Manchester City vs Chelsea prediction | 12 Dec 2026 | xGtoday


Manchester City
Ranking: #5 overall, #2 in England

90.5 → 91.2 (+0.7 over last 10 games)

Rating
0-2 08 Sep Porto (A) 91.6 +0.7
0-1 13 Sep Man United (A) 91.6 0.0
5-3 20 Sep Sunderland (H) 90.4 -1.2
0-3 11 Oct Liverpool (A) 90.8 +0.4
2-4 14 Oct PSG (H) 91.2 +0.4
Chelsea
Ranking: #15 overall, #6 in England

87.9 → 84.6 (-3.3 over last 10 games)

Rating
4-3 30 Aug Brighton (H) 87.3 +0.7
2-1 06 Sep Arsenal (A) 86.9 -0.4
2-2 12 Sep Hull City (H) 85.9 -1.0
3-0 18 Sep Brentford (A) 85.0 -0.9
5-1 10 Oct Bournemouth (H) 84.6 -0.4

Manchester City vs Chelsea: by the numbers

Chelsea trail Manchester City by 10 places in our proprietary European rankings, and by 4 in England.

The recent trend shows Manchester City on the rise, +0.7 rating points over their last 10 matches, while Chelsea has gone the other way at -3.3.

Last time these teams played, on 12 April 2026, Manchester City gained 1.0 rating points.

The highest Manchester City have ever stood in our European rankings is #1, first reached on 26 July 2018.

The best xGtoday rating Chelsea have ever held is 94.6, first set on 22 August 2021.