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Man City vs Arsenal Prediction, Match Preview, Live Stream, Odds and Picks
Top Two Teams in Premier League Clash
Manchester City will be looking to melt Arsenal’s advantage to only two points in the table when they take on the Gunners in the English Premier League derby. You can live-bet on the English top-flight league action by using our sportsbook.
Man City: Impressive Form
Manchester City has kept on chipping away at an Arsenal lead that looked like it could reach uncatchable levels not so long ago. The gap is currently five points so the visitors will remain at the top no matter what happens on Wednesday. But Pep Guardiola’s side has two games in hand and looks to have the easier run-in with games to come against the likes of Fulham, West Ham, Leeds and Everton next up.
City enters the title showdown fresh on the back of an emphatic 3-0 victory over Sheffield United that secured their place in the FA Cup final at Wembley Stadium. The Citizens now have 11 wins and a draw in the last 12 outings across all competitions. They are in the FA Cup final and in the UEFA Champions League semifinal, and we will continue to include them in our Premier League picks and parlays.
Guardiola will be sweating over the fitness of Nathan Ake, who scored the winner in January’s FA Cup success over Arsenal. He is nursing a thigh injury. The best striker in Europe, Erling Haaland, sits on 32 goals in the top flight and needs just one more to break the record for a 38-game season. A seventh hat trick in Man City colors would see the 22-year-old enter a league of his own in the Premier League.
Arsenal: Best Road Team in EPL
Arsenal could, and probably should, have a virtually comfortable lead at this stage. They have dropped points in each of their last three games, having drawn with Liverpool, West Ham and Southampton. The pressure is perhaps starting to have an impact on Mikel Arteta’s troops as they managed to blow two-goal leads against both Liverpool and West Ham, although they did show great spirit to snatch a point against Southampton after trailing 2-0 and 3-1.
With Chelsea and Newcastle United to come in the next couple of weeks, Arteta must work overtime to find an answer to Arsenal’s poor run of form, having seen his side fail to keep a clean sheet in six games since a 3-0 success at Fulham last month.
They have found the back of the net at least twice in each of their last eight top-flight matches home or away, so if you’re betting online you should expect them to once again find the back of the net. Arsenal has a key defensive concern to worry about as William Saliba continues to make slow progress in his recovery from a back injury. Takehiro Tomiyasu and Mohamed Elneny will also watch on from the sidelines as they rehabilitate from season-ending knee surgeries.
Man City vs Arsenal Head-to-Head
Guardiola will look to make it three in a row against his former protégé Arteta, having won all six of their league games against the Gunners on home turf under Guardiola’s tutelage by an aggregate of 17-3. Man City’s home form has also been imperious as they have won 17 of their last 19 league games on home turf.
City won the reverse fixture 3-1 earlier in the season and also knocked Arsenal out of the FA Cup. Three of the last four mutual encounters between these rivals produced at least three goals. Arsenal remains the best-performing away side in the Premier League season with 36 points from 16 games on the road
Man City vs Arsenal Match Information
- Match: Man City (22-4-4) vs Arsenal (23-6-3)
- Day/Time: Wednesday, April 26, 3:00 p.m. ET
- Location: Etihad Stadium, Manchester
- Man City vs Arsenal Live Stream: fubo.tv
Man City vs Arsenal Betting Lines
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Man City vs Arsenal Picks and Prediction
The Citizens enter this clash as favorites being priced at -175 on the three-way moneyline according to the latest Premier League odds while the goal line is set at three.
Guardiola has mercilessly blown out a number of impressive teams’ title hopes in recent years and fans could not be blamed for believing the master’s apprentice (Arteta) will become the next to be extinguished.
A City win, combined with Arsenal slipping up further during a tough run-in, may mean this title race is wrapped up well in advance of the final day. As Arsenal has conceded eight goals across their last three games against teams with far less quality in attack, we expect the Citizens to win and score at least two goals on their own.
