04-03-2018 - Manchester City vs Chelsea

Manchester City vs Chelsea England – Premier League
Date: Sunday, 4 March 2018 Kick-off: 16:00 GMT

Today we take on our radar a match between Manchester City and Chelsea in the Premier League. We look at both teams’ recent yellow cards stats, Head To Head records and then compare them to average league stats. Furthermore, we look at referee stats and analyze both teams and referee stats. There is a lot of numbers, but we also added some explanations of the stats to make it easier to understand. We use red colour formatting to help identify good stats for overs bookings lines and we throw in the green colour formatting whenever we see good numbers for unders cards betting.

Bookings Line:

Yellow Cards Stats

Manchester City
[tooltip hint=”Matches”]M.[/tooltip]	[tooltip hint=”Number of Over 4 yellow cards”]O4[/tooltip]	[tooltip hint=”Avgerage of Over 4 yellow cards in %”]O4 %[/tooltip]	[tooltip hint=”Total average yellow cards per match”]Avg YC[/tooltip]	[tooltip hint=”Average YC/match FOR”]Avg YC FOR[/tooltip]	[tooltip hint=”Average YC/match AGAINST”]Avg YC AG.[/tooltip]
[tooltip hint=”Last 20 matches”]L20[/tooltip]	8	40.00 %	3.65	1.30	2.35
[tooltip hint=”Last 10 home matches”]L10H[/tooltip]	2	20.00 %	3.10	1.00	2.10
[tooltip hint=”Last 6 matches”]L6[/tooltip]	4	66.67 %	4.50	1.33	3.17

Chelsea
[tooltip hint=”Matches”]M.[/tooltip]	[tooltip hint=”Number of Over 4 yellow cards”]O4[/tooltip]	[tooltip hint=”Avgerage of Over 4 yellow cards in %”]O4 %[/tooltip]	[tooltip hint=”Total average yellow cards per match”]Avg YC[/tooltip]	[tooltip hint=”Average YC/match FOR”]Avg YC FOR[/tooltip]	[tooltip hint=”Average YC/match AGAINST”]Avg YC AG.[/tooltip]
[tooltip hint=”Last 20 matches”]L20[/tooltip]	6	30.00 %	3.55	1.50	2.05
[tooltip hint=”Last 10 home matches”]L10H[/tooltip]	3	30.00 %	3.60	1.30	2.30
[tooltip hint=”Last 6 matches”]L6[/tooltip]	2	33.33 %	3.50	1.67	1.83

H2H Comparison

Competition	Date	Home	Away	HF	AF	YCH	YCA	YCT	RCH	RCT
Premier League	30-09-2017	Chelsea	Manchester City	8	13	0	2	2	0	0
Premier League	05-04-2017	Chelsea	Manchester City	10	14	1	3	4	0	0
Premier League	03-12-2016	Manchester City	Chelsea	14	9	2	3	5	2	2
Premier League	16-04-2016	Chelsea	Manchester City	12	15	2	3	5	1	1
FA Cup	21-02-2016	Chelsea	Manchester City	3	11	0	1	1	0	0
Premier League	16-08-2015	Manchester City	Chelsea	19	13	4	2	6	0	0
Premier League	31-01-2015	Chelsea	Manchester City	12	14	0	2	2	0	0
Premier League	21-09-2014	Manchester City	Chelsea	16	12	5	4	9	1	1

4 out of last 8 H2H meetings between Manchester City and Chelsea finished in Over 4 yellow cards.

3 of those H2H matches finished in Over 0.5 Red Cards

Premier League – Referee Stats – Seasons Breakdown

Please Note:The Referee Stats for this league are available from 2013/2014 season onwards.

Competition	Season	No of matches	[tooltip hint=”Average Yellow Cards per match”]AVG YC[/tooltip]	[tooltip hint=”Average Red Cards per match”]AVG RC[/tooltip]	[tooltip hint=”Average Fouls per match”]AVG Fouls[/tooltip]	[tooltip hint=”Average Fouls per yellow card”]AVG Fouls/YC[/tooltip]
Premier League	2017/2018	280	3.18	0.10	20.98	6.59
Premier League	2016/2017	380	3.74	0.11	22.72	6.07
Premier League	2015/2016	380	3.16	0.15	21.49	6.79
Premier League	2014/2015	380	3.78	0.19	22.69	6.00
Premier League	2013/2014	380	3.28	0.14	21.68	6.62

Based on the last 5 seasons, there is on average 3.44 yellow cards shown by the referees per Premier League match.
The red cards are being shown on average once every 7 matches.
There is approximately 22 fouls per match and it usually takes around 6 fouls to produce a yellow card.

