Manchester City continues flawlessly this season in the Premier League, having won all four of their matches so far. During the week, they showed they can be stopped and only managed a goalless draw at home against Inter, and now they face their main title rival, against whom they did not win and even failed to score in both matches between them last season.
Arsenal achieved an important 1-0 victory away to Tottenham in the last round. They have already dropped their first points, which happened at home against Brighton (1-1), but conceded a goal after being reduced to 10 men. This remains the only goal conceded by Arsenal since the start of the season in all competitions. Like City, they also drew 0-0 in the Champions League during the week, but away to Atalanta.
Prediction: +1.5 AH for Arsenal, under 3.5 goalsManchester City could possibly drop their first points of the new season here. Arsenal once again appears to be a main competitor and we see that they have not had very productive matches so far, as well as finding it difficult to concede goals. I think that the guests not losing by more than one goal is the top bet for this clash, which again seems to not be very high-scoring.
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Manchester City vs Arsenal is a match that in recent seasons has brought together two teams fighting for the title in England. It is normal to say that expectations are for few goals in this match, at least that was the case last season in the three matches they played, including for the Community Shield.
However, since the start of the season, Manchester City has only kept one clean sheet in the Premier League and one in the Champions League - against Inter. This does not speak well, not so much for City's defensive game, but rather that the team is often caught off guard by the opponent's speed. The flanks are also of great importance. Another factor I would like to draw attention to is Holland against Arsenal's central defenders. First, Holland has scored 9 goals this season out of a total of 11 for City, which means almost everything ultimately goes through him, which is logical for City's style of play. But last season, Arsenal's central defenders managed to handle him, so now the Citizens, and specifically Pep Guardiola, will have to come up with something different to overcome Arsenal.
For the Gunners, the injured players and how many of them will return are important. Odegaard is unlikely to play again, and this will somewhat be a problem for Arsenal's creativity. How they will transition from defense, because I am convinced Manchester City will dominate possession, and how Arsenal will move from their own field to the opponent's penalty area. It is logical to approach this match with expectations of a draw, with expectations of few goals. These are the logical signs, and personally, I think we could see a victory for Arsenal with a one-goal difference, but ultimately the logical outcome is a City win, because they simply have more class. It is this uncertainty that even in my prediction will ultimately lead me to settle for a draw.
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