Manchester City FC vs Arsenal FC, Premier League 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
Manchester City FC vs Arsenal FC — Premier League at Etihad Stadium.
- Manchester City FC 10 games · 21 pts (2026/27)
- Arsenal FC 10 games · 27 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Darren England
- Referee Andy Madley
- Referee Peter Kirkup
- Referee Richard West
- Referee Lee Betts
- Referee Martin Atkinson
6 games this season
🟨 3.8/game
⚽ 7.5 goals/game
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal FC | 10 | 27 |
| 2 | Brighton & Hove Albion FC | 10 | 22 |
| 3 | Manchester City FC | 10 | 21 |
| 4 | Liverpool FC | 10 | 18 |
| 5 | Chelsea FC | 10 | 16 |
| 6 | Everton FC | 10 | 16 |
| 7 | AFC Bournemouth | 10 | 15 |
| 8 | Brentford FC | 10 | 14 |
| 9 | Leeds United FC | 10 | 14 |
| 10 | Aston Villa FC | 10 | 13 |
| 11 | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 10 | 12 |
| 12 | Newcastle United FC | 10 | 12 |
| 13 | Hull City AFC | 10 | 11 |
| 14 | Ipswich Town FC | 10 | 11 |
| 15 | Fulham FC | 10 | 10 |
| 16 | Nottingham Forest FC | 10 | 9 |
| 17 | Coventry City FC | 10 | 9 |
| 18 | Manchester United FC | 10 | 8 |
| 19 | Sunderland AFC | 10 | 8 |
| 20 | Crystal Palace FC | 10 | 7 |
Head-to-Head
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Aug | Arsenal FC | H | 5–0 | W |
| 21 Aug | Norwich City FC | H | 5–0 | W |
| 15 Aug | Tottenham Hotspur FC | A | 0–1 | L |
| 29 May | Chelsea FC | H | 0–1 | L |
| 23 May | Everton FC | H | 5–0 | W |
| 18 May | Brighton & Hove Albion FC | A | 2–3 | L |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Aug | Manchester City FC | A | 0–5 | L |
| 22 Aug | Chelsea FC | H | 0–2 | L |
| 13 Aug | Brentford FC | A | 0–2 | L |
| 23 May | Brighton & Hove Albion FC | H | 2–0 | W |
| 19 May | Crystal Palace FC | A | 3–1 | W |
| 12 May | Chelsea FC | A | 1–0 | W |
Season Stats
| Manchester City FC | Arsenal FC | |
|---|---|---|
| #3 | Position | #1 |
| 21 | Points | 27 |
| 10 | Played | 10 |
| 7 / 0 / 3 | W / D / L | 9 / 0 / 1 |
| 21 | Scored | 15 |
| 13 | Conceded | 5 |
| +8 | GD | +10 |
| 2.10 | PPG | 2.70 |
| 70% | Win % | 90% |
Key Stats
44%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)
H2H (18 games)
56%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
30%
Clean Sheets
Manchester City FC this season
Manchester City FC this season
70%
Clean Sheets
Arsenal FC this season
Arsenal FC this season
Manchester City FC are 3rd (21 pts). Arsenal FC are 1st (27 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Manchester City FC
0-15
1/4
16-30
4/3
31-45
2/1
46-60
6/2
61-75
3/1
76+
5/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Arsenal FC
0-15
2/1
16-30
3/–
31-45
–/2
46-60
4/2
61-75
4/–
76+
2/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
Manchester City FC
| Erling Haaland | 9 G | |
| Rayan Cherki | 5 G | 2 A |
| Antoine Semenyo | 2 G | 3 A |
| Josko Gvardiol | 1 G | 3 A |
| Marc Guehi | 1 G | 1 A |
Arsenal FC
| Martin Odegaard | 3 G |
| Kai Havertz | 3 G |
| Bukayo Saka | 3 G |
| Bruno Guimaraes | 2 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Manchester City FC and Arsenal FC has kicked off!
- 5' Emile Smith Rowe is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Manchester City FC so far.
- 7' A goal from the Germany international Ilkay Gundogan! He fires home on 7 to make it 1-0!
- 12' Ferran Torres doubles the advantage! 2-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
- 17' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 22' 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.
- 24' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Cedric.
- 28' The referee has no hesitation. Sead Kolasinac is booked for Arsenal FC — Yellow card on 28.
- 33' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 35' Granit Xhaka picks up a Red card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
- 40' Cedric has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 15 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 43' Goal! Gabriel Jesus scores his 110 goal in 452 matches.
