Manchester City v Arsenal Premier League, 5th November 2.15pm
That is seven wins on the bounce now for the Citizens in the top flight and they don’t appear to be showing any signs of stopping. This is a big home game for them and that won’t stop them going as favourites as they have already proven themselves in big games against Liverpool and Chelsea this season. Arsenal have produced some pretty ropey away form this season in the top flight with just the one win from their five road games. Manchester City are 1/2 at Betfair to take the win, with the draw at 10/3 and Arsenal are 5/1.
Manchester City v Arsenal Betting Tips
Hopefully, this is the wide open, exciting game that it could be. Premier League champions elect Manchester City are on an eight match winning sequence in the top flight at the moment after collecting a win out at West Brom last weekend. They impressed again in midweek by putting four goals past Napoli away from home in the Champions League. They just can’t stop scoring and in the Premier League the Citizens are averaging 3.5 goals per game this season and at the Etihad, that is an average of 4.2 goals per game. It’s been stunning stuff from Pep Guardiola’s men who have dropped just two points in their ten games so far. City have only shipped three home goals this season and Man City to win to nil at Betfair returns a price of 2/1. As a benchmark, they did stuff Liverpool 5-0 earlier in the season.
Last Six Premier League Head to Head
Arsenal 2 – 2 Manchester City
Manchester City 2 – 1 Arsenal
Manchester City 2 – 2 Arsenal
Arsenal 2 – 1 Manchester City
Manchester City 0 – 2 Arsenal
Arsenal 2 – 2 Manchester City
Raheem Sterling and Sergio Aguero are joint top scorers for Man City with seven goals each and they are 11/4 and 11/2 respectively in the Betfair first goalscorer market. There’s Gabriel Jesus and Leroy Sane both on six goals and they are 8/15 and 11/8 respectively in the anytime goalscorer market. After his goal in Naples in midweek, Sergio Aguero is now the top scorer in the club’s history. In the Betfair correct score market, a Manchester 2-0 option is in at 10/1 with only a 2-1 victory for the Citizens trading at a shorter price of 17/2. You just don’t know what levels City are going to get to on a given day. City have scored the opening goal in eight of their ten games this season in the league and at home, they have scored 67% of their goals in the second half of matches and have scored 10 unanswered goals in the final half hour of games at the Etihad.
Current League Form (most recent last)
Manchester City WWWWWW
Arsenal DWWLWW
How will Arsenal handle the Citizens? The Gunners have not had a great season away from home as it is as they have won just one of their five road games this season in the top flight, losing three of those. Defensively they have shipped in each of their last three games as well and that will be a bit of a concern. Arsenal have scored in just two of their five away games this season and both teams not to score at Betfair picks up a price of 6/4. In the anytime goalscorer market, Alexandre Lacazette is a 5/4 option for them with Olivier Giroud at 13/8. Lacazette is their top scorer in the league this season with a five goal haul. Arsenal picked up just one point in their two league games against City last season.
Arsenal have conceded an average of 1.8 goals per game away from home this season which isn’t good at all and their defence will face the most potent attack in the country on the weekend. Will it be able to stand up to the test? You have a price of 5/6 on over 3.5 goals for the game. Arsenal are four points worse off than they were at this stage last season and they have not scored a goal in the opening half hour of any away game this season in the English top flight. They are actually overall, running with the joint-third best attack in the Premier League this season, but defensively they have the likes of Newcastle, West Brom, Swansea and Brighton better off than they are. This is a massive test for the Gunners who have already fallen heavily at Anfield against Liverpool this season and drawn at Chelsea.
Who will win – Manchester City v Arsenal Predictions
Man City to win: There should be goals in this one and you would have to back the Citizens to net more than the Gunners. Arsenal haven’t been there defensively out on the road this season and City have the quality, depth and confidence to bank another good three points.
