|
Man. City face a trip to Arsenal at Emirates Stadium at tea-time on Saturday, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Sky Blues will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 54 and win only 14 of the 85 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in April 2009, with Arsenal running out comfortable 2 - 0 winners in a Premier League match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Wed 02 Dec | Man. City | 3 - 0 | Arsenal | LGEC |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 12 Sep | Man. City | 4 - 2 | Arsenal | PREM |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 04 Apr | Arsenal | 2 - 0 | Man. City | PREM |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 22 Nov | Man. City | 3 - 0 | Arsenal | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 02 Feb | Man. City | 1 - 3 | Arsenal | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 25 Aug | Arsenal | 1 - 0 | Man. City | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Tue 17 Apr | Arsenal | 3 - 1 | Man. City | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Arsenal are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. In this time, Gunners have rattled up an impressive 15 goals, and conceded 3.
The Sky Blues have had a decent run of form away from home recently, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 15 goals for the Sky Blues, and 5 goals against.
Arsenal's total of 71 points from their 35 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Barclays Premier League. Man. City's total of 62 points from their 34 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Barclays Premier League.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Arsenal | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 5 |
| Man. City | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 6 | 12 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Sky Blues's decent recent efforts out on the road should see them narrowly take the spoils from the match with Arsenal, believes the FootyMad team. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Arsenal | Unbeaten in the last 7 home games. Latest 3 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Man. City | Undefeated in last 4 away games. Last drawn game 7 outings ago. |