Manchester City vs Arsenal Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 19th April 2026

An important game awaits league-leaders The Gunners on Sunday, when they travel to face The Citizens, their closest rival in the Premier League standings. No doubt, we have a thrilling encounter on the horizon at Etihad Stadium.

The Gunners have taken the lead in the Premier League after collecting 70 points from their initial 32 encounters. Manchester City trail them by 64 points after 31 rounds, leaving them as number 2 in the table.

Arsenal will be looking to increase the gap on Manchester City after their Premier League clash this coming Sunday. However, the hosts will be eager to prevent that as they will surely want to keep their upcoming opponent close.

The Citizens step into their next home match this coming Sunday having scored a nice average of 1.8 goals in ten matches. They managed a total of 18 goals, while also allowing nine goals against. That is an average of 0.9 goals against per match. They were able to hang on to a clean sheet four times in those matches.

Arsenal show off splendid stats in their last ten matches, where they hit the target 2.2 times on average per game. They scored 22 goals and conceded ten, an average of one a game. They held on for a clean sheet in four of these.

Betting on the draw would have earned you a sound profit the last time Manchester City played The Gunners. The pair finished even in a 1-1 match, where no one managed to get the upper hand.

Manchester City vs Arsenal Prediction

Manchester City Form

Manchester City swept all aside in their last three matches and started off by winning 0-2 against Arsenal. They went on to defeat Liverpool 4-0 and made it three on the spin against Chelsea in a 0-3 victory. Manchester City claimed three wins in their last six matches at home in the Premier League, while also drawing three but lost none. They scored 11 and conceded five goals.

Arsenal Form

In has been a bit of everything for Arsenal in their previous three matches, as they first beat Sporting CP by 0-1. This was followed by a disappointing 1-2 defeat against Bournemouth, before an encounter with Sporting CP produced a 0-0 draw. Arsenal won half their previous six away matches in the Premier League, as well as seeing three draws and suffering zero defeats. They scored 12 goals whilst conceding four.

Manchester City have built up a nice momentum, and we doubt Arsenal are capable of getting in the way of the home side at Etihad Stadium, as we aim for the home win.

Manchester City have taken 25 points from their last 14 games against teams from the top half of the Premier League table. They won seven of these matches with a scoreline of 21 goals to nine. Arsenal earned nine wins and 32 points in their last 14 games against teams from the top half of the Premier League table. They scored 26 and conceded 14 goals in these. Manchester City claimed 19 wins, seven draws as well as five defeats in the Premier League this season. Arsenal have a record of 21 wins, seven draws and four defeats in the Premier League.

Manchester City vs Arsenal Squads

Manchester City Squad

Guardiola will select the starting XI for the upcoming match against Arsenal from the following players (the statistics in the brackets represent goals scored and matches played in the Premier League this season):

Gianluigi Donnarumma (0/28), James Trafford (0/3), Marcus Bettinelli (0/0), Abdukodir Khusanov (0/16), John Stones (0/7), Josko Gvardiol (2/16), Marc Guehi (3/29), Max Alleyne (0/2), Nathan Ake (0/14), Rayan Ait Nouri (0/14), Rico Lewis (0/10), Ruben Dias (2/25), Bernardo Silva (2/31), Jeremy Doku (2/23), Mateo Kovacic (0/2), Matheus Nunes (1/28), Nico Gonzalez (1/21), Nico O'Reilly (5/29), Phil Foden (7/27), Rayan Cherki (3/26), Rodri (1/19), Ryan McAidoo (0/0), Savinho (0/18), Sverre Halseth Nypan (0/0), Tijjani Reijnders (5/26), Antoine Semenyo (15/30), Erling Haaland (22/30), Omar Marmoush (1/17).

Arsenal Squad

Here is the full team squad of Arsenal. The 44 year-old Mikel Arteta will select his starting lineup from the following players:

David Raya (0/32), Kepa Arrizabalaga (0/0), Tommy Setford (0/0), Ben White (0/8), Cristhian Mosquera (0/15), Gabriel (3/26), Jurrien Timber (3/30), Marli Salmon (0/0), Piero Hincapie (1/21), Riccardo Calafiori (1/22), William Saliba (1/26), Christian Noergaard (0/6), Declan Rice (4/31), Leandro Trossard (5/27), Martin Oedegaard (1/20), Martin Zubimendi (5/32), Max Dowman (1/4), Mikel Merino (4/21), Myles Lewis-Skelly (0/15), Bukayo Saka (6/27), Eberechi Eze (6/27), Gabriel Jesus (2/12), Gabriel Martinelli (1/26), Kai Havertz (0/7), Noni Madueke (2/21), Viktor Gyoekeres (12/30).

Manchester City vs Arsenal Team News

Manchester City have an almost full squad available against Arsenal at Etihad Stadium with only one player possibly missing.

Manchester City are unable to field Rodri this coming Sunday against Arsenal, as he is sidelined with an injury.

Arsenal are juggling with four absent players on this coming Sunday when travelling to Manchester City. Myles Lewis-Skelly, Christian Noergaard, Declan Rice and Leandro Trossard can't be called upon by Arsenal, as they are all sidelined with a suspension.

Manchester City vs Arsenal Lineups

Manchester City vs Arsenal H2H

Manchester City and Arsenal had to settle for a draw each in their most recent match, which finished with a 1-1 scoreline. The best betting odds on a draw at full-time with the bookies are at 14/5. Manchester City hold a 5-3-2 advantage against Arsenal from their latest encounters. The bookies best betting odds on a home win are at 4/5.

Manchester City vs Arsenal Results

In the last ten matches between Manchester City and Arsenal over 2.5 goals came out four times. Odds on at least three goals are at 10/11 with bookies.

Manchester City vs Arsenal Betting Tips

Viktor Gyoekeres look like great value to find the back of the net on Sunday, having hit the target four times in recent Premier League matches for Arsenal. His total for the season says 12 goals scored in this Premier League campaign. With four goals lately for The Citizens in the Premier League, Nico O'Reilly is also a player worth mentioning.

Manchester City won eight of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing one and losing one as well. Arsenal won six from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew three and lost one in this run. Manchester City managed to open the scoring in no less than nine of their previous 10 league games on home soil. The visitors from Arsenal have been equally ready from the first whistle, scoring the opener in eight of their last 10 away games.

Over 3.5 goals happened five times in the last ten encounters between these two rivals. Manchester City managed an average of 1.9 goals, with Arsenal averaging 1.2 goals. Both teams to score was a winning bet six times in this run of matches. Over 2.5 goals came out seven times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Manchester City, who scored an average of 1.9 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in three of Arsenal's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.1 goals in these matches.