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What we said before the match
Both teams concede few goals.Manchester City have the 2nd-best defence in the league, Chelsea the 4th-best.
Manchester City are in form.4 wins in their last 5 matches.
Chelsea pick up a lot of cards.Chelsea have the 4th-most cards in the league.
Chelsea win a lot of corners.5.8 corners per match, the 2nd-most in the league.
Per matchManchester CityChelsea
Goals scored2.201.65
Goals conceded0.901.10
Corners won5.85.7
Cards shown1.72.4
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Last 10 league matches, newest on the left. The number on the right is the chance worked out for this match: streaks are a small sample, while the chance also takes the opponent and the league average into account.
- 3+ goals
Manchester City9/10
Chelsea5/10 - 2+ goalsManchester City9/10Chelsea8/10
- Both teams scoreManchester City5/10Chelsea5/10
- Team scoresManchester City9/10Chelsea9/10
- 10+ cornersManchester City5/10Chelsea7/10
- 4+ cardsManchester City4/10Chelsea5/10
There are no probabilities for this match.
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Leeds United2025-26 season, averages per match.
Manchester Cityper matchChelsea- 2.20opponents 0.90Goalsleague 1.401.65opponents 1.10
- 2.03opponents 1.13Expected goals (xG)league 1.481.87opponents 1.50
- 14.2opponents 9.3Shotsleague 12.113.9opponents 10.8
- 5.3opponents 3.3Shots on targetleague 4.14.8opponents 3.5
- 5.8opponents 3.9Cornersleague 4.95.7opponents 4.5
- 1.7opponents 1.7Cardsleague 1.92.4opponents 2.2
This season: Manchester City 20 matches, Chelsea 20 matches. The big number is the team’s own, the one below its opponents’; the league figure is per team.
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | Last 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Arsenal | 20 | 15 | 3 | 2 | +26 | 48 | WWWWW |
| 2 | Manchester City | 20 | 13 | 3 | 4 | +26 | 42 | WWWDD |
| 3 |  Aston Villa | 20 | 13 | 3 | 4 | +9 | 42 | WWWLW |
| 4 |  Liverpool | 20 | 10 | 4 | 6 | +4 | 34 | WWWDD |
| 5 | Chelsea | 20 | 8 | 7 | 5 | +11 | 31 | WDLDD |
| 6 |  Manchester United | 20 | 8 | 7 | 5 | +4 | 31 | DLWDD |
| 7 |  Brentford | 20 | 9 | 3 | 8 | +4 | 30 | DWWDW |