Manchester City vs Chelsea: Bet Prediction for Premier League Derby on Saturday

Manchester City face Chelsea at the Etihad Stadium in the evening kick-off on Saturday with the London side ahead of the champions in the league table. New and arguably the best online betting site in Nigeria 22Bet offers their view of what might take place on Saturday.

City has already lost three times in the Premier League this season and coach Pep Guardiola has already seen title rivals Liverpool stretch their advantage to nine points.

Guardiola’s team suffered a serious blow at Anfield before the international break, but Frank Lampard’s Chelsea side will prove no pushovers.

Since a chastening opening weekend defeat to Manchester United, Chelsea have been extremely impressive and have won their last six Premier League matches.

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Team news

City will be without the suspended Bernardo Silva for this fixture as well as long-term absentees Aymeric Laporte and Leroy Sane.

Ederson is also out with a thigh injury that kept him out of the Liverpool defeat, so Claudio Bravo is expected to start once again in goal.

For Chelsea, Antonio Rudiger is close to a return from a groin injury but his fitness is as of yet unknown ahead of Saturday’s clash.

Ross Barkley and Christian Pulisic are also doubts for Saturday, while Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Charly Musonda are out for the season.

Predictions

With Chelsea the form team in the Premier League and City coming off the back of a defeat to their main rivals, this is a far more difficult game to predict than it might have been previously.

While City and Guardiola will be desperate for a response, Lampard has shown himself to be tactically flexible and certainly able to cause issues for his opponents’ defense.

With City’s defense an issue already this year and Bravo looking shaky in goal, Chelsea will look to highlight the champions’ weaknesses.

However, City remains one of the best teams in the league when on top four and given their experience of winning the big game, they are still favorites to win this match 2-1.

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