Premier League: Manchester City vs Arsenal – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Premier League round 5 match between Manchester City and Arsenal and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Manchester City enjoy home advantage, when visitors Arsenal swing by on Sunday for a clash in the Premier League. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

The current difference in the Premier League standings between the two teams clashing at Etihad Stadium this coming Sunday is two points.

Team form: Manchester City vs Arsenal

Manchester City Form

In their last three matches, Manchester City won 1-3 and 2-1 against first West Ham then Brentford, before drawing 0-0 against Inter. Manchester City swept all opposition aside in the six most recent Premier League matches at their home ground. They won all six, adding 18 points to their account, whilst scoring 23 and conceding six goals.

Arsenal Form

Arsenal go into their upcoming match unbeaten in their previous three matches, which started off with a 1-1 draw against Brighton. They went on to beat Tottenham by 0-1, before sharing the spoils with Atalanta in a 0-0 draw. Arsenal are in imperial form on their travels, doing the clean sweep of six wins in six Premier League matches. It marks them out as the best away side in this competition across the last six games. They outscored their opponents by 12 goals to two along the way.

Betting stats and facts for Manchester City and Arsenal

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Manchester City and Arsenal. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.

Players on top: Manchester City vs Arsenal

Kai Havertz shows decent form right now for Arsenal, as he scored three goals in his last six games in the Premier League. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing Manchester City, who are strong favourites this coming Sunday. Siding with Erling Haaland also look a nice prospect as he scored 11 goals in his last six Premier League matches.

Popular markets: Manchester City vs Arsenal

Full-time result

Manchester City won four of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing three and losing three as well. Arsenal won six from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew two and lost two in this run. Manchester City won their last 13 matches. Amazingly, Manchester City are on a streak of 32 home matches without defeat. Arsenal have hit a nice vein of form, not losing any of their last 10 games. Arsenal struck a rich vein of form some weeks back, as they are now without defeat in nothing less than 11 away matches in a row. Manchester City have not lost to Arsenal in 9 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Amazingly, Manchester City scored the first goal of the match in just three out of the last ten games at home. Arsenal scored the opening goal in seven of the last ten games. Both teams have scored in the last 6 consecutive home games Manchester City played. Arsenal have won to nil in their last 3 away games. Arsenal managed four wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of Manchester City’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 2.3 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in three of Arsenal’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.6 goals in these matches. Manchester City are on a nice streak of scoring at least once in their previous 13 matches. Arsenal scored at least once in their previous 10 matches on the bounce.

Betting prediction: Manchester City vs Arsenal

To sum up, the upcoming match between Manchester City and Arsenal seems to be a good betting opportunity. Considering the above statements, we have come up with a betting prediction for this Premier League game.

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