Arsenal vs Manchester City Prediction, Betting Tips, Lineups & Odds | 21 Sep 2025

Premier League Betting Preview: Arsenal vs Manchester City

Arsenal host Manchester City in this highly anticipated Premier League fixture at Emirates Stadium, with kick-off set for 11:30 on Sunday 21 September. Our betting preview features expert predictions, betting tips, the latest odds, H2H stats, team news and both predicted and confirmed lineups.

Arsenal look like an attractive bet at -114 and we think they can beat Man City. We’ll place this Full-Time Result wager with confidence and there’s plenty of juice in the available price.

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Arsenal have enjoyed back-to-back Premier League home wins at Emirates Stadium. Last time out, Nottingham Forest were beaten 3-0. The Gunners had the majority of the ball boasting 54% possession and five shots on target, while Martin Zubimendi bagged two goals and Viktor Gyoekeres scored the other.

On Tuesday night, Arsenal travelled to Athletic Club in the Champions League and won 2-0.

Manchester City secured a 3-0 home win over Manchester United at Etihad Stadium in their previous Premier League game. Pep Guardiola's men managed five shots on goal and had 45% possession, while Erling Haaland scored twice and Phil Foden also found the net.

The last outing involving City saw them triumph 2-0 in the Champions League when hosting Napoli.

Head-to-Head Statistics

Arsenal have not lost to City in the past four meetings. In their last encounter, Arsenal enjoyed a 5-1 scoreline on home soil at Emirates Stadium. The past 10 meetings between these sides have resulted in six City victories and two Arsenal wins. There have also been two draws.

Premier League		G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	GD	P
1	Arsenal	16	11	3	2	30	10	20	30:10	36
2	Man City	16	11	1	4	38	16	22	38:16	34

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6 wins, 2 losses and 2 draws, averaging 2.1 goals from 4.9 shots on goal and 15.4 attempts. Arsenal have had 57.2% possession, 489.8 passes and 5.8 corners per match. On average, the opposition have scored 0.8 goals from 3.0 shots on goal and 10.2 attempts, while being awarded 3.5 corners.

Top goalscorers are Leandro Trossard and Viktor Gyoekeres on 3 goals, while Martin Zubimendi has bagged 2. Martin Oedegaard is the leading assists maker with 4, while goalie David Raya has 5 clean sheets.

City have 7 victories, 2 defeats and 1 draw, with an average of 1.8 goals from 13.7 attempts and 4.4 shots on goal. The Citizens average 60.6% possession, 556.1 passes, 5.9 corners in their favour and 2.5 corners against, while conceding 0.6 goals from 9.0 attempts and 2.8 shots on goal.

Erling Haaland is the leading scorer with 6 goals, followed by Bernardo Silva on 2, with Phil Foden and two others bagging 1. Jeremy Doku leads the way with 4 assists, while Ederson, James Trafford and Stefan Ortega have notched 5 clean sheets between them in the previous 10 games.

Confirmed Lineups

Arsenal confirmed lineup (4-3-3): David Raya (GK), Jurrien Timber, William Saliba, Gabriel, Riccardo Calafiori, Mikel Merino, Martin Zubimendi, Declan Rice, Noni Madueke, Viktor Gyoekeres, Leandro Trossard.

Manchester City confirmed lineup (4-1-4-1): Gianluigi Donnarumma (GK), Abdukodir Khusanov, Ruben Dias, Josko Gvardiol, Nico O'Reilly, Rodri, Bernardo Silva, Phil Foden, Tijjani Reijnders, Jeremy Doku, Erling Haaland.

Arsenal vs Manchester City Prediction & Betting Tips

Approach Arsenal vs Manchester City fully prepared with our expert match prediction, likely score outcome, best corners advice, standout player prop picks and a hand-picked bet builder.

Match Prediction

It’s great to get attractive odds of -114 for a home win in this Premier League encounter. We think that Arsenal will have the upper hand and this could be the best way of getting value.

Our Premier League experts like to go through the form guide, with injuries and suspensions also having a bearing on the match. Before making our football predictions, we combine this information with the latest numbers.

Key Arsenal vs Manchester City league stats:

• Arsenal have won 4 of their last 5 games.
• Arsenal have won 6 of their last 10 games.
• Arsenal have won 3 consecutive games at home.

According to the top bookmakers, our pick has a 53.2% chance of landing a return. However, our research has found that the actual probability is closer to 60%. The wager can be recommended for this precise reason.

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Our Match Prediction

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Correct Score Prediction

Arsenal 2 - 1 Man City

One bet that has caught our eye is Arsenal to claim a 2-1 correct score win. This selection is available at +700 meaning that a winning selection will yield a nice return.

