Manchester City v Chelsea Preview & Betting Odds

When is Manchester City v Chelsea?
Sunday 4^th January 2026.

What time is kick-off for Manchester City v Chelsea?
5:30pm, UK time.

Where is Manchester City v Chelsea being played?
Etihad Stadium, Manchester.

How can I watch Manchester City v Chelsea?
You can find Manchester City v Chelsea on Sky Sports Main Event.

MANCHESTER CITY V CHELSEA BETTING FORM

Manchester City haven’t lost against Chelsea at the Etihad since 2021. Going into their first home game of 2026, the Citizens will be hoping to keep their run going as they continue to chase down Arsenal in 1^st place. A lacklustre draw at Sunderland on Thursday leaves them four points adrift of the top spot, so a win feels essential this weekend.

MANCHESTER CITY LEAGUE FORM

DRAW: Sunderland 0-0 Man City, 1^st January 2026
WIN: Nottingham Forest 1-2 Man City, 27^th December 2025
WIN: Man City 3-0 West Ham, 20^th December 2025

Chelsea come into the new year a changed side, with manager Enzo Maresca parting ways with the club on New Year’s Day. This came after a disappointing festive period where the Blues picked up only 2 points from a possible 9, with their most recent result being a 2-2 draw at home to Bournemouth. Chelsea are attempting to be the first team to take any points at the Etihad in the league since Tottenham beat City in August. Can they bounce back under new management?

CHELSEA LEAGUE FORM

DRAW: Chelsea 2-2 Bournemouth, 30^th December 2025
LOSS: Chelsea 2-1 Aston Villa, 27^th December 2025
DRAW: Newcastle 2-2 Chelsea, 20^th December 2025

To see all the Manchester City v Chelsea betting stats and form, visit our pricing page to view our Pre-Match betting stats table or hover over/tap the chart image to see previous outcomes for that particular market.

See our latest Man City v Chelsea betting prices here, or via the link below.

WHAT ARE THE BEST ODDS ON MANCHESTER CITY V CHELSEA?

Manchester City have dropped only three points at home all season and come into this tie at 8/13, or 4/7 in our 2 up early payout market which pays out if your team goes up by two goals at any point during the game.

Chelsea can be backed at 7/2 to take the spoils for the first time since 2021, or at 3/1 in our 2 up early payout market. The draw can be backed at 7/2.

See our latest Man City v Chelsea fixed odds betting prices here.

MANCHESTER CITY V CHELSEA FOOTBALL SPREAD BETTING PRICES

Our football spread betting prices have the Goal Supremacy as Man City/ Chelsea at 0.85-1.05 This means a ‘buy’ bet at 1.05 would need Manchester City to win by two goals to start turning a profit (e.g. a two-goal win would win 0.95× your stake, a three-goal win 1.95× your stake, a four-goal win 2.95× your stake, etc.).

A 0.85 ‘sell’ bet would need either a draw, or Chelsea to win to turn a profit (e.g. a draw would win 0.15× your stake, and a Chelsea win by one goal would win 1.15× your stake, etc.).

Our spread betting Total Goals line is 3.3–3.5. This means a 3.5 ‘buy’ bet would need at least four goals to be scored in the match to start turning a profit. Conversely, a 3.3 ‘sell’ bet would need three goals or fewer to be scored in the match to turn a profit.

In the past 5 matches at the Etihad in the league between these two sides, there has only been 2 matches which have seen 3 or more goals scored.

Remember that with spread betting, get the bet wrong and losses can exceed your stake/deposit. For example, a 3.5 ‘buy’ Total Goals bet would lose 3.5× your stake if the match ended 0–0. In the 1.05 ‘buy’ Supremacy bet example above, if the game ended in a draw, the bet would lose 1.05× your stake. If Chelsea won by one goal, then it would lose 2.05× your stake, etc. And in the 0.85  ‘sell’ Supremacy example above, the bet would lose 0.15× your stake on a 1–0 Manchester City win, 1.15× your stake on a 2–0 Manchester City win, etc.

See our latest Man City v Chelsea spread betting prices here.

MANCHESTER CITY V CHELSEA SPECIALS AND PRICE BOOSTS

We have Price Boosts and Popular Bet-Builders assembled by our trading team live now on the Spreadex website. We’ve boosted Rayan Cherki to have at least one assist in the game from 2/1 to 23/10. We also have Chelsea’s Cole Palmer boosted score anytime from the original price of 5/2 to 3/1.

LEARN HOW TO SPREAD BET ON MANCHESTER CITY V CHELSEA

Spreadex is one of the only sportsbooks in the UK to offer Sports Spread Betting as well as traditional fixed odds prices. Some of the unique betting markets available include Player Goal Minutes (the aggregate minutes of the goals scored by a named player in a match), Total Goal Minutes (the aggregate of the minutes of all goals scored in a match), Shirt Numbers (the aggregate of the shirt numbers of all goalscorers in a match), Bookings Points (based on 10 points per yellow, 25 per red), Corners, Time of 1st Match Goal, Match Performance and many, many more.

See our football spread betting education centre to see examples of how spread betting works, watch short explainer videos, and try interactive betting widgets to see how win or loss levels work on different bets.

Visit our football spread betting education area here.

Please note that this preview is not designed to offer any betting advice or suggestions. All prices quoted correct as of 10:30am 2nd January. Price Boosts and other markets will be added closer to kick-off time.