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Chelsea v Manchester United : Premier League match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 18th Apr, 20:00 BST, Stamford Bridge, London

the Stamford Bridge faithful welcome Manchester United's travelling contingent on Saturday night, as Liam Rosenior's Chelsea take on Michael Carrick's charges in the English Premier League. Statistics power the predictions below for all the markets, and flipping between them shows bespoke analysis, including head-to-head, form and unique league tables. Odds are also provided. Click on the tabs below to find out more.


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Best Tip: Both teams to score

Both Man Utd and Chelsea supporters should have some reason to cheer as their teams go head-to-head, with a match prediction of both teams to score looking a far stronger pick than any bet on the WDW market. The two teams have goals in them, as is borne out by the statistics and past head-to-head data below. Even the bookies odds are not finding much to pick between the sides, as striking power and defensive options suggest each team is capable of both scoring and conceding. Both teams to score is our top tip.

In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Chelsea are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 42% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 2.10.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

Change odds
Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Chelsea
42%
11/10
9%
-
Draw
24%
13/5-
Man Utd
34%
2/1
10%
-
Draw 1-1
11%
7/1
6%
-
Chelsea 2-1
9%
9/1
9%
-
Man Utd 2-1
8%
12/1
18%
-
Chelsea 1-0
7%
12/1
15%
-
Man Utd 1-0
7%
16/1
27%
-
Draw 2-2
6%
11/1-
Chelsea 2-0
6%
14/1-
Man Utd 2-0
5%
20/1
11%
-
Chelsea 3-1
5%
16/1
11%
-
Draw 0-0
5%
18/1
24%
-
Man Utd 3-1
4%
22/1
10%
-
Chelsea 3-2
4%
20/1
9%
-
Chelsea 3-0
3%
22/1
10%
-
Man Utd 3-2
3%
25/1-
Man Utd 3-0
2%
40/1
17%
-
Over 2.5 Goals
60%
8/15
4%
-
Under 2.5 Goals
40%
6/4
11%
-
Home 1st Goal
50%
8/11
5%
-
Away 1st Goal
48%
21/20
3%
-
No 1st Goal
3%
18/1
24%
-
BTTS - Yes
62%
4/9
7%
-
BTTS - No
38%
13/8
10%
-
BTTS - Home Win
23%
5/2
15%
-
BTTS - Draw
19%
10/3
8%
-
BTTS - Away Win
19%
15/4
4%
-
Home/draw
66%
4/11
3%
-
Away/draw
58%
7/10
6%
-
Home/away
76%
2/7-
Over 1.5 Goals
81%
1/6
3%
-
Under 1.5 Goals
19%
4/1
10%
-
Over 3.5 Goals
37%
13/10
9%
-
Under 3.5 Goals
63%
8/13
7%
-
Over 4.5 Goals
20%
3/1
6%
-
Under 4.5 Goals
80%
1/4
3%
-
Over 5.5 Goals
9%
6/1
19%
-
Under 5.5 Goals
91%
1/10
3%
-
Over 0.5 Goals
95%
1/40-
Under 0.5 Goals
5%
14/1-
Home DNB
59%
4/7
10%
-
Away DNB
51%
5/4
15%
-
Chelsea win to nil
19%
7/2
9%
-
Man Utd win to nil
15%
6/1
17%
-
Chelsea / Chelsea
25%
5/2
13%
-
Chelsea / Man Utd
3%
25/1-
Chelsea / Draw
7%
12/1
13%
-
Draw / Chelsea
14%
5/1-
Draw / Man Utd
11%
7/1
7%
-
Draw / Draw
12%
6/1
8%
-
Man Utd / Chelsea
4%
20/1
9%
-
Man Utd / Man Utd
17%
4/1
10%
-
Man Utd / Draw
6%
14/1-
Win / draw / win Premier League table

Chelsea have played 31 matches so far this season and are in 6th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

7 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 3 games, drawn 2 and won 2. Chelsea have conceded 10 goals, scored 11, scored in every game and kept no clean sheets.

Home league performance

Chelsea have played 15 games at home, winning 6, drawing 5 and losing 4 fixtures. They have scored 23 goals, conceded 17 goals, kept 5 clean sheets and failed to score 2 times in home league games.

Man Utd lay in 3rd place on 55 points in the Premier League league table having played 31 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 27 games against teams below them in the table, winning 13, drawing 10 and losing 4 games. They have scored 51 goals and kept 4 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Man Utd have conceded 37 goals and have failed to score in 1 match.

Away league performance

Man Utd have played 16 away games, winning 5, drawing 7 and losing 4 games. They have scored an average of 1.6 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.6 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Chelsea
Man Utd
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Arsenal3121733970 
d
 
1-1F
l
 
2-1A
l
 
0-1A
w
 
2-3A
2
Man City3018753261 
Apr 12
d
 
1-1A
w
 
2-0F
l
 
3-0A
3
Man Utd31151061355 
Apr 18
l
 
2-1A
-
-
4
A Villa311669554 
l
 
1-2F
w
 
1-4A
w
 
3-1F
l
 
2-1F
5
Liverpool3114710849 
w
 
2-1F
May 9
May 3
w
 
1-2F
6
Chelsea3113991548 
-
-
w
 
2-1F
Apr 18
7
Brentford3113711446 
w
 
2-0F
d
 
2-2A
Apr 27
l
 
3-1A
8
Everton3113711246 
w
 
2-0F
l
 
3-0A
l
 
0-1A
w
 
0-1F
9
Fulham3113513-144 
w
 
2-0F
l
 
2-1A
w
 
3-2F
d
 
1-1F
10
Brighton31111010443 
l
 
1-3F
Apr 26
w
 
4-2F
May 24
11
Sunderland31111010-443 
l
 
1-2F
May 24
w
 
2-0F
May 9
12
Newcastle3112613-142 
l
 
0-1A
d
 
2-2A
w
 
1-0F
l
 
2-1A
13
Bournemouth319157-242 
d
 
2-2A
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
4-4F
d
 
2-2F
14
C Palace3010911-239 
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
1-3F
w
 
