Chelsea vs Manchester City Prediction & Betting Tips - FA Cup

Prediction published on 16/02/2016, 17:00  by | Modified on 21/02/2016 at 16:43 in FA Cup Predictions

It's the tie of the round as Chelsea take on Manchester City at Stamford Bridge. Chelsea lost their first match under Gus Huddinck when they went down 2-1 at PSG in the Champions League. They still have a chance of making the quarter finals but it could be that the FA Cup represents their best chance of winning a trophy this season. They have had two easy games so far but now they take on one of the Premier League's top teams. Chelsea have only won one of their last five home games against Premier League sides so this isn't easy to predict. The past fortnight hasn't been that great for Manchester City at least not in the Premier League. Two consecutive home defeats have seen them drop to fourth place and six points off the league leaders. They can't afford to be in bad form at this time of the season. Not only do they have this FA Cup tie but just days later face Dinamo Kiev in the Champions League and then have the Capital One Cup Final against Liverpool.  City have only lost one of their last seven away games which is certainly an improvement on form earlier in the season. The last thing they'll want is a replay and you have to wonder what kind of side they'll put out for this game. The problem is they already have some key players out injured so there aren't too many options for them. I go for both teams to score as being the best bet here.