Manchester City vs Chelsea Head-To-Head Record: Sides Meet Again in FA Cup Third Round

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The Manchester City vs Chelsea head-to-head record stats have already been updated once this week after the sides met in the league on Thursday night – a match City won 1-0 – and they are back for more this Sunday, this time in the FA Cup Third Round.


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Manchester City vs Chelsea FA Cup Head-To-Head Record: City Just Edge It

Manchester City and Chelsea are probably sick of the sight of each other already in 2023 having played in the Premier League on Thursday night too. That ended in a 1-0 away win for City thanks to a Riyad Mahrez second-half goal – a win that saw City close the gap on Arsenal to 5 points.

However, the focus switches to the FA Cup this weekend as the top-flight English sides enter the competition for a stack of Third Round matches and the highlight of the draw is Sunday’s Manchester City vs Chelsea match-up at the Etihad Stadium (4:30pm).

The sides have actually only met seven times in the FA Cup before and as you can see from the stats below it’s a tight call with City just edging it with 4 FA Cup wins over Chelsea, while the Blues have got the better of City 3 times (no draws).

FA Cup Head-to-Head Stats

  • Played 7 Times
  • Chelsea Wins: 3
  • Draws: 0
  • Man City Wins: 4

Met In The 2021 FA Cup Semi-Final

Chelsea and Manchester City last met in the 2021 FA Cup semi-final and that ended in a 1-0 win for Chelsea after Hakim Ziyech got the only goal on the game. The Blues, however, went onto lose the final to Leicester City 1-0. (Relive the match highlights below).

Overall, Chelsea have won the FA Cup 8 times, while City have won the famous cup competition 6 times. Arsenal are still the most successful side being the 14-time FA Cup winners.


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City and Chelsea Only Played On Thursday

So, as mentioned Chelsea and City only met on Thursday in the League but are back for more this Sunday in the FA Cup. That Thursday night meeting ended in a 1-0 away win for Manchester City after Riyad Mahrez scored the only goal of the game in the second half. That win has moved City within 5 points of the leaders Arsenal in the Premier League,

Recent Overall Head-To-Heads Point To Another City Win

If we lump in all the recent head-to-heads between City and Chelsea (all comps), then it’s certainly City that are holding the bragging rights at the moment – they’ve won the last four clashes. This is despite Chelsea still having more total wins over City in the overall head-to-head stats (see below), but you feel that it won’t be long before this goes the other way.

Overall Chelsea vs Manchester City Matches (all comps)

  • Played 171 times
  • Chelsea Wins: 69
  • Draws: 40
  • Man City Wins: 62

Chelsea have NOT Scored In Their Last Four vs Man City

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As well as City having won their last four against Chelsea, they’ve managed to also record those victories having not letting a goal in. Yes, City have also won their last four matches against Chelsea ‘to nil’ and the last time the Londoners found the back of the net against City was in the Champions League in the 2020/21 season.

The Last Five Chelsea vs Man City Clashes Went Under 2.5 Goals

As reported in our head-to-head league piece ahead of the Thursday night game between these sides – there is often not many goals scored when these teams lock horns at the moment. ALL of the last five head-to-heads went UNDER 2.5 GOALS and also saw both teams NOT scoring too. City seem to have found the key to keep Chelsea from not finding the back of the net when they play. Yes, this is the FA Cup and the form book can often go out of the window in this event, but the Under 2.5 Goals @ 13/10 with BetUK and the Both Teams NOT To Score @ 22/25 with BetUK are still options to very much have on your radar.

Kevin De Bruyne and Riyad Mahrez Love Scoring Against Chelsea

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Looking at the scoring markets, then all eyes will, as always, be on a certain Erling Haaland as he looks for his first FA Cup goal. He’s on offer at 49/20 (1st) or 8/13 (anytime) with BetUK, but in recent matches against Chelsea it’s Riyad Mahrez and Kevin De Bruyne that have found their scoring boots.

Mahrez has netted in the last two head-to-heads now, including getting the winner on Thursday night. He’s on offer at 8/1 (1st) or 13/5 (anytime) with BetUK, while De Bruyne is 17/2 (1st) or 29/10 (anytime).

