- Team form: Manchester City are unbeaten in their last 5 matches (W3, D2).
- Recent form: Chelsea are on a two-game losing streak (W1, D1, L3).
Jeglertz’s retooled City can outscore the Blues
This should be a very good soccer game between two very different coaches and two very distinct systems. Liam Rosenior took charge at Chelsea in January 2026 and has been slowly implementing his structured, possession-based gameplan.
City are a more direct outfit under Andree Jeglertz, who has tweaked his system over the past few months to incorporate elements of a more classic 3-2-4-1 and 4-2-3-1. But the 3-2-4-1 and 4-2-3-1 shapes remain at the core of the team.
And the way that City are playing at the moment has the team well poised to take the game to the Blues at Stamford Bridge on Sunday. They are unbeaten in 5 games and have won 2 and drawn 1 of their last 3 away, so there’s no fear of the Citizens getting sucked into a long period of Chelsea possession.
Sturdy Blues defence can’t contain Haaland
Tactical shape
Rosenior’s 4-3-3 or 4-2-3-1 morphs into a 3-2-5 when they have the ball and the possession dominance has been built around a strong defence and overloading the midfield.
Form and key players
That’s not an easy thing to do against City, but Chelsea’s results have tailed off recently with a 0-1 home defeat to Newcastle followed by a 3-0 hammering at Everton last weekend.
Manchester City are 2nd in the table on 61 points from 30 games while Chelsea are 6th on 48 points from 31 and they will be hard pushed to get a win at home to City on Sunday.
Haaland still leads the league’s goalscoring charts with 22 goals in 29 Premier League games and is always a threat to score. But Nico O’Reilly has given the Citizens the sharp edge they needed of late, contributing 4 of their last 8 goals.
City can win the chess match in West London
Chelsea’s Joao Pedro is the most reliable source of goals for the home side with 14 in the Premier League this term. He has scored four of Chelsea’s last five goals, so he could be the main threat for the hosts while Nico O’Reilly could be the difference for City.
- Backing the visitors to take all 3 points appeals at 2.15, but with the home team averaging 1.53 goals a game at home and City conceding an average of 1.13 on the road, an entertaining soccer match is expected.
- Odds of 1.53 for over 2.5 goals and 1.48 for both teams to score are about right, although City’s quality and form suggest they can just edge it.
