Man City v Chelsea

Manchester City vs Chelsea Preview

Manchester City have moved through the gears in ominous fashion in recent times in the Premier League as the hosts collected a sixth league win on the trot last weekend with a solid 2-0 home win against Everton to keep them in touch with the league leaders, Liverpool, while Chelsea registered a 3-1 win away from home against a floundering Crystal Palace outfit last time out.

Within these last six wins, Manchester City have recorded wins on home soil at their Etihad Stadium by way of victories over Sheffield United 2-0, Burnley 3-1 and a 2-0 win against Everton, while, as expected, the goals have also been flowing with seven of Manchester City's last 10 league matches resulting in three goals or more being scored as well.

Perhaps even more importantly, The Citizens have a game in hand over the current leaders Liverpool and being just two points behind Jurgen Klopp's side, Manchester City look poised to eventually take over at the top of the English top flight table sometime soon.

Along with Liverpool, Manchester City still remain unbeaten on home soil, winning eight of their 11 home games to date so far in this campaign, while the bigger picture shows the hosts are now unbeaten in their last 22 home games, picking up no fewer than 18 wins along the way.

Chelsea therefore look to have a mountain to climb here in this Saturday evening's clash at the Etihad Stadium and despite heading into this game on the back of a 3-1 win away at Crystal Palace, overall form and results have left a lot to be desired where The Blues have been concerned.

Since Mauricio Pochettino took over the reigns at Stamford Bridge it's been a case of one step forward, two steps back for Chelsea as the visitors find themselves occupying a desperately disappointing mid-table position of 10th place in the Premier League table and in terms of financial outlay in the transfer window before the season started versus league position, Chelsea are undoubtedly the biggest under-achievers in the division.

Inconsistency continues to hold Chelsea back and the perfect example of this can be found when looking at Chelsea's results away from home in recent times; The Blues have managed to capture just two wins from their last seven outings, slipping to five defeats in the process.

Goals have also featured as well, with six of these last seven away games resulting in three or more goals being scored.

Manchester City v Chelsea Verdict

The previous encounter between Manchester City and Chelsea ended in a thrilling 4-4 draw at Stamford Bridge but a City win plus a few goals looks the best option for this upcoming clash.

Therefore, our main bet will be Over 3 goals @ 2.10

Other side bets worth considering:

Man City win & Over 3 goals @ 2.79 (Bet Builder)

Correct Score: Manchester City 3-1 @ 12.00