It’s the biggest clash of the Premier League season so far on Sunday as Arsenal head to the Etihad to face reigning champions Man City. Our expert has picked out their favourite Betfair #OddsOnThat selection, which will return £130 from a £10 stake.
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12/1 Man City v Arsenal #OddsOnThat Tip
📋 Man City to score 2+ goals, Man City 6+ corners & Arsenal 4+ cards
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Odds: 13.0
Manchester City are rightly favourites to beat Arsenal in Sunday’s big Premier League clash, and much of that is to do with the sheer firepower at the disposal of Pep Guardiola. In Erling Haaland, they have a striker who has scored more Premier League goals than any other team, with the Norwegian playing a major role in their devastating start to their title defence.
City have scored at least two goals in each of their four Premier League matches, and while they were stopped by Inter in the Champions League in midweek, the fact that Guardiola’s side still created 2.3xG suggests that this was simply a minor bump in the road for them. Although they failed to net in either of last season’s league matches against Arsenal, the Gunners will have their work cut out reducing the hosts to much below two goals in this game.
Arteta could elect to play in a very defensive manner, as he did against Atalanta in the Champions League in midweek. Certainly, the expectation is for City to dominate this match in terms of territory and possession, not least because the visitors are without their offensive fulcrum in the form of the injured Martin Odegaard.
The control that Guardiola’s side are expected to have on the match is likely to manifest itself in the form of corner kicks. They stand second in the Premier League this season in this regard behind only Tottenham. City average nine per match, so it is certainly no stretch to believe they can achieve six or more against Arsenal. In this fixture last season, they earned seven.
The Gunners, meanwhile, have given up numerous such situations this season. Arteta’s side have given up 20 at an average of five per match. Expect to see this figure rise as they face the strongest team in the league.
Finally, the cards market. Arsenal gave up 20 fouls at the Etihad last season, and a similar count this time around is likely to result in Arteta’s side receiving a sizeable number of cards. Surprisingly, the Gunners haven’t been particularly strong in terms of their discipline this season. With 14 cards received, an average of 3.5 per match, they stand second in the Premier League.
Michael Oliver is in charge of this game in what is his second Arsenal fixture of the season. He booked Declan Rice, Gabriel and Odegaard as the Gunners beat Aston Villa 2-0 in August.
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