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Chelsea vs Manchester City - Predictions, Stats & Odds

Premier League Statistics, AI predictions, (Expected) Lineups and Insights for Gameweek 1

Premier League - Gameweek 1

Sunday, 18 Aug 2024 • 16:30

Stamford Bridge (Fulham, London)

Chelsea

0 : 2

Manchester City

Goals

18'
0 : 1
Erling Haaland
0 : 1
Erling Haaland18'
84'
0 : 2
Mateo Kovacic
0 : 2
Mateo Kovacic84'

Lineups

Chelsea

PosPlayer
GK
Robert Sanchez
DEF
Malo Gusto
DEF
Wesley Fofana
DEF
Levi Colwill
DEF
Marc Cucurella
MID
Moisés Caicedo
MID
Roméo Lavia
MID
Cole Palmer
MID
Enzo Fernández
MID
Christopher Nkunku
FWD
Nicolas Jackson

Substitutes

58'Pedro Netofor Christopher Nkunku
66'Marc Guiufor Nicolas Jackson
67'Kiernan Dewsbury-Hallfor Roméo Lavia
80'Renato Veigafor Marc Cucurella

Manchester City

PosPlayer
GK
Ederson
DEF
Manuel Akanji
DEF
Ruben Dias
DEF
Joško Gvardiol
DEF
Rico Lewis
MID
Mateo Kovacic
MID
Bernardo Silva
MID
Kevin De Bruyne
FWD
Jérémy Doku
FWD
Savinho
FWD
Erling Haaland

Substitutes

46'Phil Fodenfor Savinho
Difference Maker Star: Top 3 players of their team

League Table after the game

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPtsForm
4Manchester City110020+23
W
17Chelsea100102-20
L

Last Games

Chelsea

vsBournemouth
2 - 1
@Brighton and Hove Albion
2 - 1
@Nottingham Forest
3 - 2
vsWest Ham United
5 - 0
vsTottenham Hotspur
2 - 0

Manchester City

vsWest Ham United
3 - 1
@Tottenham Hotspur
2 - 0
@Fulham
4 - 0
vsWolverhampton Wanderers
5 - 1
@Nottingham Forest
2 - 0

Head-to-Head

04 Jan 2026
Manchester City1 - 1Chelsea
04 Jan 2026Manchester City
1 - 1
Chelsea
25 Jan 2025
Manchester City3 - 1Chelsea
25 Jan 2025Manchester City
3 - 1
Chelsea
18 Aug 2024
Chelsea0 - 2Manchester City
18 Aug 2024Chelsea
0 - 2
Manchester City
17 Feb 2024
Manchester City1 - 1Chelsea
17 Feb 2024Manchester City
1 - 1
Chelsea
12 Nov 2023
Chelsea4 - 4Manchester City
12 Nov 2023Chelsea
4 - 4
Manchester City

Premier League

Gameweek 1

16 Aug • 20:00
Manchester United
Fulham
1 - 0
17 Aug • 12:30
Ipswich Town
Liverpool
0 - 2
17 Aug • 15:00
Nottingham Forest
Bournemouth
1 - 1
17 Aug • 15:00
Newcastle United
Southampton
1 - 0
17 Aug • 15:00
Everton
Brighton and Hove Albion
0 - 3
17 Aug • 15:00
Arsenal
Wolverhampton Wanderers
2 - 0
17 Aug • 17:30
West Ham United
Aston Villa
1 - 2
18 Aug • 14:00
Brentford
Crystal Palace
2 - 1
18 Aug • 16:30
Chelsea
Manchester City
0 - 2
19 Aug • 20:00
Leicester City
Tottenham Hotspur
1 - 1

What is GAP?

What is Plus Minus Goals (G±)?

Plus Minus Goals (G±) is the average goal difference per game while the player was on the pitch. A value above 0 indicates that the team rather wins, a value below 0 means his team concedes more goals than they score when the player is on the pitch. As an example, if the player's team is winning 3:1 the goal difference is +2, if the player's team is loosing 0:1, the goal difference is -1. It is a pure metric which is barely adjusted for circumstances to purely show the goal difference.

What is GAP?

GAP (Game Advantage Percentage) shows the percentage gap between a player and the average league player. It answers the question: How much does a player improve or worsen a team's performance? It is based on high level game data with a focus on the impact on the goal difference (G±) from the last 50 games of a player. Besides that, GAP goes further and considers game context by involving data from the player and all other players who are at the same time on the pitch, no matter if teammates or opponents. Football GAP - the individual metric for team players.