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The FA Cup draw is tough.
In the match of the 3rd round of the FA Cup, Manchester City will meet Chelsea at home. Let’s make a prediction for a game with high odds.
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When does Manchester City vs Chelsea start?
The match of the 3rd round of the FA Cup “Manchester City” – “Chelsea” will be held on Sunday, January 8 at the Etihad Stadium. The start is at 19:30 (Moscow time). The chief arbiter of the meeting appointed Robert Jones. In Russia, the game will not be shown on TV or official streaming services.
Bookmaker’s odds for the match between Manchester City and Chelsea
BETCITY analysts see the home team as clear favourites. Betting on Manchester City counts 1.36, the probability of winning is 71%. Chelsea’s success is measured by odds 9.20 (10% chance). If there is a tie, the odds will play 5.20 (19% chance).
Bookmakers are confident that the match will be productive. Total set at 3 goals with citation 1.85 for less and 2.02 for more. At the same time, the total is worth over 2.5 1.61. You can bet that a penalty kick will be awarded 2.40and on a red card – for 6.00. You can bet for free on the match Manchester City – Chelsea – get up to three free bets of 500 rubles each in the BETCITY mobile application!
Before the game
Chelsea are in crisis right now and you don’t have to be an expert to notice. It is too early to draw conclusions whether this will become the usual state of the club, which Roman Abramovich has been carefully building for many years, but at the moment there is a feeling that the blues is sinking. The sacking of Thomas Tuchel and replacing him with Graham Potter hasn’t helped at all so far. Unlike Harry Potter in the famous fictional universe, Graham will fail to become a savior, it seems. The Blues are stuck in the middle of the table and have won just one of their last nine home games against Bournemouth. At the same time, before the World Cup, Chelsea generally lost three games in a row in the Premier League and also lost to Manchester City in the League Cup.
The Citizens themselves had a couple of misfires, sensationally losing just before the break for the world championship to Brentford, and in the New Year’s match sharing points with Everton – but that’s exactly what misfires, and not a systemic problem. Yes, thanks to them, Manchester City were well behind Premier League leaders Arsenal, but after the Gunners’ goalless draw with Newcastle and Guardiola’s team’s victory just over Chelsea, the gap narrowed to five points. At the same time, City continues its path in the League Cup, where they knocked out Chelsea and Liverpool, and in the Champions League, where they confidently left the group.
In general, Manchester City are now playing quite confidently with Chelsea, and, for example, the defeats in the Premier League in the summer of 2020 and spring 2021 did not affect anything. In the first case, Liverpool still became champions by a huge margin, and in the second case, the title was already in the hands of the citizens. But a defeat, in May 2021, will surely gnaw at Manchester City to this day. Which, of course, was losing the Champions League final 0-1, City’s first and so far only final when the European Cup dream was already within reach. Subsequently, Chelsea was beaten by Guardiola’s team four times “dry”, mostly with the same score of 1-0 (only in the current season in the League Cup was it 2-0).
Prediction for the match “Manchester City” – “Chelsea”
England cup in many ways the Chelsea tournament. In the last six draws, the Azzurri have been in the last five (!) times, however, they have won only once, in the 2017/2018 season. We also note that in the semifinals in the spring of 2021, Chelsea knocked out City (and again it was 1-0). The only final without the participation of the Azzurri in these six years was won by Guardiola’s team, beating Watford 6-0. Manchester City is unlikely to release a weak squad for the central match of the 3rd round of the FA Cup, especially since the Manchester derby is almost a week away (the match will take place in the afternoon of January 14). Chelsea, by the way, have yet to play the postponed match of the 7th round against Fulham on the 12th. Guardiola will certainly want to decide the outcome of this confrontation without a replay and win calmly at home. You can wait for the already beloved 1:0 or 2:0.
Our predictions for the match Manchester City – Chelsea: both to score – no, odds – 1.90; Manchester City win, keep clean, odds – 2.40; Manchester City will win and total is under 2.5, odds – 3.90.
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