. Bakumo-Abraham 6 goals |  K. Zouma 4 goals |  T. Werner 4 goals |
Chelsea missing players
Manchester City missing players
| Chelsea | Manchester City | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 8 | 4 | Played | P | 1 | 7 | 14 |
| 7 | 4 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 31 | 18 | 9 | Scored | S | 0 | 7 | 21 |
| 18 | 8 | 4 | Conceded | C | 0 | 5 | 12 |
| 88% | 88% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 86% | 93% |
| 81% | 88% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 57% | 71% |
| 62% | 62% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 14% | 21% |
| 44% | 50% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 14% | 21% |
| 19% | 25% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 14% |
| 50% | 50% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 43% | 43% |
| 38% | 38% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 43% | 50% |
| 25% | 25% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 29% | 14% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.3 | 1.5 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 14.4 | 14.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 15.1 | 15.4 |
| 5.2 | 5.9 | 6.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 5 | 5.3 |
| 37% | 38% | 35% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 20% | 28% |
- Chelsea has the most scored goals in the second half (21) in Premier League
- Chelsea have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Chelsea have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Manchester City have scored away.
- Manchester City has the fewest conceded goals (12) in Premier League
- Manchester City has the fewest matches over the total-line (3) in Premier League
- Manchester City has the most matches under the total-line (11) in Premier League
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Liverpool | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 37 | 20 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 12 | 17 | 32 |
| 2 | Leicester City | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 29 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 9 | 29 |
| 3 | Everton | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 29 |
| 4 | Manchester United | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 11 | 7 | 27 |
| 5 | Aston Villa | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 28 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 14 | 26 |
| 6 | Chelsea | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 31 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 26 |
| 7 | Tottenham Hotspur | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 26 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 26 |
| 8 | Manchester City | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 26 |
| 9 | Southampton | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 26 |
| 10 | West Ham United | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 23 |
| 11 | Leeds United | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 30 | 30 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 23 |
| 12 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 12 | -5 | 21 |
| 13 | Arsenal | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 8 | -3 | 20 |
| 14 | Crystal Palace | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 29 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 14 | -9 | 19 |
| 15 | Newcastle United | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -7 | 18 |
| 16 | Burnley | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | -11 | 16 |
| 17 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 16 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 13 | -7 | 13 |
| 18 | Fulham | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 23 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -10 | 11 |
| 19 | West Bromwich Albion | 16 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 35 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 15 | -24 | 8 |
| 20 | Sheffield United | 16 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 27 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 15 | -19 | 2 |
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