Mikel Arteta struggled against former mentor Pep Guardiola early on in his Arsenal reign, but the apprentice has become the master in more recent meetings.
Arteta lost his first seven Premier League encounters with Manchester City, but the Gunners have taken four points off the Blues for the past couple of seasons.
February’s incredible 5-1 romp made it back-to-back home wins, and 5/6 for the Gunners to come out on top again at Emirates Stadium is our main Arsenal vs Man City prediction.
Betting Odds
Arsenal v Man City Betting Odds – Premier League 2025/26
Result | Odds | Chance |
|---|---|---|
Arsenal | 5/6 | 54.5% |
Man City | 14/5 | 26.3% |
Draw | 11/4 | 26.7% |
Arsenal are 5/6 favourites to land an all-important win in their early season aspirations to finally land a Premier League title in the 2025/26 season. Man City can be gotten odds of 14/5 to cap off an exceptional week after wins against Man United and Napoli. The draw can be backed at 11/4.
*Odds are correct at the time of writing, but subject to change.
Arsenal v Man City Match Result – PL 25/26
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How to Watch Arsenal vs Man City
How to Watch Arsenal vs Man City
Sunday’s crucial contest kicks off at 16:30 BST and will be shown live on Sky Sports Main Event.
Form Guide
Arsenal Form Guide
Arsenal Form Guide
The Gunners followed up wins over Manchester United and Leeds with a rather flat performance in defeat at Liverpool, but have returned from the international break in fine spirits.
They brushed aside Nottingham Forest 3-0 to go second in the table and then began their Champions League campaign with a rock-solid 2-0 success versus Athletic Bilbao in Spain.
It was a testimony to Arsenal’s greater strength in depth this term that they were without Martin Odegaard, Bukayo Saka, Kai Havertz and Gabriel Jesus at San Mames, but substitutes Gabriel Martinelli and Leandro Trossard did the damage in the second half.
“The finishers made an impact to win the game,” said Arteta. “The finishers are going to be more important this season, sometimes than the starters. The quality of those minutes is going to dictate the quality of our season, for sure.”
Arteta does still tend to approach big games in a cautious manner early on, so this could be another clash that takes time to warm up.
How Many Goals Will Arsenal Score?
Looking at the Arsenal vs Man City odds, that makes a BOYLE Sports price boost of 4/1/2 for Draw HT/Arsenal FT stand out.
Man City Form Guide
Man City Form Guide
City also went into the international break on a low note after losing to Tottenham and Brighton, but things look much brighter following a strong return to action.
The Blues enjoyed a 3-0 triumph over neighbours United in the Manchester derby and then eased to a 2-0 Champions League victory versus Napoli at Etihad Stadium.
Just how much we learned from those matches is open to debate, though, as United do not represent tough opposition right now and Napoli were reduced to 10 men after 21 minutes.
City obviously have to be respected, especially with Erling Haaland in such red-hot form following 12 goals in seven games for club and country this term.
Will Haaland Score?
However, several incidents against United showed they are still vulnerable at the back, and we’re adding 11/5 for the Gunners to prevail 1-0, 2-0 or 2-1 to our Arsenal vs Man City betting tips.
One other bet which catches the eye is 12/5 for Bernardo Silva to be booked, as the Portugal midfielder is prone to the odd misjudged moment in high-profile matches and has been shown a yellow card in six of his last 11 starts against Arsenal.
Arsenal v Man City Betting Tips
Half Time/Full Time - Draw - Arsenal @ 4/1
Bernardo Silva To Be Booked @ 12/5
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