Two of the best clubs in football will meet on the 10th of February as Chelsea and Manchester City square off at Etihad Stadium.
The Premier League table has Manchester City in the second spot two points behind the leader Liverpool. In their 25 matches played, Man City has 19 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses. Man City also has scored the most goals in the league.
Chelsea is not far behind Manchester City, but there is room for improvement. Chelsea sits in fourth position and nine points back of Man City. Chelsea is 15-5-5 this season scoring 45 goals and allowing just 23 in 25 matches.
※ Current Odds Date & Time: February 3rd, 9:30 P.M (EST)
Online bookmaker BetOnline has Chelsea as the underdogs with the O/U line set at 3.0 goals.
Before Manchester City can give their undivided attention to Chelsea, they’ll need to focus on Everton. Everton and Man City duke it out on Wednesday.
It should be a battle of keepers in this contest. Goalkeepers Ederson and Kepa Arrizabalaga have had no trouble keeping the ball out of their net this season. Ederson enters this game with 10 clean sheets to his name while Arrizabalaga has 11 to his name. Overall, Manchester City is +44 in goals for/against this season.
Eden Hazard is the leading scorer for Chelsea. In 24 appearances this season, Hazard has netted 12 goals for his squad. He has no issue finding his teammates either. Hazard also leads the team with 10 assists on the season.
Chelsea will need to be prepared to watch the dangerous duo from Manchester City. Sergio Aguero and Raheem Sterling have no problem putting the ball in the net. Aguero leads the team with 11 goals while Sterling has notched 10 this season.
