Manchester City vs Chelsea

3 - 1
🕒 Sat, 25 Jan 2025 17:30 Europe/London 📍 Etihad Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ John Brooks 🔁 Regular Season - 23 🏁 match finished
Season
2024-2025 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 23
Regular Season Table
Manchester City 3 · Chelsea 4
Referee Stats
16 matches · 5.31 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 5.31
Reds avg 0.06
Penalties avg 0.25
Over 4.5 cards 63%
Home wins 69%
Draws 19%
Away wins 13%
How the match was won
  • Manchester City outshot their opponent (15-10).
  • Manchester City controlled possession (57%).
  • Manchester City had the sharper finishing (6-4 shots on target).

Team Overview

Manchester City (Home stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 13-3-3

Goals For / Against

43 / 23
Avg: 2.26 / 1.21

Points

42
Avg: 2.21

Clean Sheets

5

Failed to Score

2
Chelsea (Away stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 8-4-7

Goals For / Against

29 / 25
Avg: 1.53 / 1.32

Points

28
Avg: 1.47

Clean Sheets

5

Failed to Score

6

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Premier League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

2.21
PPG
1.47
2.26
GF
1.53
1.21
GA
1.32
74%
O2.5
53%
63%
BTTS
53%
58%
Score 1st
47%

League-position context

Manchester City rank3rd
Chelsea rank4th
Manchester City points71
Chelsea points69
Manchester City: #3 · 71 pts · GD +28
3 pts off the top 2. 15 pts above the play-off edge. 33 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Chelsea: #4 · 69 pts · GD +21
5 pts off the top 2. 13 pts above the play-off edge. 31 pts clear of the relegation zone.
2-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Manchester City last 5 home

W W W W W
Points15/15
Weighted index100
Goals13-4
Record5-0-0
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Chelsea last 5 away

W L W D L
Points7/15
Weighted index58
Goals3-4
Record2-1-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Manchester City trend breakdown

Over 2.574%
BTTS63%
BTTS + O2.558%
1H Over 0.5100%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 89% · Over 3.5 53% · 1H BTTS 47%

Chelsea trend breakdown

Over 2.553%
BTTS53%
BTTS + O2.542%
1H Over 0.574%
Also: Over 0.5 89% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 21% · 1H BTTS 21%

Scoring reliability

Manchester City score at home89%
Manchester City clean sheet at home26%
Chelsea score away68%
Chelsea clean sheet away26%

First-goal patterns

Manchester City score first58%
Manchester City win after scoring first64%
Chelsea score first47%
Chelsea win after scoring first67%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Manchester City 75% · Chelsea 38%
Avg first goal minute: Manchester City 14.5' · Chelsea 21.1'

Vs league average

Manchester City score at home2.26 vs 1.51
Manchester City concede at home1.21 vs 1.42
Chelsea score away1.53 vs 1.42
Chelsea concede away1.32 vs 1.51
Manchester City score 50% above league average, while Chelsea score 7% above league average.
Defensive side: Manchester City are 15% below league average at home, and Chelsea are 13% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals2.60
BTTS60%
Over 2.540%
At this venue setup: 2.00 goals on average across the last 5.

Manchester City goal timing (home)

1H scored: 64% 2H scored: 36% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 0-15
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
31-45 12
0-15 11
76-90+ 8
46-60 7
16-30 5
61-75 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
0-15 7
16-30 7
76-90+ 5
46-60 3
31-45 2
61-75 1

Chelsea goal timing (away)

1H scored: 42% 2H scored: 58% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
0-15 7
76-90+ 7
46-60 6
61-75 5
16-30 4
31-45 2
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 7
46-60 6
0-15 5
16-30 5
61-75 3
31-45 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
6
4
Total Shots
15
10
Shots off Goal
6
3
Blocked Shots
3
3
Shots Inside Box
9
7
Shots Outside Box
6
3
Ball Possession
57%
43%
Corner Kicks
2
3
Fouls
6
8
Offsides
5
2
Yellow Cards
3
2
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
3
3
Total Passes
567
425
Passes Accurate
489
352
Passes %
86%
83%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
3
Away
2
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
2
Away
3
3'
3' Goal · 0-1
N. Madueke
Normal Goal · Assist: N. Jackson
4'
4' A. Khusanov
25'
25' L. Colwill
42'
42' Goal · 1-1
J. Gvardiol
Normal Goal · Assist: Matheus Nunes
54'
54' A. Khusanov
1st substitution · For: J. Stones
58'
58' M. Caicedo
61'
61' N. Jackson
1st substitution · For: C. Nkunku
68'
68' Goal · 2-1
E. Haaland
Normal Goal · Assist: Ederson
73'
73' R. James
2nd substitution · For: M. Gusto
73'
73' J. Sancho
3rd substitution · For: Pedro Neto
74'
74' Omar Marmoush
2nd substitution · For: K. De Bruyne
79'
79' Bernardo Silva
83'
83' M. Kovačić
87'
87' Goal · 3-1
P. Foden
Normal Goal · Assist: E. Haaland

Manchester City vs Chelsea 3-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Manchester City beat Chelsea 3-1 on Saturday, 25 January 2025 in Premier League. The match was refereed by John Brooks. It was played at Etihad Stadium.

First half: Chelsea took an early lead at 3' when N. Madueke scored, with the assist credited to N. Jackson, making the score 0-1. A. Khusanov received a yellow card for Manchester City at 4'. L. Colwill received a yellow card for Chelsea at 25'. Manchester City leveled the score at 42' when J. Gvardiol scored, with the assist credited to Matheus Nunes, making the score 1-1.

Second half: Manchester City made their 1st substitution at 54', with A. Khusanov replacing J. Stones. M. Caicedo received a yellow card for Chelsea at 58'. Chelsea made their 1st substitution at 61', with N. Jackson replacing C. Nkunku. Manchester City took the lead at 68' when E. Haaland scored, with the assist credited to Ederson, making the score 2-1. Chelsea made their 2nd substitution at 73', with R. James replacing M. Gusto. Chelsea made their 3rd substitution at 73', with J. Sancho replacing Pedro Neto. Manchester City made their 2nd substitution at 74', with Omar Marmoush replacing K. De Bruyne. Bernardo Silva received a yellow card for Manchester City at 79'. M. Kovačić received a yellow card for Manchester City at 83'. Manchester City extended the lead at 87' when P. Foden scored, with the assist credited to E. Haaland, making the score 3-1.

Manchester City used 2 substitutions while Chelsea used 3 substitutions. Manchester City got 3 yellow cards, while Chelsea got 2 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • Manchester City outshot their opponent (15-10).
  • Manchester City controlled possession (57%).
  • Manchester City had the sharper finishing (6-4 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games24
Home Wins14
Draws5
Away Wins5
Over 2.5 Goals12 (50.0%)
BTTS12 (50.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games12
Home Wins7
Draws3
Away Wins2
Over 2.5 Goals6 (50.0%)
BTTS7 (58.3%)

Manchester City vs Chelsea Head-to-Head History by Season