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Man. City prepare to entertain Arsenal at City of Manchester Stadium on Sunday afternoon, needing to improve on a poor record between the sides. The visitors have won 36 of the 88 previous games, with the Sky Blues winning just 31.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at City of Manchester Stadium was less than a year ago, in December 2009, with Man. City running out comfortable 3-0 winners in a League Cup match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sat 24 Apr | Arsenal | 0 - 0 | Man. City | PREM |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Manchester City are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Sky Blues in those games, with 4 conceded.
The Gunners 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 11 goals for the Gunners, and 6 goals against.
Man. City's total of 17 points from their 8 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Barclays Premier League. Arsenal's total of 14 points from their 8 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 |
| Man. City | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 13 |
| Arsenal | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 12 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Man. City are starting to turn City of Manchester Stadium into a fortress, but the quality of opposition for this game makes your FootyMad panel believe the teams will share the spoils on this occasion. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Man. City | Unbeaten in the last 7 home games. Won their latest 3 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Arsenal | 4 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 7 outings ago. |