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Manchester City vs Chelsea Prediction, 1/4/2026 Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 1/3/2026

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Game: Manchester City vs Chelsea

Date: Sunday, January 4, 2026

Location: Etihad Stadium in Manchester, England

TV: Peacock

Manchester City (13-1-4) welcomes Chelsea (8-5-5) at Etihad Stadium in Manchester, England on Sunday. Manchester City are priced at -210 and the Pensioners are at +172. The betting total comes in at 3. The starting goalies will be Gianluigi Donnarumma for Manchester City and Robert Sanchez for Chelsea.

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The Citizens have a rank of 1st concerning goals expected having 33.9, and the expected goals against sit at 19.4. Man City has given up 17 goals while surrendering 0.94 goals per 90 min, and opponents are sitting with 56 shots on target against them. This team's goal differential is at 26 as a result of 43 goals notched as well as 17 goals allowed. They have accounted for 8 clean sheets, giving them a percentage of 44.4% for the season. Manchester City has accumulated 38 saves and hold a SV percentage of 69.6% so far this season. Manchester City has recorded 30 yellow cards for the year. So far this season, this team has put together an average of 2.22 pts per match (40 points) and also sit at 1st in Big 5 soccer with 33 assists.

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This season, the Blues have a save rate of 68.3% (60 SoT against), and they also sit at 5th among European teams with 29 points. The Blues are averaging 1.6 points per contest while recording 23 assists and 4 red cards. Chelsea has compiled 30 goals and the team's goals expected this season is sitting at 30.3. The Blues have amassed a clean sheet percentage of 44.4% for the year and 42 yellow card warnings. This club's goals against per 90 minutes is at 1.06 with 41 saves, and they have a total of 8 shut outs. Chelsea ranks 5th in relation to goals surrendered with 19, and the squad's goal difference is 11.

The guy defending the goal for Manchester City is Gianluigi Donnarumma. Donnarumma has played for a total of 29,638 mins and is sitting with 922 saves during his career. His goals allowed per 90 minutes is 1.04 (342 total goals allowed) and he has a save % of 72.8%. The goalie born in Italy has faced 1,267 shots attempted against him in 334 starts. Donnarumma (196-72-64 mark in his career) has earned 110 clean sheets, which gives him a 33.4%% shutout rate.

Robert Sanchez will be residing in front of the net for Chelsea. Thus far in his career, Sanchez has conceded 175 goals while earning 394 saves in 153 starts. He holds a save percentage of 69.4% and his clean sheet rate is currently 31.6%%. He has allowed 1.15 goals per 90 mins while earning a mark of 60-48-45. Sanchez has totaled 48 shutouts and has seen 568 shots against him in 13,676 career minutes.

Erling Haaland is a player who can be a force on the pitch for Manchester City. Haaland has had a starting assignment in 269 matches during his pro soccer career and he scores 1.00 goals per 90 mins. The forward from Norway has totaled 265 goals in 23,811 mins. He has totaled 53 assists while accumulating 583 points so far in his pro soccer career.

Chelsea has a player in Joao Pedro, who gets under the skin of opposing sides. He is averaging 0.35 goals per 90 and has been given a starting assignment in 330 games so far in his career. The midfielder who is from Brazil has earned 28,951 professional minutes while scoring 112 goals. He has 260 points so far in his career and has helped a teammate on a goal 36 times.

Who will win tonight's soccer game ATS?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Chelsea (-210)

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