Manchester City vs Arsenal Betting Tips 28/08/2021

15:00, 24 Aug 2021

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15:00, 24 Aug 2021

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Manchester City will host Arsenal in the third game week of the English Premier League at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester on 28th August 2021 at 17:00 IST. The odds are clearly in favor of the defending champions to make it two wins in a row.

Teams Status

Manchester City

Manchester City bounced back really well after the shocking defeat to the Spurs in the opening game week. In the second match, they thrashed Norwich City by a 5-0 margin. The win has taken them to ninth place after two matches with three points and a positive goal difference of four. Jack Grealish, Aymeric Laporte, Raheem Sterling and Riyad Mahrez added a goal each after Manchester City opened their account with an own goal by Tim Krul. Manchester City are still behind Tottenham to sign Harry Kane. But without him, they still look like a formidable unit. Five of their players are still on that injury list including Kevin De Bruyne, Samuel Edozie, Liam Delap, Phil Foden and Yangel Herrera. Kevin De Bruyne is recovering from his muscle injury and could start the next match.

Arsenal

Arsenal are coming on the back of two back to back losses to Brentford and Chelsea in the English Premier League, courtesy of which they are currently in the 19th position of the points table. They started their second match in a similar fashion as their first match by conceding two goals early in the match and not scoring a single goal. Arsenal needs to work on its defense as not to concede more goals and their attack as well which is not scoring any goal. Despite getting Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang in the second half against Chelsea, they weren’t able to break their defense. They still have Alexandre Lacazette and Willian on that injury list along with Thomas Partey, Edward Nketiah and Martin Odegaard. But Arteta needs to get his strategies right against Manchester City otherwise they don’t stand a chance.

What Do the Sportsbooks Say?

Manchester City	Draw	Arsenal
1.25	6.50	10.00
1.27	6.19	10.89
1.26	6.00	11.00

According to the 10Cric sportsbook, Manchester City are the favorites to win the match and are placed at 1.27, Arsenal are placed at 10.89 and the draw is at 6.19 odds. Manchester City are placed at 1.26 according to the Dafabet sportsbook, Arsenal are placed at 11.00 and the draw is at 6.00 odds. According to the Betway sportsbook, Manchester City are placed at 1.25, Arsenal are placed at 10.00 and the draw is at 6.50 odds.

Tipster’s Angle

Manchester City have dominated Arsenal over the years and have a 11-3 advantage in the last 16 head to head matches. Apart from that, whenever these two teams meet, they have produced some high scoring matches.

Tip: Manchester City -1.5 @ 1.82

In the last five head to head matches, Manchester City has won four matches and Arsenal have just won one match. Out of the four wins, Manchester City have won two matches by more than a goal. And Manchester City have won eight of the last 11 matches by two or more goals. Apart from that, they are coming into this fixture with a 5-0 win on their backs. Also, in four of the last five head to head matches that were played at the Etihad Stadium, Manchester City won by two or more goals. While Arsenal have lost both of their last two Premier League matches by a two-goal margin. So, it is likely that Manchester City will win the match by at least two goals at 1.82 odds available at the Dafabet sportsbook.

Tip: Total Goals Over 2.5 @ 1.57

In the last ten matches that Manchester City had played across competitions, over 2.5 goals were scored in six of those matches. In four of the last five matches that Manchester City had played in the Premier League, they have seen over 2.5 goals scored in them. In the last 15 head to head matches, there were 11 games that had over 2.5 goals scored in them. Just in one of the last five head to head matches that were hosted by Manchester City had under 2.5 goals. In the last eight matches that Arsenal had played across competitions, over 2.5 goals were scored in four of those matches. So, it is evident that this match also will see over 2.5 goals at 1.57 odds available at the Betway sportsbook.

Conclusion

Despite starting off poorly, Manchester City did not take much time to come right on track, which was on display last week against Norwich City. While Arsenal will be looking for their first goal in the season. And things are looking really difficult for them this season.