Manchester City vs Chelsea Predicted lineup, betting tips, odds, injury news, H2H, telecast | Pre-season friendlies 2024

The Cityzens are winless in the pre-season so far.

Manchester City will finish their preparations for the new campaign with a pre-season friendly against Premier League rivals Chelsea. In the last match, City lost to Barcelona on penalties as the match ended in a 2-2 scoreline. It is difficult to read too much into Man City’s pre-season as several key players are still missing due to international commitments.

But it has not quite been the results or the performances that Pep Guardiola would have been looking for. The Cityzens will try their best to win their last friendly match to get some confidence for sure.

Chelsea got some mixed results in the pre-season so far. They played a 2-2 draw against Wrexham, lost to Celtic by 4-1 and defeated Club America by 3-0. Enzo Maresca’s side are in the transition phase as the Blues will look to perform better in the upcoming season.

The Blues have signed some top-quality players in the transfer window and will look to have them fit and available for the upcoming season. This upcoming match will be exciting for the fans for sure.

Kick-Off:

Saturday, 3 Aug 2024 at 10:30 PM UK

Sunday, 4 Aug 2024 at 03:00 AM IST

Location: Ohio Stadium

Form

Manchester City (in all competitions): L-L-L-L-W

Chelsea (in all competitions): W-L-D-W-W

Players to Watch

Jack Grealish (Mancehster City)

Jack Grealish is one of the best dribblers in the Premier League. He has a low centre of gravity and technique, and can quickly change direction when facing a defender. With his pace, he creates a lot of trouble for the defenders.

Grealish is very good with his right foot and usually looks to cut inside to take a shot or to pass it to his teammates. Even though he faces a bit of criticism from the fans still he is a top-quality player.

Marc Guiu (Chelsea)

Marc Guiu is a tall player with an excellent body mass ratio, physical strength and natural fitness. He has great killer instinct inside the box and is skilful enough to score from both his feet. His physical power, aerial ability and technique allow him to play fruitfully with his back to the goal.

The new Chelsea player is also good with the ball and it is quite difficult for defenders to get him off it.

Match Facts

• This will be the last friendly match for Manchester City in the US tour.
• City have lost all their games in the US tour till now.
• Chelsea will play their third friendly game in the US, against City.

Manchester City vs Chelsea: Betting Tips & Odds

• Tip 1 – Both teams will score
• Tip 2 – Erling Haaland to score first
• Tip 3 – The match will end in a draw

Injury and Team News

Players who played in Euros and Copa America will not be available for this fixture. For City, there are no injury concerns as of now.

Enzo Fernandez is back with the squad and most probably will play as a substitute. The Blues also don’t have any injury problems.

Head-to-Head

Total Matches: 178

Manchester City: 66

Chelsea: 71

Draws: 41

Predicted Lineup

Manchester City Predicted Lineup (4-2-3-1):

Ederson (GK); Lewin, Phillips, Gvardiol, Wilson-Esbrand; O’Reilly, Kovacic; Bobb, AcAtee, Grealish; Haaland

Chelsea Predicted Lineup (4-2-3-1):

Jorgensen (GK); James, Adarabioyo, Fofana, Chilwell; Lavia, Hall; Madueke, Nkunku, Sterling; Guiu

Match Prediction for Manchester City vs Chelsea

This will be a closely contested match between these teams. Both teams have top-quality players on their side. Most probably this match will end in a stalemate.

Prediction: Manchester City 1-1 Chelsea

Telecast for Manchester City vs Chelsea

City+ will telecast the match.

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