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- Anticipation builds as Manchester City prepare to host Chelsea at Etihad Stadium on 2026-01-04 (kick-off 17:30 GMT), in week 20 of the 2025-2026 Premier League.
- Guardiola versus E. Maresca across 3 meetings, record stands at 3-0 with no draws.
- Manchester City have accumulated 41 points to lie 2nd whereas Chelsea have 30 points to sit 5th.
- Manchester City have 8 players sidelined: R. Ait Nouri (International duty), O. Bobb (Hamstring Injury), M. Kovacic (Heel Injury), O. Marmoush (International duty), J. Stones (Thigh Injury), Nico (Injury), N. O'Reilly (Injury), Savinho (Injury) while Chelsea face 7 absences: M. Caicedo (Yellow Cards), L. Colwill (Knee Injury), D. Essugo (Thigh Injury), R. Lavia (Thigh Injury), M. Mudryk (Suspended), M. Cucurella (Thigh Injury), J. Hato (Injury).
- Our forecast has Manchester City in a 4-man backline (4-3-2-1), with Chelsea set to counter in 4-2-3-1.
- No winners or losers: Manchester City drew 0-0 vs. Sunderland, as did Chelsea with AFC Bournemouth: 2-2.
- Both teams have been in great form: Manchester City 4-1-0 and Chelsea 2-2-1 over their last 5 matches.
- Dominance for Manchester City: across 54 clashes, they've won 27 games and only lost 20 games to Chelsea, with 7 stalemates.
- TheyScored users favour 3-1 (15.8%) over all other scorelines - 2-1 sits second at 15%.
- We predict Manchester City to prevail 2-1 given their strong home form (8-0-1) and 2.78 goals/game.
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Manchester City is going head to head with Chelsea on 4/1/2026 17:30 GMT at Etihad Stadium for the England Premier League. Our users most predicted score for this game is 2 - 0. You can view the match information, lineups, odds, live score, result, goalscorers, cards, substitutions, standings, recent form, player ratings, injuries, tv channels, our users most predicted scores and Manchester City v Chelsea H2H statistics!