Manchester City vs Arsenal Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 31st March 2024

Manchester City appear to have a good chance to add three more points to their season account, as they face Arsenal in round 30 of the Premier League season. They will surely end up frustrated, should they fail to beat the visitors at Etihad Stadium on Sunday.

Manchester City are currently number 3 with 63 points and will be very eager to hang to that position at the very least. Qualifying for the Champions League would naturally boost the club coffers and bring excitement to Etihad Stadium.

Manchester City are looking for a payback after suffering a disappointing defeat in their latest encounter with Arsenal and odds favour them to pull it off.

Manchester City show off very admirable numbers from their past ten matches, as they scored two goals on average per match. That makes a total of 20 goals, whilst they allowed seven goals against, for an average of 0.7 per outing. They pulled off four clean sheets.

Ahead of their coming Premier League match, Arsenal look in excellent goal-scoring shape. In their previous ten games, they hammered in an average of 3.4 goals a game. A highly respectable total of 34 goals, while also letting in eight goals. The latter leaves an average of 0.8 per outing, in which they managed four clean sheets.

Manchester City took a hit when Arsenal handed them a 1-0 defeat in their latest encounter. The former did win the reverse match though, as they secured three points to their name by claiming a 4-1 win.

Manchester City vs Arsenal Prediction

Manchester City Form

Manchester City look good before their upcoming match, in which they seek to remain unbeaten. In their last three matches, they first beat FC Copenhagen by 3-1, before drawing 1-1 with Liverpool. They were back as winners last time out, when they took out Newcastle 2-0. Manchester City have been in potent form at Etihad Stadium, winning no less than five of the past six Premier League matches here. They remained without defeat, as they drew once, hammered in 12 goals while letting in three.

Arsenal Form

Arsenal look fabulous with three wins on the trot, starting off against Sheffield United, who were defeated by 0-6. Then, Brentford got outclassed in a 2-1 win, before beating FC Porto by 1-0. Arsenal won four times in their last six away games in the Premier League, in which they drew once and lost once. They conceded four goals while scoring 21 themselves.

Head-to-head encounters tend to bring out the best in both sides, when it comes to goals. We see no reason for this trend to end here, and we expect an entertaining match once again between Manchester City and Arsenal.

Manchester City won six matches, scored 21 goals and conceded 14 in their last 12 games against teams from the top half of the Premier League table. This earned them 21 points. Arsenal scored 24 goals and conceded 11 in their last 12 games against teams from the top half of the Premier League table. This earned them seven wins and 23 points. Manchester City claimed 19 wins, six draws as well as three defeats in the Premier League this season. Arsenal have a record of 20 wins, four draws and four defeats in the Premier League.

Manchester City vs Arsenal Squads

Manchester City Squad

The 53-year-old coach of the home team, Pep Guardiola, will select the lineup against Arsenal from the squad below. The information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Premier League this season:

Ederson (0/27), Scott Carson (0/0), Stefan Ortega (0/3), John Stones (1/14), Josko Gvardiol (0/18), Kyle Walker (0/26), Manuel Akanji (2/20), Max Alleyne (0/0), Nathan Ake (2/23), Rico Lewis (1/10), Ruben Dias (0/23), Sergio Gomez (0/3), Bernardo Silva (6/24), Jack Grealish (3/14), Kevin De Bruyne (1/9), Mahamadou Susoho (0/0), Mateo Kovacic (0/20), Matheus Nunes (0/13), Micah Hamilton (0/0), Phil Foden (11/28), Rodri (6/25), Erling Haaland (18/23), Jeremy Doku (2/20), Julian Alvarez (8/28), Oscar Bobb (1/9).

Arsenal Squad

Here is the full team squad of Arsenal. The 41 year-old Mikel Arteta will select his starting lineup from the following players:

Aaron Ramsdale (0/6), David Raya (0/22), James Hillson (0/0), Karl Hein (0/0), Ben White (2/27), Cedric Soares (0/3), Gabriel (4/26), Jakub Kiwior (1/16), Jurrien Timber (0/1), Oleksandr Zinchenko (1/22), Takehiro Tomiyasu (1/13), William Saliba (2/28), Declan Rice (6/28), Emile Smith Rowe (0/10), Fabio Vieira (1/9), Jorginho (0/18), Kai Havertz (8/27), Martin Oedegaard (6/25), Mohamed Elneny (0/3), Thomas Partey (0/6), Bukayo Saka (13/27), Edward Nketiah (5/24), Gabriel Jesus (4/19), Gabriel Martinelli (6/25), Leandro Trossard (7/24), Reiss Nelson (0/14).

Manchester City vs Arsenal Team News

At the time of writing, it looks as if only two players are unavailable for Manchester City, when they prepare for their upcoming assignment.

Mateo Kovacic and Josko Gvardiol are missing from the squad, Manchester City will field against Arsenalon Sunday.

Arsenal are looking at six players missing out on their match on Sunday at Etihad Stadium.

Arsenal need to do without Emile Smith Rowe, Oleksandr Zinchenko, Gabriel Jesus, Fabio Vieira, Thomas Partey and Jurrien Timber, who are not fit enough to travel to Etihad Stadium.

Manchester City vs Arsenal Lineups

Manchester City vs Arsenal H2H

Manchester City took a hit when Arsenal handed them a 1-0 defeat in their latest encounter. The former did win the reverse match though, as they secured three points to their name by claiming a 4-1 win. The Citizens are rubbing their hands at the prospect of welcoming Arsenal back to Etihad Stadium. The home side boasts an outstanding 9-0-1 record against their upcoming visitors. The best betting odds with the bookies for another win is 3/4.

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 7/10 with the bookies on Sunday.

Manchester City vs Arsenal Betting Tips

Bukayo Saka look like great value to find the back of the net this coming Sunday, having hit the target six times in recent Premier League matches for Arsenal. His total for the season says 13 goals scored in this Premier League campaign. With four goals lately for Manchester City in the Premier League, Erling Haaland is also a player worth mentioning.

Going undefeated through their last 10 matches at Etihad Stadium, Manchester City won nine and drew one. Arsenal won five of their previous 10 away games across all tournaments, in which they drew two and lost three. It is a tough one to call who gets to draw first blood on Sunday. Manchester City managed to open the scoring in no less than eight of their previous 10 league games at home. Arsenal have been equally quick to get off the mark, scoring the opener in eight of their last 10 away games.

The last ten encounters between Manchester City and Arsenal saw over 2.5 goals scored seven times, with Manchester City averaging 2.5 goals a game. Arsenal scored 0.5 goals on average in these, as both teams scored four times in this run. Manchester City saw over 2.5 goals in four of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 2.3 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in eight of the last ten games for Arsenal, who managed to hit the net 3.4 times on average in these games.