Man City vs Arsenal Predictions, Betting Tips and Preview

Man City vs Arsenal predictions and Premier League betting tips for the clash on Sunday 18^th December with the best odds, team news and head to head stats.

 

3rd place in the Premier League play 4th place in the Premier League in a heavyweight clash on Sunday when Manchester City entertain Arsenal at the Etihad stadium. Here are some tips and predictions for the game live on Sky Sports.

 

Manchester City are currently occupying Arsenal’s favourite position in the league table and of course that is fourth place. It’s been a difficult few weeks for Pep Guardiola as his side have been very disappointing in a few of their league matches. They lost back to back games against Chelsea and Leicester and limped to a 2-0 victory over Watford in midweek and they have to keep an eye over their shoulder as Tottenham and rivals Manchester United could pounce if they slip up again. The problem for City this season has been defensively and John Stones and Claudio Bravo have took most of the blame for this but the manager has to take some criticism as he is instructing his players to play out from the back even though it’s clear to see that they don’t have the quality. If they do this on Sunday against Arsenal they will be punished as we all know that Alexis Sanchez will not give those defenders a moment to rest.

 

Following on from their 2-1 defeat to Everton on Tuesday night Arsenal are now in third place and they are six points away from leaders Chelsea. This defeat halted an excellent run for the Gunners in which they hadn’t lost a league match since the start of the season but it could easily be two in a row on Sunday at 6pm and the ‘Wenger Out’ brigade would be in full force. Even though in recent years they have improved against their title rivals, Arsene Wenger and his team still feel like the underdog when they got into one of these matches and if they could get a win at the Etihad then that would put a real statement out to the rest of the Premier League.

 

Manchester City vs Arsenal Predictions

My first Man City vs Arsenal betting tip for this game is going to be something that has happened on the last five occasions that these two sides have met and that is for Arsenal to score 2+ goals. As I have mentioned previously, City’s defence is very poor and I can see Alexis Sanchez and co making the most of it. City also conceded seven goals in two matches before the midweek game against Watford and odds for Arsenal to score over 1.5 goals is 6/4 at Bet365.

 

Man City vs Arsenal First Goalscorer Tips

My second Man City vs Arsenal prediction for this weekend is going to be in the first goal scorer market. I’m not too sure which side will score first but I have picked a player from each side who I think could open the scoring. Kevin De Brunye scored when these two sides met last season and I think that he is due a goal and Alexis Sanchez is on fire at the moment and has scored four goals in his last two away games so for either of them to open the scoring it is 5/2 at Sky Bet – use your no deposit £10 when you open a Sky Bet account to win £35.

 

My third and final Man City vs Arsenal prediction is going to be a request a bet. I can’t recommend these bets enough as they give you the opportunity to build an accumulator within one match. I think this game will be an early Christmas treat and I expect lots of action and the request a bet that I have picked out is both teams to score, each team to have 4+ corners and 20+ booking points each team and this is 9/2 at Sky Bet and is well worth a few pounds.

 

Man City vs Arsenal Team News

Manchester City will be without influential midfielder Ilkay Gundogan after he suffered a knee injury in midweek. They are also without captain Vincent Kompany until the New Year as he is suffering from his latest injury. As for Arsenal, they will be hoping that Aaron Ramsey is fit to return to the squad after missing the midweek defeat against Everton but summer signing Shkodran Mustafi will be out until the New Year with a hamstring injury.

 

Man City vs Arsenal Head to Head Stats

Manchester City haven’t beaten Arsenal since 2013 when they won 6-3 in a Premier League classic. Since then they have drawn three and lost three including a home defeat back in 2015 when they lost 2-0 thanks to a fantastic Arsenal performance.

 

Manchester City vs Arsenal Betting Odds

Manchester City are best priced 6/5 to win this game at Bet365. A draw is 5/2 with Ladbrokes and an Arsenal win is 13/5 with Betfair. Both teams to score looks a shoe in at 8/15 with Coral and if you fancy a high odds correct score then ‘Desmond’ (2-2) is 12/1 with Bet Victor and if you think a repeat of the 2013 score will happen (6-3!) then this is 300/1 at Ladbrokes.

 

Manchester City vs Arsenal Betting Tips

Over 1.5 Arsenal goals – 6/4 at Bet365: new accounts get £200 bonus.

Kevin De Brunye or Alexis Sanchez to score first – 5/2 at Sky Bet: new accounts get no deposit £10.

Both teams to score, each team 4+ corners and 20+ booking points each team – 9/2 at Sky Bet.

 

Enhanced Odds for Man City vs Arsenal

Use any of the below enhanced odds offers for Man City vs Arsenal this weekend, there are options for betting on either team, just choose your offer and follow the link to get the enhanced odds.

 

Paddy Power – Man City to win 6/1: £10 bet wins £60 – BET NOW.

888Sport – Man City to win 7/1: £10 wins £70 – BET NOW.

Betfair – Man City to win 6/1: £10 wins £60 – BET NOW.

 

Paddy Power – Arsenal to win 12/1: £10 bet wins £120 – BET NOW.

888Sport – Arsenal to win 11/1: £10 wins £110 – BET NOW.

Betfair – Arsenal to win 12/1: £10 wins £120 – BET NOW

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