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Chelsea FC vs. Manchester United
One of the most explosive and high-class duels of the coming weekend takes place on Sunday at 17:30 in the Premier League. Chelsea FC will then welcome the Red Devils to Stamford Bridge, and this duel is particularly important for the visitors in order to prevent the gap to the league leaders from growing immeasurably. After the embarrassing defeat against Watford last weekend, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was sacked as coach and with Ralf Rangnick a very surprising interim solution was presented. Nevertheless, Michael Carrick will once again sit on the bench on Sunday, as Rangnick has not yet been given the right to work.
The Blues, on the other hand, continue to excel and put Juve in their place in the Champions League during the week. They’re also doing great in the league, and are greeting us from the top of the table. Find out if we think they’ll continue their winning ways in this Chelsea vs Man United betting tip.
Chelsea – Man United Info
– Date & Time: 28.11.2021, 17:30 Uhr
– Venue: Stamford Bridge (London)
– Competition: Premier League, Matchday 13
– TV broadcast: Live on Sky Sport
Chelsea Form & Balance Check
The Blues are currently one of the best teams in the world and are picking up where they left off after their Champions League triumph under Thomas Tuchel. They are leading the table in the Premier League and also in the Champions League they have finished top of their group in commanding fashion. Chelsea have won 9 of their last 10 competitive matches, 7 of which ended without conceding a goal. But not only defensively the team is extremely secure, also offensively Chelsea presents itself enormously efficient. They have already scored 30 goals in 12 games – the second most in the league.
Can Chelsea become champions again after 5 years?
The last championship was celebrated in the 2016/17 season under coach Antonio Conte. Since then, they have consistently had to line up behind City and Liverpool, with little to counter their dominance. With the transfer of Romelu Lukaku before this season, the Blues now have a real goalscorer again, who lifts the team to another level. Accordingly, we can well imagine Chelsea winning the championship in the end.
Chelsea facts & analysis
– Chelsea are unbeaten in 10 games.
– They have the best defence in the league (4 goals conceded).
– They currently occupy 1st place in the Premier League
Man United Form & Balance Check
After weeks of disappointment, Manchester have now pulled the ripcord and sacked Solskjaer from his coaching position. The 1:4 defeat at promoted Watford last weekend was too much of a good thing and a turnaround is needed to prevent the top places in the league from falling out of reach already. Ralf Rangnick is a coach who has a clear idea of how to play the game and who may have internalised a new direction for the team. The game should be more offensive, more intense and faster, attributes that the 63-year-old certainly stands for.
How are the players coping with this new orientation?
It will be interesting to see how the players take to the coach’s offensive pressing. A Cristiano Ronaldo is not necessarily known for helping much defensively and players like Rashford or Sancho have their strengths more with than without the ball. Nevertheless, we are pretty sure that Rangnick will convince United’s players of this style of play and lead them back to their old strength. After all, upper midfield in the table cannot be the aspiration of this prominent squad.
Man United facts & analysis
– The last match in the Champions League was won with 2-0.
– United are only 8th in the league at the moment
– They have lost 4 of their last 6 league games
Predicted line-up – last update on 26 November 2021
Compared to the Champions League games during the week, we expect some changes in personnel for both teams. For Chelsea, Azpilicueta will return to the defence and the attack will be restocked with Lukaku, Mount and Havertz. The visitors may again go for a 4-1-4-1 system with McTominay acting as the lone six. Offensively, Fernandes could return and Rashford is also a starting candidate.
Chelsea – Man United direct comparison & stats
This traditional Premier League clash has now been played 154 times, 62 of which have been won by the visitors. The Blues have been victorious 45 times and the other 47 games have ended in a draw.
– Chelsea FC score an average of 1.79 goals in home matches and Manchester United score an average of 1.69 goals in away matches.
– A year ago Chelsea FC were 6th in the table with 22 points. Currently they are in position 1 (29)
– Chelsea FC’s performance in last 5 matches is better than Manchester United’s performance.
