Ace Football team offers the Premier League round 12 match preview for Arsenal and Manchester City who meet up on Wednesday. The pre-match analysis includes the latest fixture stats and facts and a free betting tip for our readers.
Arsenal take on visitors Manchester City at Emirates Stadium in a Premier League tie on Wednesday.
Arsenal enjoy the view from the top of the table with 51 points after 21 matches. Manchester City find themselves positioned as number 2 in the Premier League with 48 points following 22 rounds.
Form: Arsenal vs Manchester City
Arsenal Form
A single draw is all Arsenal have to show from their last three games, where they came up short, losing 1-0 and 1-0 against Manchester City and Everton, respectively. Their latest match brought some consolation with a 1-1 against Brentford. The Gunners won four of their past six matches on home soil in the Premier League, where they also drew twice and went undefeated. They scored nine goals and conceded six times.
Manchester City Form
Two victories are what Manchester City have to show from their past three matches, as they beat Arsenal by 1-0. This was followed by a 1-0 defeat against Tottenham, before winning 3-1 against Aston Villa. Manchester City won three of a possible six away matches in the Premier League, as well as playing zero draws and suffering three defeats. They scored six while also conceding five times.
Betting facts for Arsenal and Manchester City
Here are some interesting betting-relevant facts based on the data from the last couple of matches that Arsenal and Manchester City played across all competitions.
- Arsenal have not lost 20 of the last 22 home matches
- Arsenal have scored in 21 of the last 23 home matches
- In 6 of the last 7 Arsenal matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 3 Arsenal matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- Arsenal have not lost 7 of the last 9 matches
- Manchester City have scored in 16 of the last 18 matches
- In 9 of the last 10 Manchester City away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Manchester City have lost the last 3 away matches in a row while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In 7 of the last 9 Manchester City away matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- Manchester City have lost the last 3 away matches in a row
Players on top: Arsenal vs Manchester City
Arsenal against Manchester City is also a battle between Edward Nketiah and Riyad Mahrez, with both in decent form. The former scored three while the latter has four Premier League goals in their last six games respectively.
Betting markets: Arsenal vs Manchester City
Full-time result
Arsenal collected six wins, drew two, and lost two in the 10 most games across all tournaments at Emirates Stadium. Manchester City won four of their previous 10 away, drew two, and lost four times. Amazingly, Arsenal are on a streak of 13 home matches without defeat.
Both teams to score
Arsenal scored the first goal of the match in four of their previous ten games. Manchester City got the opening goal in five out of their last ten away games. Manchester City have been ready from the outset, scoring the opening goal no less than seven times in their previous 10 outings. The Citizens have scored in 10 consecutive away meetings with Arsenal.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals was a winning bet in four of Arsenal’s past ten matches across all tournaments. They scored 1.6 goals on average along the way. Over 2.5 goals appeared in five of the last ten matches that Manchester City played across all tournaments. They scored 1.8 times on average in the process.
Recommended tip: Arsenal vs Manchester City
In conclusion, we have a free betting prediction for this game between Arsenal and Manchester City. The betting tip was formed based on the abovementioned statements.
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