Manchester City vs Chelsea Prediction, 1/25/2025 Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 1/22/2025

Game: Manchester City vs Chelsea

Date: Saturday, January 25, 2025

Location: Etihad Stadium in Manchester, England

TV: Peacock

Etihad Stadium in Manchester, England is the location where Chelsea (11-7-4) will meet Manchester City (11-5-6) on Saturday. Manchester City are priced at +125 while the Pensioners are at -150. The betting total is set at 3. The goaltenders who are expected to start will be Ederson for Manchester City and Robert Sanchez for Chelsea.

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The Citizens are ranked 7th in relation to xG having 41.1, and their expected goals against are 31.3. Man City has relinquished 29 goals while allowing 1.32 goals per 90, and their oppositition have tallied 84 SoT against them. This team's difference in goals is currently at 15 with the help of 44 goals compiled and also 29 goals surrendered. They have amassed 5 clean sheets, which has them sitting at a % of 22.7% so far this year. Manchester City has accounted for 56 saves and they are the owners of a save rate of 65.5% this year. Manchester City has amassed 43 yellow cards on the season and 1 red card. For the season, this squad holds an average of 1.73 points per match (38 points) and rank 12th among European teams with 31 assists.

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The Blues are sitting with an average of 1.8 pts per match while sitting with 33 assists and 1 red card. The Blues have a clean sheet percentage of 18.2% over the course of the season in addition to 66 yellow card cautions. Chelsea has a rank of 40th in relation to goals allowed having 27, and their goal differential is at 17. For the season, the Blues have a save rate of 73.3% (101 SoTA), and also rank 12th among European teams with 40 points. Their goals against per 90 is currently at 1.23 with 73 saves, and they have accumulated 4 shut outs. Chelsea has earned 44 goals and the squad's expected goals over the course of the season sits at 45.2.

The guy who will defend the goal for Manchester City will be Ederson. Ederson has been on the field for a total of 23,450 minutes and has 436 stops so far in his pro soccer career. The goalie born in Brazil has had 641 shots sent his way in 264 career starting assignments. His goals allowed per 90 minutes is 0.80 (209 total goals allowed) and he is the owner of a save percentage of 68.0%. Ederson (197-32-35 record in his career) has accumulated 115 shutouts, which has him sitting with a 44.1%% shutout percentage.

Robert Sanchez is expected to look after the goal for Chelsea. During his pro soccer career, Sanchez has given up 148 goals and has totaled 328 saves in 123 starts. He has a save % of 69.1% and his clean sheet rate sits at 27.7%%. He has conceded 1.20 goals per 90 mins while holding a record of 45-41-37. Sanchez has racked up 34 clean sheets while seeing 475 shots tried against him in 11,062 career minutes.

Erling Haaland is one member of the side who should impact this matchup for Manchester City. He has 47 assists while accumulating 479 pts in his pro soccer career. The forward hailing from Norway has racked up 216 goals scored in 18,501 professional minutes played. Haaland has been in the starting lineup in 209 contests so far in his pro soccer career and tallies 0.98 goals per 90 mins.

Chelsea has a playmaker in Cole Palmer, who is known to give defenses fits. He has totaled 88 points in his pro soccer career and has assisted a teammate on a goal 20 times. The midfielder hailing from England has totaled 5,152 mins while scoring 34 goals. He is averaging 0.50 goals per 90 mins and has had a starting assignment in 59 outings so far in his pro soccer career.

Who will win tonight's soccer game ATS?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Chelsea (+125)

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