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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 Sky Blues are slightly behind, with 27 wins posted against 28 losses.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at City of Manchester Stadium was less than a year ago, in February 2003, where Arsenal annihilated the Sky Blues 1-5 in a Premiership match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2002/2003 | Sat 22 Feb | Man City | 1-5 | Arsenal | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 10 Sep | Arsenal | 2 - 1 | Man City | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Wed 11 Apr | Man City | 0 - 4 | Arsenal | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 28 Oct | Arsenal | 5 - 0 | Man City | PREM |
| 1995/1996 | Tue 05 Mar | Arsenal | 3 - 1 | Man City | PREM |
| 1995/1996 | Sun 10 Sep | Man City | 0 - 1 | Arsenal | PREM |
| 1994/1995 | Mon 12 Dec | Man City | 1 - 2 | Arsenal | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Manchester City are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. A total of 9 goals have been scored by the Sky Blues in those games, with 3 conceded.
The away form of Arsenal however, is much more impressive, unbeaten in their last six, consisting of three wins and three draws. Those games have seen the Gunners pummel 14 goals, and let in 4.
Man City sit in a healthy 4th in the league, and have picked up 7 points from their 3 games. Arsenal are currently sitting proudly at the top of the entire league, having collected 9 points from the 3 games played.
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 | 14 | 5 | 13 |
| Arsenal | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 16 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
With Man City only showing average form at home, the Madmen are expecting them to play out a draw. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Man City | Unbeaten run of 4 matches. |
| Arsenal | Undefeated in last 7 away games. 7 games since last defeat. |