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Bet 6 – Chelsea vs Man City – Saturday 16th May at 3pm
Manchester City arrive at Wembley carrying the strongest form profile in English football and the underlying numbers heavily support them heading into this final.
City have lost only twice across their last 20 matches in all competitions, both against Real Madrid in the Champions League. Domestically they remain unbeaten across that stretch, winning 15 and drawing three across Premier League, FA Cup and League Cup fixtures.
Their attacking process continues to operate at elite level. City's non penalty xG average of 1.74 per game is second only to Arsenal in the division while their xPTS total of 65.11 across 36 league matches reflects sustained dominance throughout the campaign.
They have also created 117 big chances across the season, consistently producing the highest quality opportunities against every level of opposition.
Chelsea's recent profile against stronger teams looks far weaker by comparison. Their six wins across the last 20 matches have all come against relegated sides, bottom three opposition or lower league cup opponents. They have not produced a major result against elite opposition in recent months.
Chelsea sit ninth on xPTS and have managed just three clean sheets for their last 20 games in all competitions, whilst given up an average of 1.15 xGA over the last eight fixtures.
At a neutral venue with no home advantage involved, the underlying quality gap between the sides points strongly towards Manchester City.
- Bet: Man City to score & Man City double chance
- Odds: 1/4
- 31.09 units returns 38.86
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