Arsenal vs Manchester City: EPL Game Preview

 

Manchester City looks to keep rolling when they visit Arsenal on Sunday. Manchester City is coming off a 3-0 home win against Tottenham Hotspur last Saturday while Arsenal beat Leeds United 4-2 at home on Sunday. Manchester City leads the Premier League with 53 points in 23 games while Arsenal is 10th with 34 points in 24 games. The game will be played behind closed doors because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Let’s take a closer look at where the value is at in this matchup.

Dafabet Picks

Team to Win (Regular Time)
• Arsenal: 6.20
• Manchester City: 1.54
• Draw: 4.20

Spread
• Arsenal: +0.5, +1 (2.21)
• Manchester City: -0.5, -1 (1.72)

Total
• Over 2.5, 3 (2.04)
• Under 2.5, 3 (1.86)

Key Points to Consider

Last 6: Arsenal, coming off a 4-2 home win against Leeds United on Sunday, have 3 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw in their last 6 Premier League games. Manchester City, coming off a 3-0 home win against Tottenham Hotspur last Saturday, have 6 wins, 0 draws and 0 losses in their last 6 Premier League games.

Momentum: Manchester City has been on an upward trend — with 11 straight wins in the Premier League.

Head-to-Head: These two sides last matched up in Premier League action on October 17, 2020 and Manchester City won 1-0.

Projected Leaders

For Arsenal, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has a 33.82 percent chance to score. He averages 1.69 shots overall per sim, 0.88 shots on goal per and 0.4 goals per sim.

For Manchester City, Raheem Sterling has a 31.76 percent chance to net the ball. He averages 1.61 shots overall per sim, 0.82 shots on goal per and 0.38 goals per sim.

Analyst’s Pick

Draw.

Two-star (out of four) AccuScore hot trend pick on a draw in this one. Average score in simulations is Manchester City 1.53 to Arsenal 0.82.