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Chelsea vs Manchester United prediction

England · Premier League · 31 October 2026

Chelsea4th · 13 pts
Sat 31 Oct
Manchester United13th · 7 pts
ChelseaDrawManchester United
Our predictionChelsea to winOpen game
40%Probability
2.53Fair odds
1-1Likely score
1.69-1.63Expected goals

Betting markets

Model chances and the fair odds they imply

Match result

  • Chelsea40%2.53
  • Draw25%4.05
  • Manchester United36%2.80

Double chance

  • Chelsea or draw64%1.56
  • Chelsea or Manchester United75%1.33
  • Draw or Manchester United60%1.65

Goals

  • Over 2.564%1.55
  • Under 2.536%2.82

Both teams to score

  • Yes65%1.53
  • No35%2.89

Match in numbers

This season, Chelsea at home and Manchester United away

Chelsea (home)Manchester United (away)
Matches34
Points per game2.330.75
Goals scored per game3.671.00
Goals conceded per game2.001.50
Shots on target per game6.34.2
Shots on target conceded5.05.2
Clean sheets0%0%
Over 2.5 goals100%25%
Both teams scored100%75%
  • Manchester United have gone 5 league matches without a win.
  • Chelsea: 4th in the table; the model rates their attack 4th and their defence 16th in the league.
  • Manchester United: 13th in the table; the model rates their attack 3rd and their defence 6th in the league.

Match preview

Hard to call. The model spreads it 40% for Chelsea, 25% for the draw and 36% for Manchester United.

At home this season Chelsea average 2.33 points and 3.7 goals per game, conceding 2.0. Away from home Manchester United take 0.75 points per game, scoring 1.0 and conceding 1.5. Shots on target, which drive our ratings, read 6.3 per game for Chelsea at home and 4.2 for Manchester United on the road.

Current runs: Manchester United have gone 5 league matches without a win.

Manchester United sit 13th in the table, but their underlying numbers rank 4th in the league, so the model rates them higher than their position suggests.

The model expects 1.69 goals from Chelsea and 1.63 from Manchester United; 1-1 is the most likely scoreline at 10%, over 2.5 goals 64% and both teams to score 65%.

In their last 5 league meetings Chelsea won 2, Manchester United won 2 and 1 ended level.

Most likely scores

  • 1-110%
  • 2-18%
  • 1-28%
  • 2-27%
  • 1-06%

Chelsea form

LDLWW
  • Wat Everton2-02026-10-17
  • Wvs AFC Bournemouth5-12026-10-10
  • Lat Brentford0-32026-09-18
  • Dvs Hull City2-22026-09-12
  • Lat Arsenal1-22026-09-06

Manchester United form

DLDDD
  • Dat Leeds United1-12026-10-18
  • Dvs Tottenham Hotspur1-12026-10-10
  • Dat Fulham1-12026-09-20
  • Lvs Manchester City0-12026-09-13
  • Dat Everton2-22026-09-06

Head to head

  • 2026-04-18Chelsea 0-1 Manchester United
  • 2025-09-20Manchester United 2-1 Chelsea
  • 2025-05-16Chelsea 1-0 Manchester United
  • 2024-11-03Manchester United 1-1 Chelsea
  • 2024-04-04Chelsea 4-3 Manchester United

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Prediction last updated 2026-10-24 07:17 UTC. Fair odds are 1 divided by the model probability, not bookmaker prices. Published by Semalt; see how it works and the track record.