Manchester City vs Arsenal Prediction & Betting Tips - Premier League

Prediction published on 25/08/2021, 18:15  by Daniel Ngulu | Modified on 25/08/2021 at 18:20 in Premier League Predictions

Manchester City bounced back strongly against Norwich, after the opening loss to Tottenham Hotspur in their Premier League title defence and in the third week of matches, they face Arsenal. This game has all the writings of a dominant display from Manchester City as Arsenal try to get their footing, currently placed bottom of the standings without a point, while City have three. Pep Guardiola’s side opened the new campaign with a 1-0 loss to Spurs but hit Norwich 5-0 in the second game, and while an almost full-strength Arsenal featured in the League Cup, City had no midweek engagements. Manchester City have six wins in 10 league matches and in that run, they’ve only failed to score in the loss to Tottenham. In four of their last five league matches, they’ve scored two or more goals and at home in the league, they’ve scored five goals in three of their last five matches.

Arsenal have had a torrid start to the season, though they go into this game from a 6-0 win over second tier side West Bromwich Albion in the League Cup. That was their first win in seven matches and also the first time in their three matches this season that they managed to score. While the win over West Brom will be key in giving them confidence and the scoring touch, it can’t be assumed to be a preview of the opposition they will meet at the Etihad Stadium. They faced a weakened West Brom side and even with that they struggled to settle in the opening minutes; it has been very shaky for Arsenal this term. They go to this game with three straight losses to Manchester City and 10 losses in 11. In the last six meetings, City have scored six first half goals and in Arsenal’s two league matches, they’ve conceded three first half goals. In their last league game, they fell 2-0 to Chelsea at home and will hope to recover