Man City vs Arsenal Prediction, Odds & Betting Tips 27/01/2023

[FA Cup Prediction] Man City vs Arsenal Prediction: The fourth round of the FA Cup will feature a match between Manchester City and Arsenal, which will take place on Friday night at the Etihad Stadium.

Man City vs Arsenal Prediction: The test for Arteta's army

Man City vs. Arsenal, Guardiola vs. Arteta, the master vs. the student, must be the matchup for the FA Cup's fourth round. The Gunners are the current favorites to unseat Man City as the next Premier League champions, but the season is far from over and both managers will focus exclusively on the FA Cup.

Man City form

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Man City is counting their blessings that a certain Erling Braut Haaland returned to form in the weekend's Premier League match against Wolverhampton Wanderers before they square off against the only English football team that has outperformed them this season.

In an easy 3-0 victory over Julen Lopetegui's team, Haaland made it four hat-tricks for the Premier League season after a rare goalless stretch for the towering Norwegian. He scored three goals—a header, a penalty, and a third goal—to emerge from a temporary slumber.

Man City form

Guardiola's team had to barely move out of second gear to defeat a disorganized Chelsea team in round four of the FA Cup, despite the fact that they still trail league leaders Arsenal by five points in the Premier League table and have yet to play them this season.

Man City is attempting to avoid losing in the fourth round for the first time since the 2014–15 season. The reigning English champions have advanced to the semifinals in each of the last four FA Cup seasons, and they have amassed a nine-game winning streak in FA Cup home games, winning by at least three goals each time.

Arsenal form

Following their respective derby victory over their neighborhood rivals, Arsenal and Manchester United's matchup more than lived up to the hype as the two teams engaged in possibly the most thrilling match of the Premier League season so far.

After a relentless period of second-half pressure from Arsenal, which continued with Eddie Nketiah's brace and Bukayo Saka's wonder goal in a 3-2 victory, Man United could have had no complaints about the final result despite breaking the Gunners' defense twice through Marcus Rashford and Lisandro Martinez.

Arsenal's form

Surprisingly, the 14-time FA Cup champions have only advanced past the fourth round of the FA Cup once since 2017—during their run to victory in 2019–20. In addition, they were eliminated at this level by Manchester United in 2018–19 and Southampton in 2020–21.

The last time Mikel Arteta's club played another top-flight team in the FA Cup was when they lost to the Saints, but they arrive at the Etihad with a five-game winning streak away from home, during which time they scored 12 goals and kept four clean sheets.

Man City vs Arsenal H2H Stats

In the 205 previous games between the two clubs, Arsenal have won 98, while Manchester City won 62, which is a predictably strong historical record. With Pep Guardiola in charge, Manchester City has triumphed in 13 of their 16 games overall versus Arsenal and only has a better record against Burnley.

Man City vs Arsenal H2H Stats

Arsenal has prevailed against Manchester City in their previous four FA Cup encounters, and each time they have done so, they have advanced to the championship game. Manchester City has scored at least three goals in each of its past nine victories at the Etihad Stadium in FA Cup games, totaling 40 goals during this time. Arsenal hasn't dropped consecutive games since 2011 when they suffered a 1-0 loss to a Premier League opponent in their most recent FA Cup encounter.

Man City vs Arsenal Current Odds

Man City vs Arsenal Current Odds

Let's take a look at the latest markets and odds ahead of Man City vs Arsenal.

• Handicap Odds: Man City (1.01) / Arsenal (0.89)
• 1x2 Odds: Man City (1.80) / Draw (4.00) / Arsenal (4.25)
• Over/Under Goals: Over 2.5 (1.62) | Under 2.5 (2.30)
• Both Teams To Score: Yes (1.58) | No (2.30)

Despite Arsenal surpassing their hosts thus far this season, Man City is the heavy favourite to win this cup match, as you can see. Given that the Norwegian goal-scoring machine scored another hat trick in his most recent game, it shouldn't come as a surprise that Erling Haaland is the bookmaker's choice for First Goalscorer in this match at 27/10 (3.70) - 27%.

Man City vs Arsenal Betting Tips

Over 2.5 Goals & Both Teams to Score

We anticipate there will be goals in this match between two potent offensive teams. In two of the previous four encounters between Man City and Arsenal, both sides scored, and more than 2.5 goals were scored. In four of Man City's previous five games and four of Arsenal's last six contests, at least three goals have been scored. You can see why we're betting goals in this game considering that both clubs have scored in two of City's previous three games and three of Arsenal's past six games.

Man City to Win

On Friday night, Man City has the home advantage, and we anticipate it will have an impact on the result of this game. While Arteta's team enters this match as the top-ranked team in the league, we really think that Guardiola has the advantage over his fellow countryman and anticipate Man City to advance to the draw for the fifth round. Guardiola's team has won each of their past five matches against the Gunners.

Man City vs Arsenal Best Tips From Betimate

• Highest scoring half — 2H

Although the second half is often the 45 minutes with the highest scoring, this particular game is an exception. After the break, both Arsenal and Man City were more focused, and this will be true once again. Man City in particular has struggled mightily to get an early advantage against rivals, as 13 of their last 20 goals in all competitions have come after the interval. Arsenal, meanwhile, has scored multiple goals in the second half in three of their last five Premier League contests.

Man City vs Arsenal Best Tips From Betimate

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Man City vs Arsenal Prediction: Possible lineups

Man City’s possible starting lineup: Ederson (GK), Laporte, Stones, Akanji, Lewis, Gündoğan, De Bruyne, Grealish, Rodri, Mahrez & Haaland.

Arsenal’s possible starting lineup: Ramsdale (GK), Gabriel, White, Saliba, Xhaka, Partey, Zinchenko, Ødegaard, Saka, Nketiah & Martinelli.

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