Arsenal vs Manchester City Prediction

Form Guide

Manchester City's last twenty matches span the league, cups and Europe, and the pattern has been streaky. They've scored five against both AEK Athens and Sunderland, but they've also lost to Liverpool, Paris Saint-Germain and Crystal Palace in that same run.

Arsenal: 20 completed matches; Manchester City: 20 completed matches.

Arsenal

20 matches

Win

70% 14 / 20

Draw

15% 3 / 20

Loss

15% 3 / 20

Scored

38

Conceded

19

Difference

+19

Manchester City

20 matches

Win

65% 13 / 20

Draw

10% 2 / 20

Loss

25% 5 / 20

Scored

47

Conceded

27

Difference

+20

Arsenal have been a touch steadier, with thirteen wins from their last twenty across all competitions. Even so, they lost at home to Nottingham Forest in October and drew their most recent games against Bayern Munich and Fleetwood Town.

Neither side has been flawless lately, so recent form alone doesn't settle much here.

Comparative Team Statistics: Arsenal vs Manchester City

Head-to-Head

These two have met often in recent seasons and the results have gone both ways. Arsenal won the Community Shield meeting 3-0 back in August, but City won 2-1 the last time they met in the league, at the Etihad in April.

Further back, Arsenal's 5-1 win in February 2025 stands out as one of the more one-sided scorelines between them, showing just how far results can swing.

League Table Picture

Manchester City currently top the Premier League with 21 points from seven games, having won every one of them so far.

Arsenal sit second on 18 points from the same number of matches, with just one defeat all season.

Only three points separate the top two, so this result could really shake up the table.

Players to Watch

Erling Haaland has been in frightening scoring form for City, netting five goals in his last five appearances. Rayan Cherki has also chipped in with three goals and two assists over that stretch, adding to City's attacking options.

Arsenal:

Best scorers:

B. Saka - 3

Best assist providers:

D. Rice - 2

R. Calafiori - 2

Penalty cards:

C. Tzolis x 2

Manchester City:

Best scorers:

E. Haaland - 5

R. Cherki - 3

A. Semenyo - 2

Best assist providers:

A. Semenyo - 3

R. Cherki - 2

J. Gvardiol - 2

Penalty cards:

P. Foden x 1 x 1

For Arsenal, Bukayo Saka has three goals in his last five outings, while Declan Rice and Riccardo Calafiori have both supplied two assists apiece in the same period.