England - Premier LeagueStarWelcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between Manchester City and Chelsea, taking place on Saturday, 17 February 2024, at The Etihad Stadium in Manchester.
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Manchester City, Recent FormLast time out, Manchester City went away feeling content with a 2-0 home win against Everton During that encounter they had 73% possession and had 19 attempts on goal with 3 on target, while their opponents hit 1 of their 5 shots on goal.
It's been a rewarding period in front of goal, with 16 goals scored in their last 6 matches; that said, boss Pep Guardiola will be less happy with his defence, who have conceded 5 goals in the same period. They have only kept 2 clean sheets in their last 6 home games; however, overall they've scored in 21 of their 23 games this season.
They are showing impressive league form with a run of 6 straight wins in a row and are also unbeaten in their last 8 games.
On an individual basis, Erling Haaland will be looking to get on the scoresheet again having scored 16 goals in Manchester City's 23 league games this season.
Chelsea, Recent FormChelsea will be happy to have grabbed 3 points in their last match, where they clocked up a 3-1 win in their away outing against Crystal Palace. In that game they had 77% possession and managed 14 attempts on goal, with 5 on target, compared to Crystal Palace who had 13 attempts and 4 on target.
Manager Mauricio Pochettino will be delighted with his team's performances in front of goal, having scored 12 goals in their last 6 games, but will have concerns about his defence with 12 goals conceded in the same period. They have scored in 5 of their last 6 away games, but they have failed to keep a clean sheet in 5 of their last 6 games overall.
They have had a good run of form recently, winning 4 out of their last 6 games.
Having scored 4 goals in his last 6 league games for Chelsea, Cole Palmer will be looking to keep his tally up with a goal in their next outing.
In the last match between these two, goals were scored on both sides, with the game ending in a 4-4 draw.
Man City will be confident of finding the net in this one against The Blues, with an impressive scoring record of at least 1 goal in their previous 10 encounters between the two sides. Chelsea have failed score a goal in 4 of their last 5 league meetings with Man City.
In the league, Man City has a good track record when they host Chelsea, getting the better of them in their last 2 home games.
Kevin De Bruyne will be looking to get on the scoresheet for Man City against Chelsea in this one, having netted 3 goals in the previous 5 encounters between the two.
There is only really one injury concern for the Man City manager Pep Guardiola ahead of this clash, with Jérémy Doku (Thigh) missing out, which gives Guardiola a strong squad to pick his starting eleven from.
Mauricio Pochettino has a number of injury concerns in his Chelsea squad to contend with: Benoît Badiashile (Strain), Marc Cucurella (Ankle), Wesley Fofana (Cruciate ligament), Reece James (Hamstring), Roméo Lavia (Unknown), Noni Madueke (Ankle), Robert Sánchez (Knee) and Lesley Ugochukwu (Hamstring)
Manchester City Playing at home | Chelsea Playing away from home | |
|---|---|---|
| 2.6 | Goals scored | 1.8 |
| 0.9 | Goals conceded | 1.8 |
| 24' | Time first goal scored | 42' |
| 62' | Time first goal conceded | 30' |
| 1.7 | Yellow cards | 3.6 |
| 0.2 | Red cards | 0.1 |
| 2.9 | Subs used | 4 |
| 6-1 | Biggest victory | 4-1 |
| - | Biggest defeat | 4-1 |
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