Chelsea F.C. vs Manchester City F.C. Prediction 18 August 2024
Added on 17 August, 2024
The central match of Premier League matchday 1 will be held in London, where the local Chelsea will face Manchester City!
Over the past couple of years, Chelsea have lost their status as a top club, being in a constant process of rebuilding the team. The Blues finished the 2023/24 campaign in sixth place, and this summer they were remembered for their friendly matches with Wrexham (2:2), Celtic (1:4), Club America (3:0), Manchester City (2:4), Real Madrid (1:2) and Inter (1:1).
It was the 4:2 victory over Chelsea that turned out to be the only one for Manchester City as part of the training camp. After all, in other cases, the current champion of England lost 3:4 to Celtic, 2:3 to Milan and 2:3 to Barcelona. However, a week ago Guardiola's men still won the national Super Cup, having dealt with Manchester United in a penalty shootout.
We believe that we will see a fairly equal match of ambitious teams that have not yet reached their optimal condition. It is unlikely that Chelsea and Manchester City will approach the concept of total ball possession, which is why we are unlikely to see a goal extravaganza from them.
Under 3.5 goals in the match 1.71