Player Prop Picks

Top Pick: Erling Haaland Over 2.5 Shots -132

Erling Haaland (City) has recorded over 2.5 shots in three straight Premier League away games. There is odds of -132 on offer for this Player Shots wager and we think he’ll cover the line.

Latest Erling Haaland Player Prop Odds

Goalscorer

Anytime

+160

First

+380

Shots On Target

Over 0.5

-270

Under 0.5

+165

Shots

Over 2.5

-139

Under 2.5

-

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Declan Rice to Score +550

Declan Rice (Arsenal) has racked up two goals in his past five Premier League home games. When it comes to him scoring, we think that the +550 available is attractive when betting on the Anytime Goalscorer market.

Latest Declan Rice Player Prop Odds

Goalscorer

Anytime

+550

First

+1500

Shots On Target

Over 0.5

+195

Under 0.5

-333

Shots

Over 0.5

-213

Under 0.5

-

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Corners Prediction

Under 9.5 Corners -128

The 9.5 Total Corners line has not been covered in six consecutive City games, with seven of the past ten Arsenal home matches having the same outcome. We can use these numbers for our gain, with odds of -128 that the sides fall short when it comes to the Total Corners line.

League Games

League Games

Last 10 Total For Against

Last 10 at Home Total For Against

Last 10 Away Total For Against

Arsenal

Total

9.30 5.80 3.50

Home

9.10 5.50 3.60

Away

9.90 7.30 2.60

Man City

Total

8.40 5.90 2.50

Home

8.20 5.00 3.20

Away

8.60 5.00 3.60

Latest Corner Odds

Total Corners

Over 8.5

-147

Under 8.5

+104

Arsenal Corners

Over 4.5

-150

Under 4.5

+110

Man City Corners

Over 3.5

-138

Under 3.5

-100

Most Corners

1

-143

X

+600

2

+165

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Arsenal vs Manchester City Odds

The odds are updated on a frequent basis. You might therefore find that they are different to the ones listed for the above betting predictions.

The bookies have Arsenal at -106 when it comes to Full-Time Result. This implies that the favourites are 52% likely to win this Premier League encounter according to the latest betting odds. The market implies that Manchester City are the most unlikely to win at +270.

You can choose Arsenal -0.5 or City +0.5 at respective Asian Handicap odds of -108 and -115. The former is the same as betting the favourites to win, with the latter giving you a return if it’s a draw.

For those expecting a high-scoring contest, Over 2.5 Goals is the shortest price. Punters anticipating that both teams will find the net are able to land -154 for the BTTS Yes option.

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Full-Time Result

1

-106

X

+275

2

+270

Half-Time Result

1

+150

X

+132

2

+295

Double Chance

1X

-370

12

-370

X2

-119

Draw No Bet

1

-233

2

+163

Asian Handicap

1 Hcp -0.5

-108

2 Hcp +0.5

-115

Total Goals

Under 2.5

+106

Over 2.5

-133

Both Teams to Score

Yes

-154

No

+112

Favourite Viktor Gyökeres is +340 to be the First Goalscorer, while similar odds apply when it comes to him scoring the last goal.

Viktor Gyökeres (Arsenal)

First

+130

Anytime

+340

Erling Haaland (City)

First

+160

Anytime

+380

Bukayo Saka (Arsenal)

First

+200

Anytime

+475

Eberechi Eze (Arsenal)

First

+300

Anytime

+700

Leandro Trossard (Arsenal)

First

+330

Anytime

+750

Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal)

First

+330

Anytime

+750

Mikel Merino (Arsenal)

First

+350

Anytime

+800

Ethan Nwaneri (Arsenal)

First

+350

Anytime

+800

Max Dowman (Arsenal)

First

+390

Anytime

+850

Noni Madueke (Arsenal)

First

+390

Anytime

+950

Omar Marmoush (City)

First

+400

Anytime

+900

Oscar Bobb (City)

First

+440

Anytime

+1100

Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal)

First

+475

Anytime

+1200

Tijjani Reijnders (City)

First

+480

Anytime

+1150

Phil Foden (City)

First

+480

Anytime

+1200

Jérémy Doku (City)

First

+540

Anytime

+1200

Declan Rice (Arsenal)

First

+550

Anytime

+1500

Sávio de Oliveira (City)

First

+650

Anytime

+1400

Martín Zubimendi (Arsenal)

First

+650

Anytime

+1800

Rodri (City)

First

+700

Anytime

+1700

Bernardo Silva (City)

First

+850

Anytime

+1900

Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal)

First

+850

Anytime

+2000

Riccardo Calafiori (Arsenal)

First

+950

Anytime

+2200

Christian Nørgaard (Arsenal)

