Arsenal vs Man City Predictions, Betting Tips & Match Preview
After both teams secured 2-0 victories in their respective Champions League openers in midweek, Arsenal and Manchester City clash at the Emirates on Sunday. The Gunners currently occupy second place after earning nine points from their opening four Premier League fixtures, while City sit eighth following an inconsistent start to the new campaign.
Our Arsenal vs Manchester City Predictions
- Full-Time Result: Arsenal
- Correct Score: 3-2
- Both Teams to Score: Yes
- Over/Under 2.5 Goals: Over
- First Goalscorer: Viktor Gyökeres
Our Arsenal vs Manchester City Tips
Here’s our top two picks for Sunday’s clash:
Why We’re Backing Arsenal to win and both teams to score @ 11/4 with bet365
- No Premier League team has scored more Premier League goals than Arsenal so far this term, while the Citizens have already found the net on eight occasions. Although Mikel Arteta’s men are yet to concede at the Emirates so far this term, Manchester City’s fearsome forward line will pose an immense threat to their impressive sequence of home clean sheets.
- Manchester City have lost five of their last seven Premier League contests immediately following a midweek European match, in a sequence which included a 5-1 hammering at the Emirates last February.
Why We’re Backing Erling Haaland to score anytime @ 9/5 with Unibet
- Upon grabbing his second brace of the season in last weekend’s comfortable triumph over local rivals Manchester United, Erling Haaland surged to the summit of the Premier League top scorer charts.
- No player in the Premier League has registered more shots than the 25-year-old marksman, who has struck 19 attempts in four appearances. To put that figure into context, the next highest ranked group of attackers – Manchester United’s Bryan Mbeumo and Bournemouth duo Evanilson and Antoine Semenyo – have delivered 12 shots at goal.
Team Form
- After easily dispatching Wolves at Molineux on the opening weekend, Pep Guardiola’s side went on to suffer disappointing defeats to Spurs and Brighton. However, they’ve since bounced back with two crucial wins, prevailing in the Manchester derby before overcoming reigning Italian champions Napoli on Wednesday night.
- Arsenal’s successful trip to Bilbao came after last Saturday’s impressive victory over Nottingham Forest. Further wins against Manchester United and Leeds United were recorded in August, while the North Londoners’ only defeat came at Anfield just ahead of the early international break.
Player to Watch – Erling Haaland
It’s no wonder we’re backing the Norwegian ace to add to his goals tally in Islington this Sunday. Haaland has the best scoring ratio of any Premier League star to have played more than 1,000 minutes at London-based stadiums, netting 19 goals in his 20 visits to the capital. That equates to a goal every 93 minutes – a staggering return!
Head-to-Head Results
- 02 February 2025 – Arsenal 5-1 Man City
- 22 September 2024 – Man City 2-2 Arsenal
- 31 March 2024 – Man City 0-0 Arsenal
- 08 October 2023 – Arsenal 1-0 Man City
- 06 August 2023 – Arsenal 1-1 Man City
Manchester City haven’t beaten Arsenal since April 2023, when an attacking masterclass from Kevin De Bruyne – who claimed two goals and an assist in a thumping 4-1 victory – helped the hosts claim all three points at the Etihad. Just over a month later, City secured a maiden Champions League title in Istanbul.
Before their aforementioned 5-1 win over Manchester City in February, Arsenal drew 2-2 at the Etihad in the reverse fixture. This extended the Gunners’ unbeaten run against Sunday’s opponents to five.
