A key match in Premier League as both teams are battling for the top positions. With the home team in 4th position and the visitors placed 3rd, this promises to be an exciting meeting. Read on to find out more!
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!
Manchester City form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at Etihad Stadium as Manchester City, who have the most scored goals (35) in Premier League, have scored 19 goals to get 13 points from 6 games. The overall stats in the Premier League are 4-1-1 (wins-draws-losses). The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at Etihad Stadium.
The fans are hoping that Manchester City will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 1-3 away loss in the Premier League game against Liverpool (placed 1st). Preceding that game was the away draw at Atalanta that finished 1-1.
The home team are expected to win this game about three out of four times, according to the bookmaker odds. When checking the database for Manchester City home games with this odds we find six games with a similar winning chance. Resulting in 4 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat. Looking at the victories, 1 match were won by at least two goals.
There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Manchester City, as the Champions League home game vs Shakhtar Donetsk is only three days away.
Manchester City always seem capable of creating a buzz here at Etihad Stadium with 19 goals in 6 league games. From these home matches, Manchester City have conceded only 5 goals.
Chelsea form and stats
The away performances of Chelsea, who have the most scored goals (18) away in Premier League, have been very solid so far with 5 wins, 0 draws and 1 defeat in the Premier League. The question is whether this happy travelling can continue. The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 5 wins, 0 draws and only 1 loss in the Premier League. Impressively, the visitors are on a six-match winning run which they hope continue versus Manchester City. Chelsea has been amazing away for a time now, winning five in a row on their travels. The last time they went home with a point loss was against Manchester United.
Chelsea won their last game, 2-0 versus Crystal Palace played at home. Ahead of that game was the 4-4 draw at home against Ajax in the Champions League.
Chelsea has another fixture away, a Champions League game, against Valencia in just four days. A tough schedule for the visitors!
Chelsea create on average more than 2,5 goals per away game (in the league) all by themselves, having scored 18 goals in 6 travels. Chelsea are scoring goals for fun in their league games away this season, having clocked up more than three goals per game on average (18 goals from 6 away games). Chelsea have conceded 12 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Manchester City 5 wins, 1 draw and Chelsea 4 victories. As for goals, 5 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 5 games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  T. Abraham 10 goals |   S. Agüero 9 goals |  R. Sterling 7 goals |
Manchester City missing players
Chelsea missing players
| Manchester City | Chelsea | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 12 | 6 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 6 | 12 |
| 8 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 5 | 8 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 35 | 19 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 18 | 27 |
| 13 | 5 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 12 | 17 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 92% |
| 83% | 83% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 100% | 67% |
| 67% | 50% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 83% | 50% |
| 25% | 17% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 67% | 33% |
| 50% | 33% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 83% | 67% |
| 42% | 50% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 8% | 17% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 17% | 8% |
| 9.2 | 10.8 | 0 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 0 | 5.7 | 5.8 |
| 2.8 | 2.5 | 0 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 0 | 3.3 | 2.9 |
| 2.1 | 2.5 | 0 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2 | 1.9 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- All of Chelsea's away-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
- All of Manchester City's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Chelsea have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Chelsea have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Chelsea haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Manchester City have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- 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 | Liverpool | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 18 | 34 |
| 2 | Leicester City | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 21 | 26 |
| 3 | Chelsea | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 12 | 10 | 26 |
| 4 | Manchester City | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 35 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 22 | 25 |
| 5 | Sheffield United | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 17 |
| 6 | Arsenal | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -1 | 17 |
| 7 | Manchester United | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 16 |
| 8 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 16 |
| 9 | AFC Bournemouth | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 16 |
| 10 | Burnley | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | -1 | 15 |
| 11 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -2 | 15 |
| 12 | Crystal Palace | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | -6 | 15 |
| 13 | Newcastle United | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 14 | -7 | 15 |
| 14 | Tottenham Hotspur | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 14 |
| 15 | Everton | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -5 | 14 |
| 16 | West Ham United | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | -6 | 13 |
| 17 | Aston Villa | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 13 | -3 | 11 |
| 18 | Watford | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 13 | -15 | 8 |
| 19 | Southampton | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 29 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -18 | 8 |
| 20 | Norwich City | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 28 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 12 | -17 | 7 |