2-1A
w
 
1-2A
15
Leeds3171212-1133 
d
 
2-2F
l
 
3-1A
Apr 13
d
 
1-1A
16
Nottm Forest318815-1232 
May 4
w
 
0-3F
May 17
d
 
2-2F
17
Spurs317915-1030 
May 17
w
 
0-1F
w
 
2-0F
d
 
2-2F
18
West Ham317816-2129 
w
 
3-2A
w
 
1-5A
d
 
1-1F
d
 
1-1A
19
Burnley314819-2820 
d
 
1-1F
w
 
0-2F
w
 
3-2F
d
 
2-2A
20
Wolves313820-3017 
w
 
3-0F
w
 
1-3F
d
 
1-1F
w
 
1-4F
Win / draw / win form
Chelsea 6TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
31
Conceded
20
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
10
Draw
6
L
4
Goals: Scored
32
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
7
Draw
7
Lost
6
Man Utd 3RD
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
31
Conceded
36
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
19 / 20
Clean sheets
1 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
5
Draw
8
Lost
7
Goals: Scored
37
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
19 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
1 / 20
Won
10
Draw
7
L
3
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
5
Chelsea have not lost to Man Utd in 5 consecutive home league meetings
League games at Chelsea since 1992
Chelsea
Man Utd
Goals: Scored
49
36
Games: Scored
27 / 33
20 / 33
Clean sheets
13 / 33
6 / 33
CHE
14
D
13
MNU
6
League games at Man Utd since 1993
Man Utd
Chelsea
Goals: Scored
50
33
Games: Scored
26 / 33
23 / 33
Clean sheets
10 / 33
7 / 33
CHE
6
D
13
MNU
14
Goal Statistics

Chelsea have been reliable in attack of late, scoring in 24 consecutive English Premier League games. Their PG of 1.6 against Manchester United on Saturday suggests that run is likely to continue.

Chelsea 6th Man Utd 3rd
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.6
goals
1.5
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
20%
1
32%
2
26%
3
14%
4+
8%
There is a 80% probability that Chelsea will score 1 or more goals
0
23%
1
34%
2
25%
3
12%
4+
There is a 77% probability that Man Utd will score 1 or more goals
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-12
Chelsea have scored 12% fewer goals at home than predicted
+7
Man Utd’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.6
average goals scored
1.6
average goals scored
1.0
conceded
1.8
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Premier League - 2025/2026 season
Chelsea
PG (predicted goals)
Man Utd
1.6
1.5
Attack rating
CHE
MNU
9%
better
view stats
Games scored27
28
Failed to score4
3
Scored first16
21
Goals scored53
56
Avg. goals scored1.7
1.8
Avg. shots per game10
12
Avg. shots per goal6
6
Conversion rate for18
16
Avg. XG for2
1.8
KickOff rating
+9%
Defence rating
11%
better
CHE
MNU
view stats
Games conceded22
26
Clean sheets9
5
Conceded first13
10
Goals conceded38
43
Avg. goals conceded1.2
1.4
Avg. shots/game conceded8
8
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
6
Conversion rate against15%
18%
Avg. XG against1.4
1.3
KickOff rating
+11%

Chelsea v Man Utd Premier League lLine ups will show here when available.

Chelsea Premier League squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
2914510
E FernándezJ Pedro J Pedro M Caicedo
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Pedro  FWD31145
4
-
E Fernández MID3083
8
-
R Sánchez GLK291
3
1
T Chalobah DEF293
3
1
P Neto FWD2954
3
1
M Gusto DEF2823
3
1
M Cucurella  DEF2713
5
1
R James  DEF2724
4
-
M Caicedo MID2631
9
1
A Santos MID23
4
-
L Delap FWD221
2
-
C Palmer MID2091
4
-
E. Almeida de Oliveira Gonçalves FWD2022
3
-
A Garnacho FWD2014
2
-
W Fofana DEF191
4
1
J Hato DEF16
4
-
J Bynoe-Gittens FWD162
-
T Adarabioyo DEF15
2
-
J. Acheampong DEF121
1
-
B Badiashile  DEF8
2
-
R Lavia MID8
-
M Guiu FWD71
1
-
F Jörgensen GLK3
-
M Sarr DEF2
-
Man Utd Premier League squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
3191610
L ShawB SeskoB FernandesCasemiro
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
L Shaw DEF311
5
-
D Dalot DEF2913
5
-
Casemiro MID2972
9
1
L Yoro DEF28
1
-
B Fernandes MID28816
3
-
M Cunha FWD2872
1
-
B Sesko FWD2691
2
-
B Mbeumo FWD2693
4
-
S Lammens GLK25
-
A Diallo FWD2522
2
-
P. Chinazaekpere Dorgu DEF2233
5
-
K Mainoo MID222
-
M Ugarte MID21
1
-
H Maguire DEF1811
3
1
M Mount  MID183
-
J Zirkzee FWD1821
1
-
N Mazraoui  DEF15
3
-
A. Heaven DEF141
2
-
L Martínez  DEF14
-
M Ligt DEF131
-
A Bayındır GLK6
-
T Malacia DEF2
-
T Fredricson DEF1
-