On January 15, the match of the 22nd round of the English Premier League will take place, in which Manchester City will play Chelsea at home. The forecast for this match is given by journalist and football scout Artur Petrosyan.
Londoners have managed to get out of their little crisis, which they fell into two weeks ago. Even though some of the leaders of Thomas Tuchel's team are still missing, it has become more organized. Things started to get better ahead with Lukaku's return. And in defense, Tuchel found a way out, rebuilding on an unusual game of 4 defenders for himself, thus coping with the losses of James and Chillwell.
Manchester City, on the other hand, does not change at all, continuing to play their football, outplaying one opponent after another in class, without overexerting themselves at the same time. From a strategic point of view, the "citizens" may well be satisfied with a draw in this match, given their 10-point gap from Chelsea.
Artur Petrosyan is convinced that in this match Chelsea will play closed, without getting involved in open football, but City will also be cautious, so you should not expect a large number of scoring chances here. The game may turn out to be the same as it was in the first round, when the "citizens" won with a score of 1-0, not allowing the Londoners to strike a single shot at their goal.
The expert assumes that a maximum of one goal will be scored in this match. If we talk about the favorite, then here Petrosyan singles out Guardiola's team, recommending betting on it in combination with a smaller total.