Prizing:

1st Place: $50 Amazon gift card

2nd-5th Place: $10 Starbucks gift card

Overview:

On Sunday, April 16th (24-3-4) Chelsea will be on the road to take on (15-12-3) Manchester United.

The Crowd:

“The Crowd” projects a final score of Manchester United 2.6 – Chelsea 1.3 with an over/under of 3.9.

EPL Table:

Chelsea is in 1^st place in with 75 points while Manchester United is in 5^th place with 57 points.

Statistics 2016-17 (20 Teams):

Goals: Chelsea 65 (2^nd) > Manchester United 46 (7^th)

Assists: Chelsea 41 (5^th) > Manchester United 36 (6^th)

Shots per game: Manchester United 17.2 (2^nd) > Chelsea 14.5 (7^th)

Goals Allowed: Manchester United 24 (2^nd) > Chelsea 25 (3^rd)

Clean Sheets: Chelsea 13 (2^nd) > Manchester United 12 (3^rd)

Possession: Manchester United 56.6% (5^th) > Chelsea 53.9% (7^th)

Pass Success: Manchester United 84.9% (2^nd) > Chelsea 83.7% (3^rd)

Top Scorers:

Chelsea: Diego Costa 17 (tied for 4^th)

Manchester United: Zlatan Ibrahimovic 17 (tied for 4^th)

Summary:

Chelsea is in excellent form going (8-1-1) in their last ten matches while Manchester United is (5-4-1) in that same span.  Chelsea defeated Manchester United 1-0 in the FA Cup on March 13th.  Chelsea’s defense has been excellent allowing more than one goal only once in their last sixteen matches.  Chelsea have dominated their head to head match-up with Manchester United holding them winless in their last twelve matches.  I expect a low scoring game with two of the top three defensive teams in the EPL facing off.  Chelsea have been much better on the attack scoring nearly 20 goals more than Manchester United this season.  Manchester United have the luxury of playing at home but I like Chelsea to again win 1-0.

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