Edgar Chaput
April 25, 2023

Manchester City vs Arsenal Prediction: Premier League Odds

Depending on which club one supports, fans are either licking their chops or dreading what might transpire in Manchester. The hosts have been playing sensational football. What’s more, they have closed the gap on table leaders Arsenal. Despite having only one competition to concentrate on – the Premier League – the latter have tripped up badly and head to the Etihad with bruised confidence.

In a testament to how things are going lately for these clubs, Manchester City are -201 favourites on the Premier League odds, with Arsenal lagging far behind at +451, and they’re the ones who lead by five points! A draw is +361.

Manchester City -171
Draw +325
Arsenal FC +397

Manchester vs Arsenal Betting Analysis

City has a run of seven wins against their opponents from North London, and that goes for all competitions. As a matter of fact, should they claim victory on Wednesday, it would be a hat trick of wins over Arsenal, with two coming in the league and another in an early round of the FA Cup.

That FA Cup clash was the first of the trio. At the time both sides were in the same positions they are now in the league. It was seen as a test for Arsenal, who were more desperate to win the Premier League title than the FA Cup. It was a decent contest but lacked major fireworks, with City winning 1-0. Then came the bigger night at the Emirates on February 15. That was the first sign that Pep Guardiola’s side had more experience in this venture than Mikel Arteta’s. A relatively comfortable 3-1 victory sent a message to the Gunners.

Some additional context. Arsenal leads the table by five points but City have two games in hand.

Manchester City

All the concerns about Manchester City missing a beat this season, about whether Erling Haaland was a good fit or not, seem as though they were expressed a lifetime ago. In reality, it was at the turn of the New Year. Here is City, firing on all cylinders, making opponents like Bayern Munich look like easy prey.

That the club is still very much alive in all three major competitions speaks to their depth and experience. Last week saw the completion of their quarter-final tie against Bayern in the Champions League. This past Saturday saw them head to Wembley for an FA Cup semi-final against surprise participant Sheffield United. Had Sheffield made good on a glorious, first-half chance off a corner kick the game would have evolved differently. A Manchester player scored a hat trick and it wasn’t Haaland! Riyad Mahrez netted from the penalty spot in the 43^rd, handled a counter-attack himself for a superb goal in the 61^st, and hit a good one-timer in the 66^th to pave the way for a 3-0 win and a ticket for the final.

Arsenal

One game at a time, Gunners. Although they still lead the table, nothing short of a win at the Etihad will produce any sort of confidence in the fanbase and pundits that they can claim the title.

Following early exits in the FA Cup and Europa League, they have only had to channel their energy on the league title. An early 2-0 lead at Anfield a few weeks ago suggested that nothing would stop Arsenal this year. But that game ended 2-2, with the Gunners on their heels for much of the second half. Then, a 2-0 early lead at West Ham the following Sunday also morphed into a 2-2 draw. Furthermore, Bukayo Saka, who had been brilliant from the penalty spot, missed one…minutes before the Hammers equalized. And then came last Friday’s home tilt with basement dwellers Southampton. Somehow, someway, Saka and Martin Odegaard had earn a point in a 3-3 draw. Three consecutive draws have put Arsenal in a very precarious position.