Premier League Round 3 – Manchester City vs Arsenal: Betting Preview

Arsenal take the daunting trip to Manchester City on Saturday afternoon in search of their first point in the Premier League this season.

Like their opponents, City haven’t enjoyed the best of starts by their usual high standards. But a sound 5-0 victory over Norwich last time out was the perfect response to an opening day defeat to Tottenham. Pep Guardiola’s side currently sit in ninth place in the league table on three points.

A 6-0 win over a young West Brom side in the Carabao Cup, meanwhile, gave Arsenal a welcome boost. It’s been a sour start so far, but Mikel Arteta’s side hope to build on this result. Back-to-back defeats to Brentford and Chelsea have left them down in 19th in the Premier League.

Let’s have a look at the form of both sides and the stats from their previous encounters to come up with a reasonable betting prediction.

Stats and analysis

Despite their mixed results of late, Manchester City still boast pretty solid stats from their last 10 Premier League outings. The Citizens hit the target 2.5 times on average per game, scoring 25 goals along the way. They conceded a total of 11 goals, an average of 1.1 per game, as they held on for a clean sheet in 4 of those matches.

Arsenal, though, have somewhat low-key stats across their last 10 Premier League fixtures in comparison to City. The Gunners hit the target 1.5 times on average per game, scoring 15 goals along the way. They conceded 8 goals, an average of 0.8 per game, and claimed 4 clean sheets in those matches.

Facts and figures for Manchester City vs Arsenal

Fun stats Manchester City

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Form Manchester City vs Arsenal

The Sky Blues hope to stop the rot.

Manchester City will enter the match hoping to finally end their disappointing run of form. Crossing over from the old into the new season, Pep Guardiola’s side experienced a 1-0 defeat against Leicester and went on to a 1-0 defeat against Tottenham before serving up a 5-0 win against Norwich in their previous 3 matches.

The Gunners continue to look blunt.

Arsenal head into this encounter on the back of some poor performances. Crossing over from the old into the new season, Mikel Arteta’s side experienced a 2-0 defeat against Brentford and went on to a 2-0 defeat against Chelsea before serving up a 6-0 win against West Brom in their previous 3 matches.

Manchester City v Arsenal Fixture History

The latest match between these two clubs was a close affair with Manchester City grapping a small 0-1 away win.

The Citizens enter the match against Arsenal with a 9-1-0 record in their previous 10 encounters in the Premier League. To put that into perspective, Manchester City have claimed a 90% win ratio, with Arsenal winning 0% of the last 10 encounters.

Primary goalgetter

Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it would seem a good idea to side with Riyad Mahrez. The Algeria international has found the back of the net 4 times in Manchester City’s last 6 matches. It is tempting to look for Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang to score for Arsenal after his midweek hat-trick against West Brom in the Carabao Cup.