Manchester City vs Arsenal Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 26th April 2023

Bookmakers favour Manchester City to win against Arsenal in their next Premier League match. This takes place this coming Wednesday with the hosts in decent form, and a win seems quite likely. Naturally, Arsenal will put up a fight at the Etihad Stadium, though.

Sitting top of the table, Arsenal claimed 75 points after 32 rounds, while Manchester City have amassed 70 points. This ranks the latter as number 2 in the Premier League before the next round.

The Gunners are aiming to extend the lead on Manchester City in the Premier League table after they go toe-to-toe on Wednesday. On the other hand, the hosts should be motivated to not let the current gap get any bigger than it already is.

The last time the pair played each other Manchester City came away as 1-3 winners, and rest assured they have a similar outcome in mind this coming Wednesday.

Manchester City vs Arsenal Prediction

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. Manchester City have been nothing short of fabulous at their home ground in the six most recent Premier League matches here. They quite simply claimed a maximum 18 points, scoring 19 while conceding five goals. Naturally, this is the best points total in the Premier League across the last six games.

Arsenal Form

Having collected three points from their previous three matches without winning, Arsenal are on the lookout for a win again. Against Liverpool, they settled for a 2-2 draw, before splitting the points with West Ham in a 2-2 draw. In their latest match, they once again had to settle for a single point after drawing 3-3 against Southampton. Arsenal won three of a possible six away matches in the Premier League, as well as playing two draws and suffering one defeat. They scored 12 while also conceding seven times.

Manchester City and Arsenal are both scoring more or less for fun right now, and a very entertaining game should be on the menu. More often than not, their matches against each other turn out high scoring affairs.

Manchester City have been on fire on their home turf in the Premier League so far this season. They found the back of the net 50 times, making them the most scoring home team. Along the way, they also conceded 15 goals. Arsenal have also been prolific goalscorers, as they are the most scoring away side with 32 goals to their name. They also let in 13 goals.

Manchester City won eight matches, scored 33 goals and conceded 20 in their last 14 games against teams from the top half of the Premier League table. This earned them 26 points. Arsenal won ten games, picked up 33 points, scored 34 and conceded 20 goals in their last 14 games against teams from the top half of the Premier League table. Manchester City so far pulled off a record of 22 wins, four draws and four defeats in the Premier League this season. Arsenal so far pulled off 23 wins, six draws and three defeats in the Premier League.

Manchester City vs Arsenal Stats

Manchester City vs Arsenal Squads

Manchester City Squad

The 52-year-old Manchester City manager, Josep Guardiola, will select the lineup against Arsenal from these players (the statistics in the brackets refer to scored goals and games played in the Premier League this season):

Ederson (0/30), Scott Carson (0/0), Stefan Ortega (0/0), Aymeric Laporte (0/8), Benjamin Mendy (0/0), John Stones (1/18), Kyle Walker (0/19), Manuel Akanji (0/23), Nathan Ake (0/23), Rico Lewis (0/10), Ruben Dias (0/22), Sergio Gomez (0/8), Bernardo Silva (4/28), Cole Palmer (0/11), Ilkay Gundogan (4/26), Jack Grealish (5/24), Kalvin Phillips (0/7), Kevin De Bruyne (5/28), Maximo Perrone (0/1), Phil Foden (9/24), Rodri (2/29), Erling Haaland (32/28), Julian Alvarez (7/23), Riyad Mahrez (5/22).

Arsenal Squad

Here is the full squad of the away team. The 41 year-old Arsenal manager Arteta will select his starting XI from these players:

Aaron Ramsdale (0/32), Matt Turner (0/0), Ben White (2/32), Gabriel (3/32), Jakub Kiwior (0/2), Kieran Tierney (0/22), Oleksandr Zinchenko (1/24), Rob Holding (0/12), Takehiro Tomiyasu (0/21), William Saliba (2/27), Bukayo Saka (13/32), Emile Smith Rowe (0/9), Fabio Vieira (1/20), Granit Xhaka (5/31), Jorginho (2/26), Martin Oedegaard (12/31), Mohamed Elneny (0/5), Thomas Partey (3/27), Edward Nketiah (4/25), Gabriel Jesus (9/20), Gabriel Martinelli (15/32), Leandro Trossard (8/30), Reiss Nelson (3/6).

Manchester City vs Arsenal Team News

Manchester City might be looking at four missing players for their upcoming assignment against Arsenal. There is no need for Benjamin Mendy to show up in the Manchester City dressing room, as he is suspended.

Jack Grealish, Ruben Dias and Julian Alvarez are all absent from the Manchester City squad that faces Arsenal at Etihad Stadium.

Arsenal have five on the list of injured and absent players before their next match against Manchester City on Wednesday. For instance, Arsenal won't be able to field Gabriel as he serves out a ban following too many cards.

Arsenal need to do without Leandro Trossard, Reiss Nelson, Gabriel Jesus and Emile Smith Rowe, who are not fit enough to travel to Etihad Stadium.

Manchester City vs Arsenal Lineups

Manchester City vs Arsenal H2H

Manchester City won the last two meetings against Arsenal, as they followed up a 2-1 win by beating their upcoming opponent by a 3-1 score. Manchester City beat Arsenal nine times in the last ten meetings. Their latest meeting handed Manchester City a 3-1 win against their opponent this coming Wednesday. The bookies best betting odds on a home win are at 8/15.

Manchester City vs Arsenal Results

Under 2.5 goals came out a winning bet only three times in ten matches between Manchester City and Arsenal. Over 2.5 goals is best priced at odds of 8/13 with the bookies on Wednesday.

Manchester City vs Arsenal Betting Tips

Gabriel Jesus look like great value to find the back of the net this coming Wednesday, having hit the target four times in recent Premier League matches for Arsenal. His total for the season says nine goals scored in this Premier League campaign. With six goals lately for Manchester City in the Premier League, Erling Braut Haaland is also a player worth mentioning.

Manchester City won ten of their last 10 matches on home soil, drew zero and lost none. Arsenal won five games, drew three and lost two in their last 10 away games across all tournaments. Manchester City have been ready from the first whistle, scoring the opening goal nine times in their previous 10 matches at Etihad Stadium. Arsenal scored the first goal of the game in seven of their last 10 games away.

In the past ten encounters between Manchester City and Arsenal over 2.5 goals came out seven times, with Manchester City scoring an average of 2.6 goals per game. Arsenal averaged 0.3 goals, while both teams scored three times. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of Manchester City’s last ten matches in all tournaments. They banged in an average of 3.4 goals on the way. Over 2.5 goals came out in nine of the last 10 matches Arsenal played across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 2.8 goals themselves during this run.