Summary: All Premier League Referees – Manchester City

[tooltip hint=”Number of matches”]No.[/tooltip]	[tooltip hint=”Average Yellow Cards per match”]AVG YC T[/tooltip]	[tooltip hint=”Average Yellow Cards per match for Manchester City”]AVG YC For[/tooltip]	[tooltip hint=”Average Yellow Cards per match for opponents”]AVG YC Opp.[/tooltip]	[tooltip hint=”Average Red Cards per match”]AVG RC T[/tooltip]	[tooltip hint=”Average Red Cards per match for Manchester City”]AVG RC For[/tooltip]	[tooltip hint=”Average Red Cards per match for opponents”]AVG RC Opp.[/tooltip]	[tooltip hint=”Average Fouls per Yellow Card per match for Manchester City”]AVG F/YC For[/tooltip]	[tooltip hint=”Average Fouls per Yellow Card per match for opponents”]AVG F/YC Opp.[/tooltip]
181	3.65	1.83	1.81	0.12	0.05	0.07	5.71	5.46

Manchester City’s matches see on average 0.21 more yellow cards than the Premier League’s average.
A red card is shown on average once every 8 matches.
Manchester City need to foul their rivals on average around 6 times to produce a yellow card, whilst their opposition commit around 5 fouls for their booking.

Summary: All Premier League Referees – Chelsea

[tooltip hint=”Number of matches”]No.[/tooltip]	[tooltip hint=”Average Yellow Cards per match”]AVG YC T[/tooltip]	[tooltip hint=”Average Yellow Cards per match for Chelsea”]AVG YC For[/tooltip]	[tooltip hint=”Average Yellow Cards per match for opponents”]AVG YC Opp.[/tooltip]	[tooltip hint=”Average Red Cards per match”]AVG RC T[/tooltip]	[tooltip hint=”Average Red Cards per match for Chelsea”]AVG RC For[/tooltip]	[tooltip hint=”Average Red Cards per match for opponents”]AVG RC Opp.[/tooltip]	[tooltip hint=”Average Fouls per Yellow Card per match for Chelsea”]AVG F/YC For[/tooltip]	[tooltip hint=”Average Fouls per Yellow Card per match for opponents”]AVG F/YC Opp.[/tooltip]
181	4.10	1.68	2.43	0.20	0.09	0.11	6.18	5.05

Chelsea’s matches see on average 0.66 more yellow cards than the Premier League’s average.
A red card is shown on average once every 5 matches.
Chelsea need to foul their rivals on average around 6 times to produce a yellow card, whilst their opposition commit around 5 fouls for their booking.

The referee for this game: Oliver M. (Eng)

Premier League – Referee Stats – Oliver M. (Eng)

Referee	No of matches	[tooltip hint=”Average Yellow Cards per match”]AVG YC[/tooltip]	[tooltip hint=”Average Red Cards per match”]AVG RC[/tooltip]	[tooltip hint=”Average Fouls per match”]AVG Fouls[/tooltip]	[tooltip hint=”Average Fouls per yellow card”]AVG Fouls/YC[/tooltip]
Oliver M. (Eng)	130	3.48	0.15	22.11	6.36

Mr. Oliver M. (Eng) shows on average 3.48 yellow cards per match in the Premier League.
He also shows a red card on average once every 7 matches.

Mr. Oliver M. (Eng) shows 0.04 more yellow cards than the Premier League’s average.

#CardsTriggerHappy One

This ref also shows 0.01 more red cards than the Premier League’s average.

