Manchester City vs Chelsea prediction and betting tips on April 20, 2024
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Game Prediction
This time in England, a full round of the Premier League cannot be held due to simultaneous semi-finals of the country's cup. The first match, on Saturday, will be between Chelsea and Manchester City at Wembley. Mauricio Pochettino against Pep Guardiola - who will succeed at Wembley? The site authors have provided their version of the prediction for this important match on April 20, 2024.
Manchester City constantly plays with a full workload
In the last Premier League round, they faced an easy opponent, the newcomer-underdog Luton. There were no problems with them; moreover, both competitors synchronously stumbled the day after the rout. However, both before and after playing against "the Hatters," they had Champions League matches with another favorite, Real Madrid - fate brought the giants together in the quarter-finals. After a spectacular draw at the Santiago Bernabeu, they fought at home in regular and extra time but ultimately lost on penalties despite their advantage. Now they must immediately find strength for the cup semi-final - Guardiola certainly wants to defend the title in this tournament. Fortunately, the squad is deep, and rotation is more than possible.
Chelsea is possibly getting its last chance to salvage the season
The "Blues" are playing better than last year. However, it's strange to compare themselves with the disastrous previous season that only brought a twelfth-place finish. It's already clear that they couldn't return to the Champions League battle, let alone the Eurozone with a 6th-7th place finish, which is almost unattainable. This is not surprising given their inability to win even against the main underdogs, Burnley and Sheffield United - they drew 2-2 with both. However, they then demolished Everton 6-0 with Palmer's quadruple. Yes, they reached the League Cup final, but they didn't score there, and van Dijk brought the title to Liverpool in extra time. Now the club is back at Wembley but only in the semi-final round.
Previous matches
Pochettino, upon his return to England, has drawn twice with Pep in the Premier League - 4-4 and 1-1.
Free forecast for the Manchester City - Chelsea match on April 20:
"City" must redeem themselves for their Champions League exit. We expect them to win with a "-1" handicap (odds - 1.94).