Chelsea vs. Manchester City Betting Odds and Free Pick

We are back to the club friendlies, and we will have a fixture between two Premier League giants that tend to face a lot in the season: Chelsea and Manchester City.

First, we have Premier League’s 6th placed team, coming from a comfortable victory in their most recent friendly match against Club América 3-0. That will be a confidence boost looking towards a heavy clash.

Their opponents will be the Premier League Champions, the Citizens, who recently had an interesting 2-2 draw with Barcelona, losing on penalties.

Chelsea vs. Manchester City Betting Odds and Info

Why Bet on Chelsea?

Chelsea finished sixth place in the Premier League standings and has not been at its best over the past years. Overall, since Abramovic lost control of the club, they have been in a downward spiral, failing to qualify for the Champions League in two seasons in a row for the first time in decades.

However, the Blues eased past Club América by a comfortable 3-0 margin this week, coming in with confidence ahead of this fixture. It must be mentioned that they featured a strong squad with senior players, except Guiu.

Chelsea are in the midst of another transition moment and have plenty of work to do ahead of the new upcoming season. Enzo Maresca is the new manager, and they have brought many new faces, although nothing too extravagant like in the past markets. Their most expensive signings have been Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall and Filip Jørgensen, for 35.40 and 24.50, respectively. Their overall expenses, deducting the incomes, have been 11 million—Pennys for a club that bought a pivot pair for almost 300 million Euros.

Why Bet on Manchester City?

Manchester City won the Premier League title last season and has been in impressive form for many years. However, last season, they only nailed one title, losing two finals and showing that the fuel that propelled them to a historic treble rundown. In this sense, the objective this season must be to return to their 22-23 form.

Either way, this postseason has not shown any improvement. On the contrary, they lost every game except the last. We must consider many things, such as the fact that they have not faced minor teams, and most of the big guns are still on vacation. In addition, the likes of Kalvin Phillips and Wilson-Esbrand have done terribly so far, so their long-term future at the club seems shadowy. On a positive note, Erling Haaland seems sharp again, scoring two times in three games.

The club has also been surprisingly stale in the transfer market. In this sense, it’s hard to tell if they are just trying to comply with the FFP, feel that the squad is strong enough, or, simply, the air of uncertainty surrounding the club has taken its toll, with Guardiola’s contract and the FFP trial against the Premier League meeting its end in the summer of 2025.

Final Betting Analysis: Chelsea vs. Manchester City

Manchester City are currently in better shape out of the two teams, even though their preseason campaign hasn’t been showing that, but we expect them to take the victory here.

Some strong players should reincorporate before this game, although nothing is certain. However, this tends to always be the case in friendlies. Let’s remember that the clubs can make as many changes as they want.

One way or the other, we don’t see Chelsea being able to handle the Champions here. We’ll go for a 0-1.

Go for a victory for City at 1.85. If you bet $100 at such odds, you could get $85 for a total payout of $185.

Chelsea vs. Manchester City Betting Pick: Manchester City