26thApril 2023 – 21:00, Etihad Stadium, Manchester
Manchester City will host Arsenal in the Premier League 33rd round derby match. This encounter has a great impact on the title race, and both teams will search for a positive result.
Manchester City Preview & Team News
Manchester City will be looking for a repeat result of the 3-0 FA Cup triumph over Sheffield United. Although the Citizens are five points behind their upcoming rivals, they also have two games in hand. Manchester City has been on a persistent run of goalscoring form, netting every time they’ve gone out to play in their last six matches. They’ve hit an aggregate of 18 during that period while seeing the number of goals scored against them stand at 4. Even so, time will tell if that pattern shall be replicated in this next game or not. The Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has zero fitness concerns whatsoever before this game, owing to a completely healthy group to pick from.
Arsenal Preview & Team News
In their last fixture, Arsenal drew 3-3 in the Premier League match with Southampton. It was a huge hiccup for the Gunners, who are now not the top favorite to win the title. In as many as 5 out of the previous six games featuring Arsenal, a minimum of three goals have gone in. The overall average number of goals per match during that time is 4.33, with the average number of goals for Arsenal working out to 2.67. They need to put on a great display at Etihad Stadium on Wednesday evening to keep a safe distance from their rivals.
Full-Time Winner Odds & Prediction
It is going to be an exciting game, and we must say the momentum is on the home team’s side. Therefore, we think Manchester City will win this encounter and take over control in the title race.
Goals Market Prediction
Both teams have been pretty productive recently, and we are going to see a great fight between these two sides. Therefore, the crowd should expect to see goals in both nets in this encounter.