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Man. City prepare to entertain Arsenal at City of Manchester Stadium on Saturday afternoon, needing to improve on a poor record between the sides. The visitors have won 36 of the 85 previous games, with the Sky Blues winning just 28.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at City of Manchester Stadium was less than a year ago, in February 2008, as the visitors ran out cosy 1-3 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: | |||||
| 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 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 26 Aug | Man. City | 1 - 0 | Arsenal | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Thu 04 May | Man. City | 1 - 3 | Arsenal | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 22 Oct | Arsenal | 1 - 0 | Man. City | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Tue 04 Jan | Arsenal | 1 - 1 | Man. City | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Manchester City are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 17 goals for the Sky Blues, with 8 goals against.
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 13 goals for the Gunners, and 8 goals against.
Man. City see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premier League, showing a record of 14 points from their 13 games played so far, Arsenal sit in a healthy 4th in the league, and have picked up 23 points from their 13 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Man. City | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 7 |
| Arsenal | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Sky Blues go into their game against Arsenal in confident mood, but FootyMad sees them coming down to earth, with the visitors narrowly taking all three points. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Man. City | 15 games since last home draw. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Arsenal | 4 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |