Betting ideas for Manchester City vs Chelsea: Carabao Cup preview and odds

Our skilled backs Julian Alvarez to attain in his betting suggestions for Wednesday’s Carabao Cup clash between Manchester City and Chelsea

Manchester City welcome Chelsea to the Etihad Stadium in the third spherical of the Carabao Cup on Wednesday (kick-off, 7.45pm) and Pep Guardiola’s facet shall be trying to prolong their home record this season to 11 wins in as many matches in all competitions.

They preserved that 100 run with a 90th-minute penalty winner towards Chelsea’s neighbours Fulham on Saturday and will be confident of maintaining it in opposition to Graham Potter’s facet, who’ve just lately been nicely beaten by Brighton and Arsenal.

Both sides are expected to make changes for this competitors, but City have the sting in power in depth and confidence going into the fixture.

Manchester City vs Chelsea betting tips

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More blues for Potter

For 35 years, Manchester City supporters had to look back on their 1976 League Cup last victory over Newcastle United because the club’s most up-to-date success in a major competitors however over the past decade the trophy has been virtually permanently housed at the Etihad Stadium.

City have gained the competitors six instances in 10 seasons and their residence type makes them favourites to beat Chelsea and attain the last 16. Graham Potter’s tenure at Stamford Bridge began with a draw and 5 straight wins, however their previous four league matches have yielded a complete of simply two factors.

Pep Guardiola’s facet were not at their greatest towards Fulham on Saturday, but their 10 males – Joao Cancelo was sent off after 26 minutes – still discovered a way to win 2-1. They have received all 10 house video games this season but have conceded in six of them, and we count on the identical outcome again tonight.

Tip: City to win and both groups to attain @

Alvarez taking his chances

Julian Alvarez’s job description – understudy to Erling Haaland – is one that might faze many strikers, but the Argentine has proved himself a more than capable substitute when known as upon.

Alvarez has began seven matches for City this season and has scored five goals in those fixtures, together with one in every of their previous two games towards Fulham and Sevilla.

There is an opportunity that Guardiola will use him from the beginning on this match, and with the 22-year-old bang in kind, we count on him to add to his tally towards a shaky-looking Chelsea facet.

Tip: Julian Alvarez to attain at any time @

Chelsea to hold out until interval 

Tonight’s match promises to be a carefully fought one and we’re anticipating the scores to be degree at half-time, as they have been in three of the past six conferences.

The sides have been drawing on the interval in three of City’s earlier 4 Premier League matches and Chelsea were also degree at half-time in their defeat by Arsenal on Sunday.

The Blues usually have a tendency to try to include than entertain in the early levels, so we’re backing the half-time result to be a draw.

Tip: Half-time end result – draw @

Manchester City vs Chelsea odds

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