Chelsea - Manchester United: betting odds from bookmakers and match statistics
Chelsea host Manchester United at the Stamford Bridge on Monday, 17th of February at 20:00 pm in a highly anticipated clash, as both sides are looking to get back to winning ways in the Premier League. The game will be broadcast live by Sky Sports in the United Kingdom but can be also found on the SkyGo app by the subscribers.
Chelsea v Manchester United betting preview and form guide
Chelsea can consider themselves more than lucky to sit in 4th place after their recent poor form. If the big names bellow team such as Tottenham, Arsenal and Manchester United hadn’t been in such terrible shape this season, they would definitely be out of top five at the moment. The Blues have collected 41 points from the opening 25 rounds and have just two points more than the 5th-placed Sheffield United. In terms of form, Frank Lampard’s men have suffered an awful 1-0 loss on the road at Newcastle nearly a month ago and followed that with back-to-back draws against Arsenal and Leicester. The only positive thing about Chelsea at the moment is their home form as they are unbeaten in three competitive games while keeping two clean sheets.
As for Manchester United, they have suffered another dip in form recently and proved once again that you can’t rely on them. It’s clear for everyone that something doesn’t work well in the locker room, as they start to struggle almost every time after a couple of positive results. If we take the most recent games as an example, we can see that they managed a couple of victories over Newcastle, Burnley, and Norwich between the end of December 2019 to the middle of January 2020. However, they now enter the fray on the back of a three-game winless streak in the Premier League, including a bore 0-0 draw against Wolves at Old Trafford a fortnight ago. They have also been poor while on the road this season, having won just three of their twelve league trips. Their recent away form reads three defeats in four Premier League games, having scored just twice in the process.
Although both teams are far from challenging for the title at the moment, this game could help them to secure a Champions League spot. We expect to see a thrilling battle and it will be interesting to see if Chelsea can finally get a victory against Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s team, or if Manchester United will increase their head-to-head record over the Blues.
Odds for the game Chelsea-Manchester United
Chelsea have only won 48 games out of the 185 meetings with Manchester United
These two Premier League giants faced each other 185 times since 1938, with Manchester United holding the better H2H record with 71 victories. Chelsea, on the flip side, has only won 48 games in the process while the remaining 66 games ended in draws. At home, Chelsea has recorded just 27 wins in 87 home ties against United, while scoring 125 goals. Meanwhile, Man Utd did well to secure 34 victories at Stamford Bridge, while netting 143 goals.
Reverse fixture
11.08.2019: Manchester United - Chelsea 4-0 FT (1-0 HT)
Goals: Marcus Rashford (18), Anthony Martial (65), Marcus Rashford (67), Daniel James (81)
The recent head-to-head stats between these two teams are definitely in the favor of Manchester United, but let’s see some more key stats ahead of this exciting match:
Chelsea has won just five of their 12 home games in the Premier League this season.
Man Utd is only the 10th best away team in the division with just 12 points under their belts after 12 league trips.
Chelsea has allowed just two goals in their most recent three home games across all competitions.
Manchester United have failed to score in their last three away fixtures in the Premier League.
The Red Devils are undefeated in five competitive meetings with the Blues at the moment, while winning twice this season in both Premier League and EFL Cup.
