Is Arsenal in the minds of Man. City

The Etihad Stadium in Manchester will host the absolute top match between Manchester City and Arsenal on Sunday. The Gunners travel to their rivals as league leaders and, despite a poor overall record against the Skyblues, have recently been able to celebrate some successes.

Manchester City go into the game against Arsenal as favorites in the local bookmakers’ odds. This comes as no surprise, as the Cityzens still have the best team in the Premier League and want to take advantage of this. In addition, home advantage also plays a not insignificant role

As mentioned, the bookmakers are backing the home side as favorites. Bwin, for example, is offering odds of 1.93 for a Sky Blues win, securing one of the top odds.

Manchester City – Statistics & current form

Manchester City want to win the title in England and are still the bookmakers’ favorites to win the Premier League. This is mainly because the Skyblues have often managed to suddenly switch into a mode where they are almost unbeatable in recent years. After the international break, they should now be able to do so again, as the last few weeks have been largely impressive. Especially since the return of Kevin de Bruyne, everything is harmonizing a little better again.

Manchester City have won twelve of their last 13 league games against Arsenal and were considered to be the Gunners’ absolute nemesis during this time. However, it is interesting to note that the team from London won the first leg. That could be a factor in this game, albeit not a decisive one, as City are rarely impressed by such things.

Just before the international break, City won 2-0 against Newcastle in the FA Cup, playing a very decent game. In any case, there has hardly been any reason for excitement of late, apart from two draws against Chelsea and Liverpool, they have won all of their last 15 games. The role of favorite for Manchester City against Arsenal, which is indicated by the betting odds, can therefore also be underpinned statistically

Manchester City always score at home

Some of the Sky Blues’ statistics are very impressive. The home side have yet to lose a home game this season. Ten wins and four draws in the league, with 34:12 goals in 14 games. What’s more, the hosts have always scored in their last 57 competitive home games. That is an impressively long run.

If there are any starting points for the opponents, they are more likely to be found in defense. 28 goals conceded in 28 games is an average of 1.0, which is not bad at all, but not ideal either. In addition, there has only been one game in eight matches in the top flight without conceding a goal.

That’s why our Manchester City vs Arsenal prediction is that both teams will score seems reasonable

Predicted Manchester City line-up:

Arsenal – Statistics & current form

Arsenal FC travel to the Etihad Stadium as league leaders. The Gunners are currently at the top of a very tight three-way battle for the title in England. Pole position is not to be surrendered and the team of Mikel Arteta, the pupil of opposite number Pep Guardiola, wants to be the first team to beat City at the Etihad this season.

The Gunners’ last game was a 4-2 penalty shoot-out win over FC Porto in the Champions League. There, the team learned how to deal with stressful situations in an important game. That can only be helpful for the game against City. Their record in recent years has been anything but good, but thanks to the Community Shield and the first leg, Arsenal have now won two games in a row against this opponent.

Arsenal have more than just a good record in many statistics this season. 24 goals conceded mark an even better defense than the home side, and the 70 goals are also absolutely outstanding. The Gunners have scored 34 of these goals away from home, scoring four or more goals five times. That won’t happen against Manchester City, of course, but it shows that the way forward is the right one

Arsenal with a good rate of set pieces

The visitors are also the team in the league that performs best from set pieces. Arteta and his co-trainers have come up with a few variations here, and with Saliba, Gabriel, Havertz and co. there are plenty of takers available. Havertz is a very important player at the moment anyway, having scored in each of the last four Premier League games.

It will be important for Arsenal to keep a cool head ahead of the game at Manchester City. Of course, a win for the home side is the more likely option, as the Sky Blues are the more experienced and ruthless team in the championship battle, but these are not the only criteria that decide a game. And the visitors also have confidence.

Predicted Arsenal line-up:

Manchester City – Arsenal head-to-head comparison / H2H result

210 times these two clubs have met in their history. Arsenal have an overall advantage, having won 99 games, while City have won 65 duels. So the hosts have some catching up to do! In recent years, however, the pendulum has swung very clearly in the Sky Blues’ favor, who have celebrated many clear victories against Arsenal, twelve in the last 13 league games alone.

Manchester City – Arsenal betting tip

It doesn’t get any better than this game in England at the moment. Arsenal will be hoping that their two recent wins against the Sky Blues have put some fear into the minds of Guardiola’s team. However, the Etihad Stadium will be a different proposition to the previous two games

Arsenal almost always score. Manchester City are more vulnerable defensively than their opponents, especially under pressure and from resting balls. Because the visitors are the absolute standard specialists in this league, we recommend a bet on both teams scoring before the game between Manchester City and Arsenal.