Manchester City FC vs Arsenal FC, Premier League 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Manchester City FC vs Arsenal FC — Premier League at Etihad Stadium.
- Manchester City FC 38 games · 78 pts (2025/26)
- Arsenal FC 38 games · 85 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Anthony Taylor
- Assistant 1 Gary Beswick
- Assistant 2 Ian Hussin
48 games this season 🟨 1.6/game ⚽ 5.9 goals/game 🟥 4 totalStandings
# Team P Pts 1 Arsenal FC 38 85 2 Manchester City FC 38 78 3 Manchester United FC 38 71 4 Aston Villa FC 38 65 5 Liverpool FC 38 60 6 AFC Bournemouth 38 57 7 Sunderland AFC 38 54 8 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 38 53 9 Brentford FC 38 53 10 Chelsea FC 38 52 11 Fulham FC 38 52 12 Newcastle United FC 38 49 13 Everton FC 38 49 14 Leeds United FC 38 47 15 Crystal Palace FC 38 45 16 Nottingham Forest FC 38 44 17 Tottenham Hotspur FC 38 41 18 West Ham United FC 38 39 19 Burnley FC 38 22 20 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 38 20 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 19 Apr Arsenal FC H 2–1 W 12 Apr Chelsea FC A 3–0 W 04 Apr Liverpool FC H 4–0 W 17 Mar Real Madrid CF H 1–2 L 14 Mar West Ham United FC A 1–1 D 11 Mar Real Madrid CF A 0–3 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 19 Apr Manchester City FC A 1–2 L 15 Apr Sporting Clube de Portugal H 0–0 D 11 Apr AFC Bournemouth H 1–2 L 07 Apr Sporting Clube de Portugal A 1–0 W 04 Apr Southampton FC A 1–2 L 17 Mar Bayer 04 Leverkusen H 2–0 W Season Stats
Manchester City FC Arsenal FC #2 Position #1 78 Points 85 38 Played 38 23 / 9 / 6 W / D / L 26 / 7 / 5 77 Scored 71 35 Conceded 27 +42 GD +44 2.05 PPG 2.24 61% Win % 68% Key Stats
44% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history42% Clean Sheets
Manchester City FC this season50% Clean Sheets
Arsenal FC this seasonManchester City FC are 2nd (78 pts). Arsenal FC are 1st (85 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Manchester City FC0-151/–16-302/131-453/146-603/161-753/376+5/1■ Scored ■ ConcededArsenal FC0-152/–16-301/231-455/–46-601/–61-75–/276+1/1■ Scored ■ ConcededTop Scorers (This Season)
Manchester City FCErling Haaland 27 G 8 A Antoine Semenyo 17 G 4 A Phil Foden 7 G 5 A Arsenal FCViktor Gyokeres 14 G 1 A Bukayo Saka 7 G 5 A Eberechi Eze 7 G 2 A -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The game is set. Arsenal FC kicks off things out of here…
- 5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 10' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 10 minutes.
- 15' It looks like no one’s ball. Manchester City FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 16' Manchester City FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Rayan Cherki on 16.
- 18' What an equalizer from Kai Havertz!
- 23' Manchester City FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 28' It looks surprising Manchester City FC does not make any changes. Marc Guehi has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 33' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Arsenal FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 36' That looks like a foul for a card for Cristhian Mosquera.
- 41' Manchester City FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Erling Haaland scoring 1 goals.
- 46' The whistle greets Noni Madueke as he departs to be replaced by Martinelli.
- 51' Supporters expect more eagerness from Piero Hincapie, as he is very good at scoring at Etihad Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 56' It’s high time Mikel Arteta made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 60' The referee calls foul for Marc Guehi. He receives a card.
- 65' What a strike from Erling Haaland! The score is 2-1.
- 70' Manchester City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 70.
- 74' Arsenal FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Leandro Trossard is hanging Eberechi Eze on the field on 74 minute.
- 79' David Raya needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 83' The referee calls foul for Erling Haaland. He receives a card.
- 84' The referee calls foul for Pep Guardiola. He receives a card.
- 84' Another substitution for Arsenal FC to replace Martin Zubimendi by Viktor Gyokeres on 84 minute.
- 85' The Manchester City FC manager makes a substitution. Rayan Cherki departs to be replaced by Phil Foden.
- 88' It is a substitution in Manchester City FC team. Jeremy Doku is replaced by Savio on 88 minute.
- 90' Nathan Ake is replacing Antoine Semenyo for the Manchester City FC side.
- Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Manchester City FC players.
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Lineups
Manchester City FC Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
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Antoine Semenyo ↓ Nathan Ake 90'
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16
Rodri ↓ Nico Gonzalez 88'
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- 27
- 9
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11
Jeremy Doku ↓ Savio 88'
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10
Rayan Cherki ↓ Phil Foden 85'
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- 45
Bench
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Nathan Ake ↑ 90'
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47
Phil Foden ↑ 85'
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- 7
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26
Savio ↑ 88'
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14
Nico Gonzalez ↑ 88'
Coach Pep GuardiolaArsenal FC Lineups
4-3-3Starting XI
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10
Eberechi Eze ↓ Leandro Trossard 74'
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- 8
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- 6
- 29
- 36
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20
Noni Madueke ↓ Martinelli 46'
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3
Cristhian Mosquera ↓ Ben White 74'
Bench
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14
Viktor Gyokeres ↑ 84'
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19
Leandro Trossard ↑ 74'
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Ben White ↑ 74'
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11
Martinelli ↑ 46'
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Coach Mikel Arteta -
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Kevin De Bruyne 6 Raheem Sterling 5 Erling Haaland 5 Sergio Aguero 3 Ferran Torres 2 Rodri 2 Bukayo Saka 2 Kai Havertz 2 Head to Head
Manchester City FC Form
Arsenal FC Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy4 / 41.45 Manchester City FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.27 Arsenal FC xGI would bet for: Manchester City FC or Arsenal FC 73% + Both teams to score 56%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Manchester City FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.72Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 91% 9% ± 1.5 76% 24% ± 2.5 50% 50% ± 3.5 29% 71% ± 4.5 15% 85% Double Chance
Manchester City FC or Draw 71%Draw or Arsenal FC 56%Manchester City FC or Arsenal FC 73%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 13.1%1 – 0 8.5%0 – 0 8.5%2 – 1 Actual1 – 2 7.4%0 – 1 7.4%2 – 0 6.7%2 – 2 5.4%0 – 2 5.2%3 – 1 4.1%3 – 0 3.2%1 – 3 3.2%Asian Handicap — Manchester City FC
Handicap Manchester City FC covers Push Arsenal FC covers -2.5 7% — 93% -2 7% 12% 80% -1.5 20% — 80% -1 20% 20% 60% -0.5 40% — 60% +0.5 68% — 32% +1 68% 18% 14% +1.5 86% — 14% +2 86% 9% 5% +2.5 95% — 5% Clean Sheet
Manchester City FC keeps clean sheet 29% ✓Arsenal FC keeps clean sheet 24% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.