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Chelsea vs Manchester United prediction and preview

31 Oct 2026, 12:30 UTC

The PunterPick prediction

BTTS YesOdds 1.53Market probability 62%

Published before kick-off and never changed afterwards. See the methodology for how picks are chosen.

Match preview

Chelsea host Manchester United in the Premier League (England) on 31 Oct 2026, 12:30 UTC. The prediction PunterPick published for this fixture is BTTS Yes — both teams to score. It was published at odds of 1.53, which the bookmaker market rated at about 62% once the bookmaker margin is removed.

Going into the match, Chelsea had won 5, drawn 2 and lost 3 of their last 10 matches, scoring 23 and conceding 17. Manchester United had won 1, drawn 4 and lost 5 of their last 10, with 12 scored and 18 conceded.

Both teams scored in 6 of Chelsea's last 10 and 6 of Manchester United's last 10; 6 and 5 of those matches respectively went over 2.5 goals. At home Chelsea averaged 2.25 goals scored and 1.56 conceded across 16 matches; away from home Manchester United averaged 1.36 scored and 1.18 conceded across 11.

Our team-strength model expects about 2.41 goals from Chelsea and 1.59 from Manchester United. From that it rates a home win at 55%, a draw at 21% and an away win at 24%, against 52%, 25% and 23% implied by the 1X2 prices. For the published pick itself the model gives 73%.

Team comparison

Share of each factor between Chelsea (green) and Manchester United (grey), from our data provider's pre-match comparison.

Recent form70% – 30%
Attack75% – 25%
Defence47% – 53%
Head-to-head50% – 50%
Goals50% – 50%
Overall strength59% – 40%

Form before the match

TeamLast 5ScoredConcededBTTSO2.5
ChelseaDLWWL2.301.7060%60%
Manchester UnitedLLDLD1.201.8060%50%

Averages over each side's last 10 matches in our results archive before this fixture.

Recent meetings

Other markets we priced

MarketOur probabilityOdds
Double Chance 1X76%1.22
1st Half Over 0.5 Goals75%1.25
BTTS 1st Half - No75%1.25
BTTS Yes62%1.53
Over 2.5 Goals61%1.57
Under 3.5 Goals59%1.62
1st Half Under 1.5 Goals58%1.62
Under 10.5 Corners56%1.67

Probabilities are derived from bookmaker prices with the margin removed. They are estimates, not guarantees.

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