#Don’tMessWithHim

Referee Stats: Oliver M. (Eng) – Manchester City

Competition	Date	Home	Away	YCH	YCA	YCT	RCA	RCT
Premier League	10-12-2017	Manchester United	Manchester City	4	2	6	0	0
Premier League	05-11-2017	Manchester City	Arsenal	1	6	7	0	0
Premier League	12-08-2017	Brighton	Manchester City	0	2	2	0	0
Premier League	06-05-2017	Manchester City	Crystal Palace	1	3	4	0	0
Premier League	19-03-2017	Manchester City	Liverpool	3	3	6	0	0
FA Cup – 1/32	06-01-2017	West Ham	Manchester City	0	0	0	0	0
Premier League	10-12-2016	Leicester	Manchester City	0	0	0	0	0
Premier League	15-10-2016	Manchester City	Everton	0	2	2	0	0
Premier League	20-03-2016	Manchester City	Manchester United	1	1	2	0	0
Capital One Cup	28-02-2016	Liverpool	Manchester City	5	5	10	0	0
Premier League	06-04-2015	Crystal Palace	Manchester City	2	1	3	0	0
Premier League	02-11-2014	Manchester City	Manchester United	3	3	6	1	1
Premier League	25-08-2014	Manchester City	Liverpool	1	1	2	0	0
FA Community Shield	10-08-2014	Arsenal	Manchester City	0	1	1	0	0
Premier League	07-05-2014	Manchester City	Aston Villa	1	2	3	0	0
Premier League	25-03-2014	Manchester United	Manchester City	2	2	4	0	0

Summary: Oliver M. (Eng) – Manchester City

[tooltip hint=”Number of matches”]No.[/tooltip]	[tooltip hint=”Average Yellow Cards per match”]AVG YC T[/tooltip]	[tooltip hint=”Average Yellow Cards per match for Manchester City”]AVG YC For[/tooltip]	[tooltip hint=”Average Yellow Cards per match for opponents”]AVG YC Opp.[/tooltip]	[tooltip hint=”Average Red Cards per match”]AVG RC T[/tooltip]	[tooltip hint=”Average Red Cards per match for Manchester City”]AVG RC For[/tooltip]	[tooltip hint=”Average Red Cards per match for opponents”]AVG RC Opp.[/tooltip]	[tooltip hint=”Average Fouls per Yellow Card per match for Manchester City”]AVG F/YC For[/tooltip]	[tooltip hint=”Average Fouls per Yellow Card per match for opponents”]AVG F/YC Opp.[/tooltip]
16	3.63	1.50	2.13	0.06	0.00	0.06	7.37	4.90

Bookings numbers comparison

Yellow Cards:

16 of Manchester City’s matches refereed by Oliver M. (Eng) saw on average 3.63 yellow cards, which is 0.02 less yellow cards than their usual YC in the Premier League.

Mr Oliver M. (Eng) showed on average 0.15 more yellow cards than he shows on average (3.48 YC) in the Premier League.

Red Cards:

Also, Manchester City’s matches under Oliver M. (Eng) produced 0.06 red cards, which is 0.06 less sendings off than usually.

In those matches, he showed 0.09 less red cards than he shows on average (0.15 RC) in the Premier League.

Possible referee’s favour indication

FOR Manchester City:

Manchester City receive 0.33 less yellow cards than they usually see on average in the Premier League.

Oliver M. (Eng) sent off 0 Manchester City’s players in those 16 matches (on average 0.00), which is 0.05 less red cards than their average stats in the Premier League.

With Oliver M. (Eng) in charge Manchester City needed to commit 7.37 fouls per yellow card, which is 1.66 more than their fouls/yc stats in the Premier League.

AGAINST Manchester City:

With Oliver M. (Eng) in charge, Manchester City’s opponents were shown 0.32 more yellow cards than usual.

With Oliver M. (Eng) in charge, Manchester City’s opponents were sent off 1 times (on average 0.06), which is 0.01 less red cards than usual.

With Oliver M. (Eng) in charge Manchester City’s opponents needed to commit 4.90 fouls per yellow card, which is 0.56 more than their fouls/yc stats in the Premier League.