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Just One DRAW In The Last 21 Head-to-Heads

A surprising Manchester City vs Chelsea head-to-head record stat is that these heavyweight sides have only drawn one of their last 21 clashes. Therefore, we tend to get a result one way or another when then face-off, which suggests that even though a lot of punters might scream out that the draw is a good option in a match like this, the 19/5 @ BetUK might be worth avoiding.

Manchester City vs Chelsea FA Cup Match Betting

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Manchester City 4/11 betUK NEW
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Manchester City vs Chelsea Head-to-Head Stats

  • Met 7 times in the FA Cup before, Man City 4, Draws 0, Chelsea 3
  • Last met in the FA Cup (17th April 21), Chelsea 1-0 Man City
  • Played in the EFL Cup this season, Man City 2-0 Chelsea
  • Played in the Premier League this season (Thurs 5th Jan), Chelsea 0-1 Man City
  • The last 5 head-to-heads went UNDER 2.5 GOALS (all comps)
  • Man City have won the last 4 head-to-heads (all to nil)
  • Both teams DIDN’T score in the last 5 head-to-heads (all comps)
  • Man City have scored in 16 of their last 17 league games vs Chelsea
  • De Bruyne (Man City) has scored in 4 of the last 7 league head-to-heads
  • Mahrez (Man City) has scored in the last 2 head-to-heads
  • Just 1 draw in the last 21 head-to-heads (all comps)
  • Chelsea have NOT scored in their last 4 vs Man City (all comps)

 

Manchester City vs Chelsea Best Bets Based on The Stats

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Manchester City and Chelsea only played on Thursday in the league, and they are back for more this Sunday in this Third Round FA Cup fixture.

Thursday’s clash finished in a 1-0 away win for Man City after a Riyad Mahrez second-half goal and that win for the 2019 FA Cup winners now means Chelsea haven’t scored in their last four vs Manchester City (all comps).

Sunday’s FA Cup match-up will now also see City having the home advantage this time and so it’s no shock to see them short in the match betting odds with City @ 4/11, the draw 19/5 and Chelsea @ 23/4 with BetUK.

The teams have played only seven times in the FA Cup before and it’s a tight one with City having 4 wins, to Chelsea’s 3 (no draws). While the last time they clashed in this competition was in April 2021 (semi-final) – Chelsea won 1-0 after a Hakim Ziyech strike, but the Blues went onto lose to Leicester in the 2021 FA Cup Final.

Chelsea and City also met in the EFL Cup this season and that finished in a 2-0 home win for City too, so currently the current Premier League champions will be coming into Sunday’s game with the upper hand.

We’ve seen only one draw in the last 21 head-to-heads (all comps), then we also seem to get a result one way or another when these teams do battle, but a Chelsea or City win in the ‘double chance’ market is only @ 1/6!

The recent stats also sway again towards a low-scoring game. ALL if the last five head-to-heads have gone UNDER 2.5 GOALS, while both teams DIDN’T score in those 5 games either. You can back Under 2.5 Goals @ 13/10 with BetUK or both teams ‘not’ to score @ 22/25 with BetUK.

So, Chelsea are also finding it difficult to score at the moment against City. The Blues have not found the back of the net in their last four now vs City, so an option here might be to side with City win ‘to nil’ @ 27/20 with BetUK.

Looking at the scoring markets, City’s Erling Haaland, who will be hoping for his first goal in the FA Cup, will of course be popular. He’s on offer at 49/20 (1st) or 8/13 (anytime). However, the City players that have the best record when facing Chelsea at the moment are Riyad Mahrez, who has scored in the last two head-to-heads, plus captain Kevin De Bruyne has bagged four goals in the last 7 league match-ups between the sides.

You can back Mahrez at 8/1 (1st) or 13/5 (anytime), while De Bruyne is 17/2 (1st) or 29/10 (anytime).

Overall, it’s a game that the 6-time FA Cup winners Manchester City will be expected to win and with Chelsea stuttering in the league and also having not scored in their last four against City then it’s difficult to see anything but a win for the current FA Cup favourites here – who hare @ 7/2 with BetUK to win the FA Cup.

However, the 4/11 in the match betting is a bit short – after all, this is the cup and anything is possible and the form book often goes out the window. But with City seemingly having the answer to stopping Chelsea scoring against them, then both teams NOT to score looks a solid option @ 22/25.

BEST BET: BOTH TEAMS ‘NOT’ TO SCORE @ 22/25 with BetUK

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