Pick details
| MATCHUP | Manchester United Manchester United | Chelsea Chelsea |
|---|---|---|
| Team Records | 15-10-7 | 13-9-10 |
| Where | Stamford Bridge, London | |
| When | Saturday, April 18, 2026 | |
| Time | 03:00 PM EDT | |
| TV | Tele | |
Chelsea Preview
Chelsea has 48 points this season, with a 13-10-9 record, and are sitting in the 6th place in the Premier League standings. They have a 6-5-5 home record and a 7-5-4 away record. Chelsea is coming off a 0-3 loss against Manchester City at home, where they had 37% possession of the ball and 12 total shots, 3 of them on target. They had 84% completed passes, and fewer expected goals, with 1.14 compared to Manchester City’s 2.29.
Chelsea is scoring 1.66 goals per game, which ranks 6th in the Premier League, while allowing 1.28 goals per game, which is 8th. João Pedro is Chelsea’s top scorer with 14 goals, followed by Cole Palmer with 9 goals and Enzo Fernández with 8 goals. João Pedro and Reece James are Chelsea’s top passers, with 5 assists each.
Manchester United Preview
Manchester United has 55 points this season, with a 15-7-10 record, and are sitting in the 3rd place in the Premier League standings. They have a 10-3-3 home record and a 5-4-7 away record. Manchester United is coming off a 1-2 loss against Leeds United at home, where they had 53% possession of the ball and 20 total shots, 9 of them on target. They had 85% completed passes, and fewer expected goals, with 1.27 compared to Leeds United’s 2.57.
Manchester United is scoring 1.78 goals per game, which ranks 4th in the Premier League, while allowing 1.41 goals per game, which is 12th. Bryan Mbeumo and Benjamin Šeško are Manchester United’s top scorers with 9 goals each, followed by Bruno Fernandes and Casemiro with 8 goals each. Bruno Fernandes is Manchester United’s top passer, with 17 assists.
Manchester United vs Chelsea Prediction
In their previous meeting earlier this season, Manchester United won 2-1 at home and both teams are a perfectly balanced 3-3-6 in their last 12 overall meetings and 2-2-3 in their last 7 meetings in Stamford Bridge. Over is 4-2 in their last 6 meetings.
In this Manchester United vs Chelsea Prediction, Chelsea is coming as +115 home favorites. Chelsea has been in terrible form with a 1-5 record in its last 6 games across all competitions, while on the other hand, United has lost only two times in its last 11 games. United currently its on the third place and want to keep that placement in order to qualify for next season’s Champions League Tournament, while Chelsea is outside looking in the top-5 of the league. Given both teams’ recent form, I like the value with United in this one, as I expect them to keep this one close, so take Manchester United by +0.5 goals in this one.
