Tension and suspense is likely at Etihad Stadium when Manchester City host Arsenal in what promises to be a magnificent game. Read more!
- Manchester City have the most scored goals (78) in Premier League
- Arsenal have the most scored goals in the second half (43) in Premier League
These are hustling days for the host team, as they played only four days ago in the FA Cup. This match was also played here at Etihad Stadium. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Arsenal have had more rest.
Manchester City form and stats
Home games in the Premier League have been a walk in the park for Manchester City so far, with 40 points won from 15 matches; 13 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss. The team is able to perform also as the away side, as they are nurturing a very healthy winning streak of six straight victories regardless of arena.
Manchester City's previous fixture was a FA Cup game also played at their own arena, ending 3-0 against Sheffield United. The home side are looking to continue in that form. The versatile forward Mahrez outdid all others in that fixture and received a match rating of 9.82 out of 10. Mahrez scored three goals, hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times and had 52 successful passes (of 58 total).
In the fixture before, 1-1 away to FC Bayern München (Champions League).
City are traveling soon after this match as the Premier League match at Fulham awaits in four days.
It's goals goals goals for Manchester City who have scored 50 goals from 15 league home games.
Arsenal form and stats
Arsenal have an excellent away record in the Premier League so far with 11-3-2 from 16 games. In general it has been a productive period now for Arsenal as they haven't lost any of their last ten games.
There were no winners in Arsenal's previous match, the home game that ended 3-3 vs Southampton (placed 20th). The match against Southampton looked like a defeat for Arsenal, but they did not accept the outcome and clawed their way back to 3-3. Saka equalized in the 90th minute. The attacker Saka got a match rating of 8.91 in that game. Saka scored one goal, served one assist, hit five key passes and had 37 successful passes (of 42 total).
Preceding that game, the 2-2 draw paying a visit to West Ham United.Observe that 10 of this team's 11 latest league rounds have ended with three goals or more.
Arsenal are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 13 times in 16 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
The 7 latest meetings featuring these sides have all ended as City victories. More of the same or streak broken?The teams involved faced each other earlier on this season: Arsenal - Manchester City 1-3.
Top Goalscorers
  E. Håland 32 goals |   G. Martinelli Silva 15 goals |  B. Saka 13 goals |
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| Manchester City | Arsenal | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 30 | 15 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 16 | 32 |
| 22 | 13 | 4 | Won | W | 2 | 11 | 23 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 78 | 50 | 15 | Scored | S | 7 | 32 | 77 |
| 28 | 15 | 6 | Conceded | C | 5 | 13 | 34 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 97% |
| 83% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 75% | 84% |
| 67% | 87% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 50% | 69% |
| 50% | 67% | 75% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 31% | 53% |
| 27% | 33% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 12% | 31% |
| 60% | 67% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 38% | 59% |
| 33% | 33% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 56% | 38% |
| 7% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 6% | 6% |
| 6.7 | 7.7 | 7.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.7 | 4.8 | 5.9 |
| 2.3 | 2.1 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.7 | 4.5 | 3.7 |
| 1.2 | 1.1 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.9 | 1.4 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 16.5 | 16.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 16.7 | 13.2 | 16.2 |
| 5.8 | 6.3 | 7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 4.4 | 5.3 |
| 45% | 53% | 54% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 54% | 46% | 46% |
| 7.4 | 6.6 | 7.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11 | 10.6 | 9 |
| 2.3 | 2.5 | 3.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6 | 3.5 | 3.6 |
- All of Manchester City's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Arsenal have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Arsenal have the most clean sheets (9) away in Premier League
- Arsenal have the most matches over the total-line (22) in Premier League
- Arsenal have the most points (36) away in Premier League
- Arsenal have the most scored goals (32) away in Premier League
- Arsenal have the most scored goals in the second half (43) in Premier League
- Arsenal have the the best goal difference (+19) away in Premier League
- Arsenal have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Arsenal haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Manchester City have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Manchester City have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Manchester City have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Manchester City have the most points (40) at home in Premier League
- Manchester City have the most scored goals (50) at home in Premier League
- Manchester City have the most scored goals (78) in Premier League
- Manchester City have the most scored goals in the first half (37) in Premier League
- Manchester City have the the best goal difference (+35) at home in Premier League
- Manchester City have the the best goal difference (+50) in Premier League
- Manchester City have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- Manchester City haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Manchester City is in the best form (6-0-0) in Premier League
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Arsenal | 32 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 77 | 34 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 45 | 21 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 32 | 13 | 43 | 75 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 30 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 78 | 28 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 50 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 13 | 50 | 70 |
| 3 | Newcastle United | 31 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 54 | 25 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 29 | 10 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 25 | 15 | 29 | 59 |
| 4 | Manchester United | 30 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 46 | 37 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 8 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 29 | 9 | 59 |
| 5 | Tottenham Hotspur | 32 | 16 | 5 | 11 | 58 | 51 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 33 | 20 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 31 | 7 | 53 |
| 6 | Aston Villa | 32 | 15 | 6 | 11 | 45 | 41 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 28 | 19 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 22 | 4 | 51 |
| 7 | Liverpool | 31 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 59 | 38 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 39 | 13 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 25 | 21 | 50 |
| 8 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 29 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 54 | 37 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 29 | 23 | 17 | 49 |
| 9 | Fulham | 31 | 13 | 6 | 12 | 44 | 42 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 22 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 20 | 2 | 45 |
| 10 | Brentford | 32 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 48 | 43 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 30 | 17 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 26 | 5 | 44 |
| 11 | Chelsea | 31 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 30 | 33 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 19 | -3 | 39 |
| 12 | Crystal Palace | 32 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 31 | 40 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 21 | -9 | 37 |
| 13 | West Ham United | 31 | 9 | 7 | 15 | 33 | 41 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 21 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 20 | -8 | 34 |
| 14 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 32 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 27 | 44 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 19 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 25 | -17 | 34 |
| 15 | AFC Bournemouth | 32 | 9 | 6 | 17 | 31 | 63 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 23 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 16 | 40 | -32 | 33 |
| 16 | Leeds United | 32 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 41 | 62 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 30 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 19 | 32 | -21 | 29 |
| 17 | Leicester City | 32 | 8 | 4 | 20 | 43 | 56 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 21 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 24 | 35 | -13 | 28 |
| 18 | Everton | 32 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 24 | 46 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 20 | 16 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 26 | -22 | 28 |
| 19 | Nottingham Forest | 32 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 59 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 39 | -33 | 27 |
| 20 | Southampton | 32 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 27 | 56 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 30 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 26 | -29 | 24 |
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