Manchester City take on the visitors Chelsea in the 1/16-finals of EFL Cup. The match will be played on Wednesday, November 9th at Etihad Stadium (Manchester).
Manchester city have a sufficient depth of first team. Right now, it should show up. It is well known that the giants of the Albion, to put it mildly, do not give their best in the League Cup, do not appreciate this tournament and would like it to be canceled altogether - the players do not need an excessive load. So often the matches here are used to provide playing practice for the reservists. It is quite possible to assume that now approximately the same line-up will be released that a week ago in a meaningless duel ended the group stage of the Champions League. But at the same time, this means that Laporte and / or Ruben Dias, Grealish and Julián Alvarez may appear on the field from the starting minutes - to put it mildly, not the last players who have something to compete for in terms of competition for playing time.
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Chelsea are now going through a difficult period of the season. Moreover, they entered it not in the best shape and definitely in a bad mood. As soon as everyone started praising Potter for how he transformed everything in the game and the results of the Blues in a month, how he managed to lose with a score of 1-4 to his former team, Brighton. Then the British had a decisive match in the Champions League - with Dinamo Zagreb, in which they managed to win and, accordingly, reach the playoffs of the main continental tournament. Just 4 days later, the leader of the Premier League, Arsenal, arrived to Stamford Bridge. The only goal there was scored by Gabriel Jesus, which sealed another defeat for the Blues. And before leaving for the national teams, the Blues will have a trip to the breakthrough of the current Premier League draw, Newcastle. Against the backdrop of all this, spending energy on the League Cup, and at such an early stage and on the field of such a strong opponent, looks rather illogical.
Chelsea went on a 3-game win streak in head-to-heads that capped off the 2021 Champions League final. But after that, Manchester City took some revenge, scoring 1-0 twice in their favor in the next Premier League draw. Bookmakers believe that visitors have no chances. Yes, Manchester City doesn’t really need this tournament either, but they have depth in squad - we recommend betting on the Citizens to win with a handicap of “-1 goal scored”.
Prediction for the match: Manchester City to win with -1.0 handicap.
