Arsenal – Manchester City

Fans will see at least three goals in a match between the current leaders of English football

The first face-to-face meeting between the current leaders of English football was due to take place in September, but was postponed due to a set of overlaps. Back then, Arsenal's Europa League match with PSV was postponed due to the death of Queen Elizabeth II, making it impossible for the London club to meet Manchester City in the middle of that week. There is no telling how the season would have turned out had the rivals played back in September. Right now, the clubs are approaching their head-to-head clash in bad spirits. If the metropolitan team's purely match-related problems came out of nowhere, the Mancunian side have added to their long-standing game-related problems with the local football federation. Financial irregularities have been found in Manchester City's actions, which could lead to serious consequences for the club, up to and including the loss of titles in the last ten seasons. Bookmakers have a slight edge in the odds ahead of the match, giving the reigning champions. Arsenal have been at their highest level in the second half of 2022. That said, bookmakers continued to regard Guardiola's side as the favourites to win the title until Manchester City's defeat in the Mancunian derby. "The Gunners have only failed to beat Newcastle United (0-0) in their first six official games since the season resumed. In that period, Arteta's side have managed to beat Tottenham, Brighton and Manchester United. However, since the end of January, the London club have been in a playing hole, and it was Manchester City who began to dig it out by beating Arsenal in the FA Cup. Following their defeat at the hands of Manchester City, the Gunners lost unexpectedly to Everton and drew at home to Brentford. Manchester City, for their part, have lost to Tottenham and Manchester United in their last seven Premier League outings since December, while they have drawn with Everton. Far from best results, Guardiola's side have not only failed to come close to the misfiring Arsenal, but have also let Manchester United and Newcastle come really close in the standings. It is difficult to speculate which of the opponents, who are in weakened playing form, will own the initiative. However, the price of three points in a match between direct rivals is so high that the game will open up as much as possible after the first goal. We bet on a minimum of three goals in the match.