Premier League: Manchester City vs Arsenal – Betting suggestion

Our betting experts at Ace Football preview the Premier League match between Manchester City and Arsenal. Keep reading to get the latest team news, stats and betting tips.

League-leaders Arsenal hope to open an even bigger gap on their closest rivals in the Premier League this coming Wednesday. This requires a win when they visit Manchester City at Etihad Stadium.

Arsenal have taken the lead in the Premier League table after collecting 75 points from their initial 32 encounters. Manchester City trail them by five points in second place, having posted 70 points after 30 rounds.

Form: Manchester City vs Arsenal

Manchester City Form

Manchester City are unbeaten in their last three matches, first beating Leicester 3-1, and then drawing 1-1 with Bayern Munich. They were back as winners when they defeated Sheffield United 3-0. Pep Guardiola’s side took six wins in their last six Premier League matches on home soil, as they scored 19 and let in five goals.

Arsenal Form

Following three draws in their last three matches, Arsenal could do with a win again. Against Liverpool, they shared the points in a 2-2 draw, before splitting the points in a 2-2 with West Ham. Another 3-3 stalemate against Southampton followed. Mikel Arteta’s men managed a decent return of three wins in their last six Premier League away matches, in which they scored 12 while also conceding seven times. They also experienced two draws and one defeat.

Betting stats for Manchester City and Arsenal

Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Manchester City and Arsenal played across all tournaments.

Players on top: Manchester City vs Arsenal

Erling Haaland is enjoying a great season with 32 league goals to his name. The Manchester City striker will be a handful for even the best of defenses. Arsenal may pin their hopes on in-form Brazilian duo Gabriel Jesus and Gabriel Martinelli. The forwards have scored four goals in six games recently.

Popular markets: Manchester City vs Arsenal

Full-time result

Manchester City won ten of their last 10 matches on home soil, drawing zero in a run that saw them avoid defeat in front of their home supporters. Arsenal won five of their last 10 away games across all tournaments, whilst also drawing three and losing two. Manchester City won their last 6 matches. Arsenal have hit a nice vein of form, not losing any of their last 10 games. The Gunners remained without defeat in 5 away games on the bounce. Manchester City have beaten Arsenal in 6 consecutive home league meetings

Both teams to score

Manchester City scored the first goal of the game an impressive nine times out of the last ten games. Astonishingly, Arsenal scored the opening goal of the match in seven of their last ten games. Both teams have scored in the last 5 consecutive Arsenal games. Manchester City have scored in 7 consecutive home meetings with Arsenal.

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 3.4 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in nine of the last ten outings for Arsenal, who managed to score 2.8 times in those matches. Manchester City scored at least once in their previous 9 matches on the bounce. Arsenal’s last 5 matches had over 3.5 goals.

Suggested bet: Manchester City vs Arsenal

The match between Manchester City and Arsenal should be an interesting one to watch and play some bets on, too. Therefore, we have come up with a free betting tip for this Premier League game.

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