The Premier League clash at The Etihad Stadium on Sunday will see home team Manchester City taking on opponents Arsenal.
Our predictions, user poll and statistics for Manchester City v Arsenal can be found here - as well as up-to-date odds.
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Form Guide
Manchester City
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Manchester City will be hoping for a repeat of their last result, following a 2-0 FA Cup victory over Newcastle United.
In that game, Manchester City had 72% possession and 16 shots at goal with 5 on target. The scorer for Manchester City was Bernardo Silva (13', 31'). Newcastle United got 2 shots on goal with 1 on target.
Manchester City haven’t been able to stop scoring goals, netting in one hundred percent of their last 6 matches.
They’ve managed to rack up 16 during that period and have conceded a total of 5.
Arsenal
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Arsenal will go into the encounter following a 1-0 Champions League win to beat Porto in their most recent game.
In that game, Arsenal managed 58% possession and 13 attempts at goal with 4 of them on target. The scorer for Arsenal was Leandro Trossard (41'). On the other side, Porto had 10 shots on goal with 3 of them on target. The match went to penalties and was won 4-2 by Arsenal.
The attack-minded Arsenal have helped themselves to an avalanche of goals over their last six games (18 to be exact). That works out as the ominous average of 3 goals scored per match for this period of time. That trend won’t necessarily follow through into this match, of course.
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Head to head
Checking on their most recent head-to-head meetings stretching back to 01/01/2022 shows that Manchester City have won 4 of them & Arsenal 1, with the number of drawn games standing at 1.
A combined total of 16 goals were scored between the two sides during those clashes, with 11 for The Citizens and 5 for The Gunners. This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 2.67.
The previous league encounter between these sides was Premier League match day 8 on 08/10/2023 when it ended Arsenal 1-0 Manchester City.
On that occasion, Arsenal managed 49% possession and 12 shots on goal with 2 of them on target. Their only player to score was Gabriel Martinelli (86').
Manchester City had 4 shots at goal with 1 of them on target.
The referee was Michael Oliver.
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Team News: Manchester City
Kevin De Bruyne (Groin strain) and Ederson (Muscle injury) will be missing for Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola.
It seems likely that The Citizens will probably go for a 3-4-2-1 formation in the match, utilising Stefan Ortega, Manuel Akanji, Ruben Dias, Nathan Aké, Phil Foden, Rodri, John Stones, Jack Grealish, Bernardo Silva, Julián Álvarez and Erling Haaland.
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Team News: Arsenal
We are inclined to think that The Gunners will likely begin the game with a 4-3-3 system using David Raya, Ben White, William Saliba, Gabriel, Oleksandr Zinchenko, Martin Ødegaard, Declan Rice, Kai Havertz, Bukayo Saka, Gabriel Jesus and Leandro Trossard.
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Prediction
We believe that Arsenal will have to perform well to hit the back of the net against this Manchester City outfit who we think will likely do enough to score at the other end and edge ahead.
We’re therefore expecting a hard-fought contest, finishing with a 1-0 advantage for Manchester City at the end of this game.
Little in this one.
Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.
Peter Guest,
09:02 29/03/2024
⚽️ Team Focus:
Manchester City
Formed: 1894
Stadium: The Etihad Stadium (53,400)
Captain: Kyle Walker
Chairman: Khaldoon Al Mubarak
Manager: Pep Guardiola
Competitions: Premier League position 3, FA Cup (Semi-Finals), FA Community Shield (Community Shield), Champions League (Quarter-Finals), UEFA Super Cup (Final)
⭐ Star Man: Julián Álvarez
Customarily used in the Striker position, Julián Álvarez was born in Calchín, Argentina. Having made his senior debut playing for River Plate in the 2018 - 2019 season, the talented Forward has scored 8 league goals in this Premier League 2023 - 2024 campaign so far from a total of 28 appearances.