Manchester City – Chelsea FC prediction 20.04.2024 FA Cup
On Saturday, 20.04.2024, Manchester City will face off against Chelsea FC in the FA Cup competition. The match is scheduled to kick off at 17:15, promising an exciting clash between two top-tier teams in English football.
In midweek, Real Madrid eliminated Manchester City from the UEFA Champions League on penalties, ending their ambitions of completing an extraordinary second consecutive treble. For the 2nd consecutive season, the Citizens have advanced to the FA Cup final: a form that can motivate them to rise from their ruins. Pep Guardiola will now be responsible for rallying his players to defend the cup against an in-form Chelsea in the semi-finals at Wembley Stadium.
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MANCHESTER CITY
After a disheartening midweek result in the Champions League, Manchester City will come here hoping to salvage their season with another silverware in FA Cup while in the run for the Premier League title. They sit atop of the EPL with 73 points with only 6 games to play. Their current eight-game winning streak in head-to-head matches (W6, D2) with Chelsea gives them some comfort, but they’ll need to put in a lot of effort to avoid suffering a European hangover if they want to make it to the FA Cup finals back-to-back.
In their last 6 matches across all competitions, Manchester City has displayed strong form with 3 wins, 2 draws, and a loss. In their most recent match at home, they secured a dominant 5-1 home victory against Luton.
CHELSEA
After crushing Everton 6-0 to extend their unbeaten streak to eight games in all competitions (W5, D3), Chelsea is ready to take on Manchester City at Wembley this weekend in the FA Cup semi-finals. The start of Chelsea’s good run came after Liverpool defeated them at Wembley in the League Cup final in February. And in order to go to the FA Cup final, the Blues must first avoid suffering a similar loss. Nevertheless, having advanced through five semifinals in this competition, the Blues should feel quietly confident.
Chelsea FC has been equally impressive in their recent matches, registering 3 wins and 2 draws in their last 5 games. In their previous outing, they cruised to a comfortable 6-0 home win over Everton FC.
POSSIBLE LINE-UPS
MANCHESTER CITY
- Ederson
- Gvardiol
- Akanji
- Dias
- Lewis
- Kovacic
- Nunes
- Doku
- DeBruyne
- Alvarez
- Haaland
- COACH: Pep Guardiola
- MISSING PLAYERS: None
CHELSEA
- Petrovic
- Cucurella
- Silva
- Chalobah
- Gusto
- Gallagher
- Caucedo
- Mudryk
- Palmer
- Madueke
- Jackson
- COACH: Mauricio Pochettino
- MISSING PLAYERS: Disasi, Nkunku, Fernandez, Ugochukwu, Colwill, Sterling, James, Sanchez, Lavia, Fofana
OUR MANCHESTER CITY VS CHELSEA BETTING PREDICTIONS
Manchester City’s last match at home saw them dominate with a 5-1 home win against Luton Town, while Chelsea FC showcased their powers with a convincing 6-0 victory over Everton FC at home. With such great recent goal-scoring form, we expect them to go at each other in this game which is bound to feature goals.
TIP 1#: Over 2.5 Goals – odds @ 1.58
Manchester City is undefeated in eight head-to-head meetings with Chelsea (W6, D2). Despite the two draws coming off this season, the Citizens are the clear favorites in this FA Cup meeting. While Chelsea FC has been in fantastic form, Manchester City will edge out in this crucial encounter. And we expect a draw no bet market in favor of Manchester City!
TIP 2#: Manchester City Win (Draw No Bet) – odds @ 1.25
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Performance
Manchester City performance of the last 6 home matches