Chelsea’s defeat to Manchester City in the first leg ended their 31-game unbeaten run in all competitions and handed Sonia Bompastor her first loss as Blues head coach.
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Chelsea vs Man City women prediction: Chelsea to test Khiara Keating
Key Stats
- The Manchester City goalkeeper was forced into six saves during last week's quarter-final first leg.
- Chelsea have only failed to score in one of their seven outings in this season's Champions League.
- Man City have only failed to score in one of their nine European games this season, including qualifiers.
Correct score prediction: Chelsea 2-1 Man City
Chelsea have won all of their home games in the Champions League this season, scoring at least two goals in the process, and Thursday's hosts head into the deciding leg on the back of a 2-1 away win against Manchester City in the WSL.
Pre-game odds and win probability: Chelsea still the favourite
- HOME: 3/5 (1.60) – 62.5%
- DRAW: 3/1 (4.00) – 25%
- AWAY: 17/4 (5.25) – 19%
*odds from Ladbrokes, subject to change
Chelsea women are the expected winner of this game with a probability of 62.5% and it's hard to argue with the bookmakers on this prediction.
You can find all our predictions for today's games on our football betting tips page.
Most recent H2Hs: Chelsea dominate
Thursday's hosts have won four and lost one of their last five encounters with Manchester City women across all competitions.
England Super League Women 23/03/25
Man City Women
Chelsea Women
UEFA Women's Champions League 19/03/25
Man City Women
Chelsea Women
England League Cup Women 15/03/25
Chelsea Women
Man City Women
England Super League Women 16/11/24
Chelsea Women
Man City Women
England League Cup Women 07/03/24
Man City Women
Chelsea Women
Chelsea preview: Failed to take their chances
Chelsea's performance away at Manchester City in the first leg probably deserved a draw but the Londoner's failure to take their chances cost them.
The visitors had 58% of the overall possession and saw six of their ten shots hit the target but they failed to find the back of the net in Manchester.
Predicted lineup: Hampton (GK), Bronze, Bright, Bjorn, Rytting Kaneryd, Cuthbert, Nusken, Baltimore, James, Macario & Ramírez
England FA Cup Women 12/04/25
W
Liverpool Women
1
Chelsea Women
2
England Super League Women 30/03/25
D
West Ham Women
2
Chelsea Women
2
UEFA Women's Champions League 27/03/25
W
Man City Women
0
Chelsea Women
3
England Super League Women 23/03/25
W
Man City Women
1
Chelsea Women
2
UEFA Women's Champions League 19/03/25
L
Man City Women
2
Chelsea Women
0
Man City preview: A lot of work still to do
The first leg turned in Manchester City's favour when the home side introduced Vivianne Miedema at the start of the second half.
The 28-year-old forward scored twice in the second 45 to hand Manchester City a 2-0 lead heading into the deciding leg of their Champions League quarter-final against Chelsea but following a defeat against the Londoners at the weekend, the job is only half done and there is plenty of work left to do for the Citizens.
Predicted lineup: Yamashita (GK), Ouahabi, Aleixandri, Casparij, Prior, Roord, Hasegawa, Miedema, Shaw, Fowler & Fujino
England FA Cup Women 13/04/25
L
Man Utd Women
2
Man City Women
0
England Super League Women 30/03/25
W
Brighton & Hove Albion Women
1
Man City Women
2
UEFA Women's Champions League 27/03/25
L
Chelsea Women
3
Man City Women
0
England Super League Women 23/03/25
L
Chelsea Women
2
Man City Women
1
UEFA Women's Champions League 19/03/25
W
Chelsea Women
0
Man City Women
2
Player to watch: Catarina Macario
We've highlighted Chelsea's Brazilian-born USA international Catarina Macario as our player to watch on Thursday night.
The 25-year-old top scores in the Champions League for Chelsea this season with three goals and also has one assist to her name. Macario, who featured in all three games against Manchester City this month, has scored in two of her last three outings in the Champions League.
Can Macario help turn this tie in Chelsea's favour?
We're backing Macario to put in the kind of performance that will help Chelsea secure a positive result against Man City on Thursday, but will it be enough to keep the Londoners in the Champions League?