Man Utd – Chelsea

By: blackjack | September 19th, 2008

The big match of the weekend in Premier League is Manchester United visit to Chelsea on Sunday. The information contained is strictly looking for those who those who have this in play.

recent head-to-head at Chelsea
Apr ‘08 Chelsea 2 – 1 Man Utd
May ‘07 Chelsea 0 – 0 Man Utd
Apr ‘06 Chelsea 3 – 0 Man Utd
Sep ‘04 Chelsea 1 – 0 Man Utd

recent matches
May ‘08 Man Utd 1 – 1 Chelsea (Champions League -Moscow)
April ‘08 Chelsea 2 – 1 Man Utd
Sep ‘07 Man Utd 2 – 0 Chelsea
May ‘07 Chelsea 0 – 0 Man Utd
Nov ‘06 Man Utd 1 – 1 Chelsea
Apr ‘06 Chelsea 3 – 0 Man Utd
Nov ‘05 Man Utd 1 – 0 Chelsea
May ‘05 Man Utd 1 – 3 Chelsea
Jan ‘05 Man Utd 1 – 2 Chelsea (Carling Cup)
Jan ‘05 Chelsea 0 – 0 Man Utd (Carling Cup)
Sep ‘04 Chelsea 1 – 0 Man Utd

The clubs have met twice in September in the last four seasons with the clubs splitting them with the “under”:
Sep ‘07 Man Utd 2 – 0 Chelsea
Sep ‘04 Chelsea 1 – 0 Man Utd

points to consider
It is critical to look at performances after the midweek Champions League matches for gaming concerns:

Chelsea: 2007 / 2008 season
Sep ‘07 Man Utd 2 – 0 Chelsea
Oct ‘07 Bolton 0 – 1 Chelsea
Nov ‘07 Chelsea 1 – 1 Everton
Nov ‘07 Arsenal 1 – 0 Chelsea
Feb ‘08 Tottenham 2 – 1 Chelsea (Carling Cup)
Feb ‘08 Barnsley 1 – 0 Chelsea (FA Cup)
Apr ‘08 Man City 0 – 2 Chelsea
Apr ‘08 Chelsea 1 – 1 Wigan
Apr ‘08 Chelsea 2 – 1 Man Utd
May ‘08 Newcastle 0 – 2 Chelsea

Manchester United: 2007 / 2008 season
Sep ‘07 Man Utd 2 – 0 Chelsea
Oct ‘07 Man Utd 4 – 0 Wigan
Oct ‘07 Man Utd 4 – 1 Middlesbrough
Nov ‘07 Man Utd 2 – 0 Blackburn
Dec ‘07 Man Utd 2 – 0 Fulham
Dec ‘07 Liverpool 0 – 1 Man Utd
Feb ‘08 Newcastle 1 – 5 Man Utd
Mar ‘08 Man Utd 0 – 1 Portsmouth
Apr ‘08 Middlesbrough 2 – 2 Man Utd
Apr ‘08 Man Utd 2 – 1 Arsenal
Apr ‘08 Chelsea 2 – 1 Man Utd
May ‘08 Man Utd 4 – 1 West Ham

The stated odds from a consensus of groups as of Friday afternoon (1 pm GMT)
Chelsea 6/5
Draw 21/10
Manchester United 13/5
Under 2.5 goals 8/15
Over 2.5 goals 11/8
0 or 1 goals 6/4
2 or 3 goals evens
4 or more goals 7/2

Please be aware quoted odds are subject to change and in play situations will only be considered once all injuries reports are available. The early money has been on a low scoring match and if that continues you can expect odds to be revised.

For those that wish to discuss this match purely on gaming issues, please comment.