First

+950

Anytime

+2200

Erling Haaland (City)

Over 0.5

-270

Under 0.5

+165

Bukayo Saka (Arsenal)

Over 0.5

-182

Under 0.5

+110

Eberechi Eze (Arsenal)

Over 0.5

-109

Under 0.5

-143

Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal)

Over 0.5

-100

Under 0.5

-159

Leandro Trossard (Arsenal)

Over 0.5

+112

Under 0.5

-175

Noni Madueke (Arsenal)

Over 0.5

+115

Under 0.5

-182

Mikel Merino (Arsenal)

Over 0.5

+120

Under 0.5

-192

Phil Foden (City)

Over 0.5

+120

Under 0.5

-192

Oscar Bobb (City)

Over 0.5

+123

Under 0.5

-200

Ethan Nwaneri (Arsenal)

Over 0.5

+123

Under 0.5

-200

Omar Marmoush (City)

Over 0.5

+128

Under 0.5

-204

Max Dowman (Arsenal)

Over 0.5

+140

Under 0.5

-222

Tijjani Reijnders (City)

Over 0.5

+145

Under 0.5

-244

Viktor Gyökeres (Arsenal)

Over 1.5

+150

Under 1.5

-244

Jérémy Doku (City)

Over 0.5

+163

Under 0.5

-278

Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal)

Over 0.5

+165

Under 0.5

-270

Sávio de Oliveira (City)

Over 0.5

+165

Under 0.5

-278

Declan Rice (Arsenal)

Over 0.5

+195

Under 0.5

-333

Rodri (City)

Over 0.5

+225

Under 0.5

-400

Bernardo Silva (City)

Over 0.5

+280

Under 0.5

-556

Martín Zubimendi (Arsenal)

Over 0.5

+290

Under 0.5

-588

Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal)

Over 0.5

+310

Under 0.5

-667

Riccardo Calafiori (Arsenal)

Over 0.5

+320

Under 0.5

-769

Viktor Gyökeres (Arsenal)

Over 2.5

-128

Under 2.5

-

Erling Haaland (City)

Over 2.5

-139

Under 2.5

-

Bukayo Saka (Arsenal)

Over 2.5

+110

Under 2.5

-

Eberechi Eze (Arsenal)

Over 2.5

+143

Under 2.5

-

Sávio de Oliveira (City)

Over 1.5

+140

Under 1.5

-

Jérémy Doku (City)

Over 1.5

+145

Under 1.5

-

Phil Foden (City)

Over 1.5

-118

Under 1.5

-

Tijjani Reijnders (City)

Over 1.5

+130

Under 1.5

-

Oscar Bobb (City)

Over 1.5

-102

Under 1.5

-

Noni Madueke (Arsenal)

Over 1.5

-111

Under 1.5

-

Max Dowman (Arsenal)

Over 1.5

+135

Under 1.5

-

Ethan Nwaneri (Arsenal)

Over 1.5

+105

Under 1.5

-

Mikel Merino (Arsenal)

Over 1.5

-100

Under 1.5

-

Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal)

Over 1.5

-118

Under 1.5

-

Leandro Trossard (Arsenal)

Over 1.5

-106

Under 1.5

-

Declan Rice (Arsenal)

Over 0.5

-213

Under 0.5

-

Martín Zubimendi (Arsenal)

Over 0.5

-154

Under 0.5

-

Rodri (City)

Over 0.5

-172

Under 0.5

-

Bernardo Silva (City)

Over 0.5

-147

Under 0.5

-

Riccardo Calafiori (Arsenal)

Over 0.5

-133

Under 0.5

-

Arsenal have now managed three wins on the bounce at Emirates Stadium. Mikel Arteta's team have collected six wins, two draws and two defeats in the past 10 home games, recording an average of 1.90 goals per match and conceding 0.70.

City have secured five victories, three defeats and two draws in the previous 10 away games, netting an average of 1.70 goals per match and conceding 0.80.

When the sides last met at Emirates Stadium, Arsenal beat City 5-1. We’ve seen five City wins and two Arsenal victories in the past 7 H2H meetings at Emirates Stadium.

Last 10 League Games		W-D-L	G	GF	GA	O2.5	U2.5	B-Y	B-No
Arsenal Home Stats		6-2-2	2.60	1.90	0.70	6	4	4	6
Manchester City Away Stats		5-2-3	2.50	1.70	0.80	4	6	2	8

• W-D-L = Wins-Draws-Losses
• G = Avg. Goals
• GF = Avg. Goals For
• GA = Avg. Goals Against
• O2.5 = Matches Over 2.5 Goals
• U2.5 = Matches Under 2.5 Goals
• B-Y = Matches BTTS Yes
• B-No = Matches BTTS No

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