- 46' Manchester City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Oleksandr Zinchenko is hanging Kyle Walker on the field on 46 minute.
- 51' Mohamed El Neny has been relatively quiet despite scoring 4 goals in his last 428 appearances.
- 53' Rodri makes no mistake. The score reads 4-0 and Manchester City FC are in front.
- 58' The crowd applauds Bernardo Silva as he leaves the pitch. Raheem Sterling steps in for Manchester City FC.
- 59' Fresh legs for Arsenal FC! Alexandre Lacazette comes on to replace Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
- 61' Riyad Mahrez is replacing Gabriel Jesus for the Manchester City FC side.
- 66' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Manchester City FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 67' Manchester City FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 67.
- 71' The Arsenal FC bench stirs into life. Martin Odegaard is withdrawn and Ainsley Maitland-Niles gets his opportunity.
- 76' Arsenal FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 76.
- 81' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Manchester City FC and Arsenal FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
- 84' A goal from the Spain international Ferran Torres! He fires home on 84 to make it 5-0!
- 89' Ainsley Maitland-Niles needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 5-0.
Lineups
Manchester City FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 8
- 31
-
9
Gabriel Jesus ↓ Riyad Mahrez 61'
- 20
- 2
- 14
- 10
- 21
- 16
- 27
- 3
Bench
- 6
- 25
- 5
-
7
Raheem Sterling ↑ 58'
-
11
Oleksandr Zinchenko ↑ 46'
-
26
Riyad Mahrez ↑ 61'
- 13
- –
- –
Coach
Pep Guardiola
Arsenal FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 1
- 34
- 16
- 31
- 14
- 10
- 17
- 21
- 8
- 3
-
7
Bukayo Saka ↓ Mohamed El Neny 46'
Bench
-
25
Mohamed El Neny ↑ 46'
-
15
Ainsley Maitland-Niles ↑ 71'
-
9
Alexandre Lacazette ↑ 59'
- 32
- 22
- 23
- 20
- 35
- –
Coach
Arteta
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Kevin De Bruyne | 6 |
| Raheem Sterling | 5 |
| Erling Haaland | 5 |
| Sergio Aguero | 3 |
| Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang | 2 |
| John Stones | 2 |
| Ferran Torres | 2 |
| Rodri | 2 |
Head to Head
Manchester City FC Form
2021-08-28
Manchester City FC
5–0
Arsenal FC
W
2021-08-21
Manchester City FC
5–0
Norwich City FC
W
2021-08-15
Tottenham Hotspur FC
1–0
Manchester City FC
L
2021-05-29
Manchester City FC
0–1
Chelsea FC
L
2021-05-23
Manchester City FC
5–0
Everton FC
W
2021-05-18
Brighton & Hove Albion FC
3–2
Manchester City FC
L
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.88
Manchester City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.92
Arsenal FC xG
I would bet for:
Manchester City FC to win 58%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Manchester City FC win
Both Teams to Score
✗ Wrong
Avg goals/match: 2.8
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 92% |
|
8% |
| ± 1.5 | 77% |
|
23% |
| ± 2.5 | 52% |
|
48% |
| ± 3.5 | 31% |
|
69% |
| ± 4.5 | 16% |
|
84% |
Double Chance
Manchester City FC or Draw
82%
Draw or Arsenal FC
42%
Manchester City FC or Arsenal FC
76%
Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Manchester City FC win at HT
Correct Score
✗ 5–0 not predicted5 – 0Actual
1 – 1
11.3%
1 – 0
10.7%
2 – 0
10.5%
2 – 1
9.5%
0 – 0
7.8%
3 – 0
6.5%
3 – 1
6%
0 – 1
4.7%
1 – 2
4.6%
2 – 2
4.4%
4 – 0
3.1%
4 – 1
2.9%
Asian Handicap — Manchester City FC
| Handicap | Manchester City FC covers | Push | Arsenal FC covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 17% | — | 83% |
| -2 | 17% | 18% | 65% |
| -1.5 | 35% | — | 65% |
| -1 | 35% | 24% | 42% |
| -0.5 | 58% | — | 42% |
| +0.5 | 83% | — | 17% |
| +1 | 83% | 11% | 6% |
| +1.5 | 94% | — | 6% |
| +2 | 94% | 4% | 2% |
| +2.5 | 98% | — | 2% |
Clean Sheet
Manchester City FC keeps clean sheet
40%
✗
Arsenal FC keeps clean sheet
16%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.