Referee Stats: Oliver M. (Eng) – Chelsea

Competition	Date	Home	Away	YCH	YCA	YCT	RCH	RCA	RCT
Carabao Cup – Semi	24-01-2018	Arsenal	Chelsea	2	2	4	0	0	0
Premier League	25-11-2017	Liverpool	Chelsea	0	0	0	0	0	0
Premier League	17-09-2017	Chelsea	Arsenal	2	3	5	1	0	1
Premier League	12-05-2017	West Brom	Chelsea	3	0	3	0	0	0
FA Cup – Quarter	13-03-2017	Chelsea	Manchester United	1	3	4	0	1	1
FA Cup – 1/16	28-01-2017	Chelsea	Brentford	1	1	2	0	0	0
Premier League	26-11-2016	Chelsea	Tottenham	2	1	3	0	0	0
Premier League	24-09-2016	Arsenal	Chelsea	0	2	2	0	0	0
Premier League	11-05-2016	Liverpool	Chelsea	3	1	4	0	0	0
FA Cup	12-03-2016	Everton	Chelsea	3	3	6	1	1	2
Premier League	07-02-2016	Chelsea	Manchester United	0	3	3	0	0	0
Premier League	29-11-2015	Tottenham	Chelsea	4	2	6	0	0	0
Premier League	08-08-2015	Chelsea	Swansea	1	3	4	1	0	1
Premier League	26-04-2015	Arsenal	Chelsea	4	3	7	0	0	0
Premier League	22-03-2015	Hull City	Chelsea	0	2	2	0	0	0
Capital One Cup	27-01-2015	Chelsea	Liverpool	4	5	9	0	0	0
Premier League	26-12-2014	Chelsea	West Ham	0	3	3	0	0	0
Premier League	18-08-2014	Burnley	Chelsea	1	1	2	0	0	0
Premier League	11-05-2014	Cardiff	Chelsea	1	2	3	0	0	0
Premier League	08-03-2014	Chelsea	Tottenham	2	3	5	0	1	1
Premier League	01-12-2013	Chelsea	Southampton	1	4	5	0	0	0

Summary: Oliver M. (Eng) – Chelsea

[tooltip hint=”Number of matches”]No.[/tooltip]	[tooltip hint=”Average Yellow Cards per match”]AVG YC T[/tooltip]	[tooltip hint=”Average Yellow Cards per match for Chelsea”]AVG YC For[/tooltip]	[tooltip hint=”Average Yellow Cards per match for opponents”]AVG YC Opp.[/tooltip]	[tooltip hint=”Average Red Cards per match”]AVG RC T[/tooltip]	[tooltip hint=”Average Red Cards per match for Chelsea”]AVG RC For[/tooltip]	[tooltip hint=”Average Red Cards per match for opponents”]AVG RC Opp.[/tooltip]	[tooltip hint=”Average Fouls per Yellow Card per match for Chelsea”]AVG F/YC For[/tooltip]	[tooltip hint=”Average Fouls per Yellow Card per match for opponents”]AVG F/YC Opp.[/tooltip]
21	3.90	1.52	2.38	0.29	0.14	0.14	6.86	5.48

Bookings numbers comparison

Yellow Cards:

21 of Chelsea’s matches refereed by Oliver M. (Eng) saw on average 3.90 yellow cards, which is 0.2 less yellow cards than their usual YC in the Premier League.

Mr Oliver M. (Eng) showed on average 0.42 more yellow cards than he shows on average (3.48 YC) in the Premier League.

Red Cards:

Also, Chelsea’s matches under Oliver M. (Eng) produced 0.29 red cards, which is 0.09 more sendings off than usually.

In those matches, he showed 0.14 more red cards than he shows on average (0.15 RC) in the Premier League.

Possible referee’s favour indication

FOR Chelsea:

Chelsea receive 0.16 less yellow cards than they usually see on average in the Premier League.

Oliver M. (Eng) sent off 3 Chelsea’s players in those 21 matches (on average 0.14), which is 0.05 more red cards than their average stats in the Premier League.

With Oliver M. (Eng) in charge Chelsea needed to commit 6.86 fouls per yellow card, which is 0.68 more than their fouls/yc stats in the Premier League.

AGAINST Chelsea:

With Oliver M. (Eng) in charge, Chelsea’s opponents were shown 0.05 less yellow cards than usual.

With Oliver M. (Eng) in charge, Chelsea’s opponents were sent off 3 times (on average 0.14), which is 0.03 more red cards than usual.

With Oliver M. (Eng) in charge Chelsea’s opponents needed to commit 5.48 fouls per yellow card, which is 0.43 more than their fouls/yc stats in the Premier League.