Chelsea vs. Manchester City: preview and betting tips

On Saturday, shortly after noon, we have the match of the round when leaders Chelsea welcome Manchester City, who are 3 points behind the leaders. Who will score the first second goal of the current Premier League season?

Chelsea have continued their performances from last season and apart from the draw with Liverpool, they are uncompromising. That is also why it and Jurgen Klopp’s team are currently leading the league by a point ahead of Manchester United.

A win against Manchester City would give the London side a big confidence boost, 4 points from two games against the biggest favourites to win the league title? That would be a dream start!

Only, Pep Guardiola is definitely not the type of coach to accept that. And what’s more, he would like to repay his counterpart for the defeat in the Champions League final. That’s why this match will be very spicy.

The Citizens have lost 4 points so far, having lost to Tottenham right from the start, and last time they only played a goalless draw with Southampton. It is with Saints that I would pause, as they are led by Ralph Hasenhüttl, who is known for his tactical maturity, which doesn’t sit well with Guardiola!

And it is Thomas Tuchel who is currently regarded as one of the best coaches in terms of this quality, perhaps the best ever, and there is no doubt that he will prepare his opponents well once again.

The slight favourite for the match is definitely Chelsea, who have won the last 3 meetings between them and have always scored at least two goals in the last 3 league duels.

However, Manchester City has not scored in the last 4 league duels, which will be of particular interest to Romelu Lukaku, the author of three league goals in the Blues jersey.

Even though both teams are doing great defensively, I expect to see goals falling for both sides. League games between these two rivals haven’t been as tied by tactics and certainly the feeling of not making a mistake lately as they were in the two previous cup games.