The massive Man City v Chelsea betting clash on Wednesday night, has some nice coverage being offered on it from popular bookie Ladbrokes. There is a whole lot at stake in this match, for both sides, as City look to keep themselves in the title race after falling four points behind Manchester United, while Chelsea need to keep up the pressure for a fourth place finish. There is an incredible array of forward talent available for the game at the Etihad Stadium, as City look to the likes of Sergio Aguero to earn them three crucial points, while Didier Drogba will be the focus of the attack for the visiting Chelsea. If Didier Drogba scores at any time during Man City v Chelsea betting, then popular online bookmaker Ladbrokes will refund your lost stake as a free bet on any losing First Goalscorer bets.
That really opens up the First Goalscorer market for Manchester City v Chelsea betting, where Sergio Aguero, Mario Balotelli and the returning Carlos Tevez are all at 4/1, while Drogba is Chelsea’s top option at 6/1. Back any player in the First Goalscorer market, and if Drogba scores at any time during the match, any losing First Goalscorer bets will be refunded. Superb coverage on the game then from Ladbrokes, who offer a free £50 bet for new customers registering an account with them. The bookie will match the value of your first stake on a new account with a free bet, up to the maximum value of £50, giving you some great free betting cash to enjoy on your new account!
Manchester City v Chelsea Betting Odds
Man City to win: 20/21 at Bet Victor
Draw: 13/5 at Bet365
Chelsea to win: 10/3 at Boylesports
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Well, the destiny of the Premier League title could take a huge swing on Wednesday evening, because if City fail to pick up at least a point, then they will leave their rivals Manchester United with a huge advantage. United, with a 5-0 win on the weekend over Wolves, put the pressure firmly upon Roberto Mancini’s men to respond. Do City have what it takes? Well, at home they have this season, and make no mistake. Their home form has been flawless so far, racking up fourteen wins from fourteen matches, and now is the not the time to be snapping that streak. City find themselves in arrears in the title chase, after suffering a late heartbreak at the Liberty Stadium against Swansea in their last league match, dropping three points. It has not been a good week or so for City, who crashed out of the Europa League as well, as well as losing top spot in the Premier League. If ever their title credentials have come into question, then it will be in this match. Has it been any surprise that Mancini has suggested that Carlos Tevez is targeting getting back to first team action for this one? That is how much pressure is on, and a fit, enthusiastic Tevez is the kind of match winner that City need to have at their disposal right now. He has proven to be prolific against Chelsea, scoring in each of his last five matches against Chelsea.
Tevez has a tremendous record for City, scoring 44 goals in 69 league matches for the Citizens. If he can get back in amongst the fire-power that Aguero, Balotelli and Dzeko have produced at home this season, then City will be even much more of a handful. City have scored 46 goals this season in front of their home fans, and something which gets overlooked about City, is their fantastic defensive record at home as well. They have conceded just six goals in their fourteen home matches, and that is a rate of 0.42 goals per game. So not only do visiting teams have to cope with the City attack, they have to tried and find a way through a mean defence. City really need this one, especially after dropping three points at Stamford Bridge earlier in the season, and as rejuvenated as Chelsea have looked, does City’s home form carry all the weight in Manchester City v Chelsea betting? A huge night at the Etihad on Wednesday, where City have scored eight unanswered goals in their last three league matches. The wheels may be wobbling on their season, but they haven’t totally come off yet. Can they keep themselves in the title hunt?
*Four penalties have been awarded in the last five meetings between these two sides.
Chelsea have now won four straight matches under interim boss Roberto Di Matteo. Miraculously, he even got Fernando Torres to score too, as Chelsea ran out 5-2 winners over Leicester in the FA Cup quarter final on Wednesday. While Chelsea look to have found their feet a bit, and especially rediscovered some of the team spirit and unity that has been sorely lacking this season, their away form has been nothing to write home about at all. The Blues have lost their last two away fixtures in the Premier League (against Everton and West Brom) and are without a win in their last four. Not the kind of form to be taking to the fortress that is the Etihad Stadium. But Chelsea need the win, just as much as City do, albeit for different reasons. They start the midweek fixtures three points behind fourth placed Arsenal, so if Chelsea lose and Arsenal win on Wednesday at Everton, the Stamford Bridge crew could be facing an uphill battle to get back into the Champions League. Chelsea are busy on all fronts at the moment, in the Champions League, the FA Cup and the Premier League. They played on the weekend, whereas City took a break, but Roberto Di Matteo did shuffle his pack. Huge night, everything at stake. Frank Lampard has scored six goals in the last ten meetings against Man City.
