Pick details
| MATCHUP | Arsenal FC Arsenal FC | Manchester City Manchester City |
|---|---|---|
| Team Records | 21-7-4 | 19-7-5 |
| Where | Etihad Stadium, Manchester | |
| When | Sunday, April 19, 2026 | |
| Time | 11:30 AM EDT | |
| TV | NBC | |
Manchester City Preview
Manchester City has 64 points this season, with a 19-5-7 record, and are sitting in 2nd place in the Premier League standings. They have a 11-1-3 home record and a 8-4-4 away record. Manchester City is coming off a 3-0 win against Chelsea on the road, where they had 63% possession of the ball and 18 total shots, 8 of them on target. They had 92% completed passes, and more expected goals, with 2.29 compared to Chelsea’s 1.14.
Manchester City is scoring 2.03 goals per game, which ranks 1st in the Premier League, while allowing 0.90 goals per game, which is 2nd. Erling Haaland is Manchester City’s top scorer with 22 goals, followed by Antoine Semenyo with 15 goals and Phil Foden with 7 goals. Ryan Cherki is Manchester City’s top passer, with 10 assists.
Arsenal Preview
Arsenal has 70 points this season, with a 21-4-7 record, and are sitting in 1st place in the Premier League standings. They have a 12-2-2 home record and a 9-2-5 away record. Arsenal is coming off a 1-2 loss against Bournemouth at home, where they had 52% possession of the ball and 15 total shots, 3 of them on target. They had 81% completed passes, and more expected goals, with 2.32 compared to Bournemouth’s 1.19.
Arsenal is scoring 1.90 goals per game, which ranks 2nd in the Premier League, while allowing 0.69 goals per game, which is 1st. Viktor Gyökeres is Arsenal’s top scorer with 12 goals, followed by Eberechi Eze and Bukayo Saka with 6 goals each and Martín Zubimendi and Leandro Trossard with 5 goals each. Leandro Trossard, Declan Rice, Jurriën Timber and Martin Ødegaard are Arsenal’s top passers, with 5 assists each.
Arsenal vs Manchester City Prediction
In their two meetings this season, City won on the road by 0-2 for the English Cup and their previous meeting for the Premier League was a 1-1 draw in the Emirates Stadium. City is a dominating 12-2-2 in its last 16 meetings against Arsenal and has nine wins and two draws in its last 11 home meetings against Arsenal.
In this Arsenal vs Manchester City Prediction, Manchester City is coming as -135 home favorites. This is a huge game for the title, as City is 6 points behind Arsenal and the first place, and Arsenal had an extra mid-week game for the Champions League and has been in poor form lately, having lost three of its last five games. On the flip side, City has been rolling with three consecutive wins, and given its history against Arsenal and its recent form, I expect City to get the job done and win at home.
