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 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
- Arsenal FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Anthony Taylor
- Assistant 1 Gary Beswick
- Assistant 2 Ian Hussin
18 games this season 🟨 2.9/game ⚽ 8.3 goals/game 🟥 4 totalStandings
# Team P Pts 1 West Ham United FC 38 39 2 Burnley FC 38 22 3 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 38 20 4 Tottenham Hotspur FC 0 0 5 Coventry City FC 0 0 6 Hull City AFC 0 0 7 Ipswich Town FC 0 0 8 Arsenal FC 0 0 9 Manchester City FC 0 0 10 Manchester United FC 0 0 11 Aston Villa FC 0 0 12 Liverpool FC 0 0 13 AFC Bournemouth 0 0 14 Sunderland AFC 0 0 15 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0 0 16 Brentford FC 0 0 17 Chelsea FC 0 0 18 Fulham FC 0 0 19 Newcastle United FC 0 0 20 Everton FC 0 0 21 Leeds United FC 0 0 22 Crystal Palace FC 0 0 23 Nottingham Forest FC 0 0 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 #9 Position #8 0 Points 0 0 Played 0 0 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 0 0 Scored 0 0 Conceded 0 +0 GD +0 – PPG – – Win % – Key Stats
44% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H historyManchester City FC are 9th (0 pts). Arsenal FC are 8th (0 pts).
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Events
Match Events
- 0' In just a few seconds Etihad Stadium will turn into a battlefield for Manchester City FC and Arsenal FC.
- 5' Martin Odegaard needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 10' Supporters expect more eagerness from David Raya, as he is very good at scoring at Etihad Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 15' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 16' Manchester City FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Rayan Cherki on 16.
- 18' What a strike from Kai Havertz! The score is 1-1.
- 23' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Abdukodir Khusanov made 446 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 28' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Ben White suffering a number of foals already.
- 33' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 36' The referee shows Arsenal FC player a card on 36.
- 41' 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.
- 46' Time for substitution for Arsenal FC. Noni Madueke is replaced by Martinelli.
- 51' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 56' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 60' Manchester City FC player sees a card in front of him.
- 65' Sensational shot from Erling Haaland. Manchester City FC is back in the lead.
- 70' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 74' Another change for Arsenal FC made on 74 minute. Eberechi Eze leaves to be changed by Leandro Trossard.
- 79' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Manchester City FC that had 436 games and scored 1020 goals.
- 83' Erling Haaland was booked on 83.
- 84' The referee shows Manchester City FC player a card on 84.
- 84' Another substitution for Arsenal FC to replace Martin Zubimendi by Viktor Gyokeres on 84 minute.
- 85' Time for substitution for Manchester City FC. Rayan Cherki is replaced by Phil Foden.
- 88' Savio has so much to prove this time. He replaces Jeremy Doku on 88 minute.
- 90' The supporters are chanting for Nathan Ake. He replaces Antoine Semenyo on 90 minute.
- Full Time. Manchester City FC beats Arsenal FC
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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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Rodri ↓ Nico Gonzalez 88'
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11
Jeremy Doku ↓ Savio 88'
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Rayan Cherki ↓ Phil Foden 85'
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- 45
Bench
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Nathan Ake ↑ 90'
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Phil Foden ↑ 85'
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Savio ↑ 88'
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Nico Gonzalez ↑ 88'
Coach Pep GuardiolaArsenal FC Lineups
4-3-3Starting XI
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Eberechi Eze ↓ Leandro Trossard 74'
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- 8
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- 6
- 29
- 36
- 5
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Noni Madueke ↓ Martinelli 46'
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Cristhian Mosquera ↓ Ben White 74'
Bench
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Viktor Gyokeres ↑ 84'
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Leandro Trossard ↑ 74'
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Ben White ↑ 74'
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Martinelli ↑ 46'
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Coach Mikel Arteta -
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Kevin De Bruyne 6 Erling Haaland 5 Raheem Sterling 5 Sergio Aguero 3 Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang 2 John Stones 2 Ferran Torres 2 Rodri 2 Head to Head
Manchester City FC Form
Arsenal FC Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy2 / 40.84 Manchester City FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo0.67 Arsenal FC xGI would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 80% + Manchester City FC or Draw 76%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Manchester City FC winBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 1.51Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 75% 25% ± 1.5 45% 55% ± 2.5 20% 80% ± 3.5 8% 92% ± 4.5 2% 98% Double Chance
Manchester City FC or Draw 76%Draw or Arsenal FC 59%Manchester City FC or Arsenal FC 65%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 120 – 0 24.6%1 – 0 16.9%1 – 1 13.5%0 – 1 13.1%2 – 0 7.3%2 – 1 Actual0 – 2 4.6%1 – 2 4.2%3 – 0 2%2 – 2 2%3 – 1 1.6%0 – 3 1%Asian Handicap — Manchester City FC
Handicap Manchester City FC covers Push Arsenal FC covers -2.5 3% — 97% -2 3% 9% 88% -1.5 12% — 88% -1 12% 23% 65% -0.5 35% — 65% +0.5 75% — 25% +1 75% 18% 7% +1.5 93% — 7% +2 93% 6% 1% +2.5 99% — 1% Clean Sheet
Manchester City FC keeps clean sheet 51% ✗Arsenal FC keeps clean sheet 44% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.