Manchester United VS Chelsea Match Prediction
2018-02-25
14:05:00
Manchester United
VS
Chelsea
Our Prediction Tip
Chelsea will win this match.
2018-02-2514:05:00 Chelsea will win this match.
Chelsea have only lost once to Manchester United since October 2012, but that loss did come in their last meeting at Old Trafford last season. Marcus Rashford and Ander Herrera scored United's goals in a 2-0 win, but the Blues hit back in their Stamford Bridge meeting earlier this year - Alvaro Morata scored the only goal of the game. Here are their results of the last five matches:
Nov 05, 2017: Chelsea 1-0 Manchester United
Apr 16, 2017: Manchester United 2-0 Chelsea
Mar 13, 2017: Chelsea 1-0 Manchester United
Oct 23, 2016: Chelsea 4-0 Manchester United
Feb 07, 2016: Chelsea 1-1 Manchester United
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Just four points separate second-placed United and fifth-placed Tottenham Hotspur after 27 games, and that gap could close even more if results go against Jose Mourinho's side this weekend.
Chelsea have returned to form while, at home, United have been virtually unstoppable under Jose Mourinho - only Manchester City (twice) have beaten them at Old Trafford since the Portuguese manager took over.
It is United's home advantage which therefore makes them favourites, but all is not well at Old Trafford at the moment - not least when it comes to former world record signing, £89m Paul Pogba.
Out of form, the French midfielder has also found himself out of the team and he is not the only United player to have come in for criticism lately.
Chelsea, therefore, have a big chance to do what only City have done before them - beat Jose Mourinho's United at Old Trafford.
It will not be easy, but they have bounced back from a tough start to the year and can definitely earn all three points against United.
Manchester United’s brilliant home record under Jose Mourinho makes it hard to look beyond the hosts on Saturday - they are 13/10 to win with Betfair - and yet, with United hitting a sticky patch and attracting headlines for the wrong reasons, this could be a big chance for Chelsea.
The Blues were themselves out of form at the start of 2018 but they have bounced back well in the last two weeks and could be worth a punt at 5/2 with Bet365 and Betfair.
There was just one goal in the meeting at Stamford Bridge earlier this season, and another low scoring game (i.e. under 1.5 goal) will return 23/10 with Betfair.
A repeat of Chelsea's 1-0 win, meanwhile, is 9/1 with Bet365 and Betfair. United, if you can not look beyond their home record, are 7/1 with the same two bookmakers.
Manchester United may be favourites but they face one of their sternest tests of the season with Chelsea having just held Barcelona to a 1-1 draw in the Champions League. United's good home record makes them the shorter odds, but that only means more potential profit if Chelsea can grab a narrow victory.
Ander Herrera will miss the game on Sunday, after picking up an injury in the goalless draw with Sevilla. United's out-of-form, £89m midfielder Paul Pogba replaced him off the bench in that game, but reports suggest the Frenchman will be benched again on Sunday. Phil Jones, Marcos Rojo and Daley Blind remain sidelined through injury.
David de Gea again proved his worth in goal for United in the draw against Sevilla - saving a draw for the Reds with his performance in goal. The Alexis Sanchez-Romelu Lukaku combination is yet to click, meanwhile, but both remain integral figures on their day.
After starting the new year with five straight wins, Manchester United have won just two of their five since - defeats away to Tottenham Hotspur and Newcastle, interspersed with a pair of 2-0 wins, home in the league and away in the cup, against Huddersfield and Wednesday’s goalless draw with Sevilla.
Ross Barkley is back in training but unlikely to feature on Sunday. David Luiz and Tiemoue Bakayoko are out injured, meanwhile. Alvaro Morata and Andreas Christensen have both returned to the team of late, however, and Antonio Conte must decide between Morata, Olivier Giroud or sticking with his front three of Pedro, Willian and Eden Hazard for Sunday's game.
Eden Hazard leads Chelsea's goalscoring charts this season with 15 from 36 games, alongside ten assists. Willian's goal against Barcelona was 11th of the season, meanwhile, and he has contributed a further ten assists.
After a blip which saw them lose heavily at home to Bournemouth and away to Watford, Chelsea have bounced back with back-to-back home wins against West Brom (3-0) and Hull (4-0) in the Premier League and FA Cup respectively. Antonio Conte's side were then hugely impressive in drawing 1-1 with Barcelona on Tuesday night.
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