Arsenal v Man City Betting Preview
The title challenge from Arsenal this season may have already fallen by the wayside. But a win here would at least keep their spirits alive and stop the arrest which looks as if they may even end up missing out on the Champions League. Their confidence has been dented badly over the last week, whereas, in contrast, City’s have been growing and growing.
Arsenal v Man City Betting Odds at online bookmaker Paddy Power
Man City Evens, Draw 13/5, Arsenal 5/2
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Arsenal v Man City Betting Tips:
The Gunners need to find a way to pick themselves up somehow after a tough week. There was that 6-0 drubbing by Chelsea and then they couldn’t hold on to a lead back at the Emirates in the week against Swansea. It wasn’t a great ninety minutes from Arsenal either, more a decent ten minutes in the second half which almost gave them three points. The Gunners have now won just two of their last seven matches played and their season is in big danger of slipping away from them. They have won just one of their last three home games in the league as well now (W1 D2) so not firing on all cylinders there. Olivier Giroud though has scored 3 goals in his last 2 home games and is trading at 7/4 in the anytime goalscorer market.
The Gunners took a 6-3 drubbing at the Etihad back in December and so it’s hard to find confidence in them for the rematch. You won’t often see Arsenal as underdogs with the bookies at home. But they have only posted one win in their last four home matches against City, and in three of those Arsenal failed to score. Those recent draws against Man Utd and Swansea at the Emirates have blotted what has in general been a good home season for the Gunners, whose record stands at W10 D4 L1 on home turf. They have only lost one of their last 17 home matches in all competitions. Interestingly there have been six red cards in the last seven Premier League meetings between the two sides and five of those have come in the last three meetings at the Emirates.
There should be goals in this one, so would look over the 2.5 goal mark. City are running in some nice form, getting up a head of steam to finish off the season with. They took a 3-0 win at Old Trafford in the week with relative ease and they will look for a big three points here to keep up the pressure on Chelsea in the title race. In beating Arsenal earlier in the season, City scored six goals from their seven shots on target. The Citizens have only lost one of their last seven against the Gunners in all competitions and are firm favourites here. Edin Dzeko and Alvaro Negredo are priced up at 7/4 options in the anytime goalscorer market. City are unbeaten in their last nine away matches, winning their last two on the bounce and have kept clean sheets in four of their last five road games.
Prediction
Hard to see Arsenal having the resilience needed to get a win against an in form City at the moment. They are going into it on the back of a tough week, while City are motoring now, having kept clean sheets in their last five Premier League games. Big value at Evens to back City outright.
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Form (all competitions)
Arsenal LWDWLD, Man City WLLWWW
Stat Attack
There have been six red cards in the last seven league meetings
City scored six goals from seven shots on target against Arsenal earlier in the season
Arsenal have won one of the last seven meetings with City in all competitions
City have kept clean sheets in their last five Premier League matches
