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Overview:

On Sunday, April 2nd, (17-6-5) Manchester City will be on the road to take on (15-5-7) Arsenal.

The Crowd:

“The Crowd” projects a final score of Arsenal 2.6 – Manchester City 1.5 with an over/under of 4.1.

EPL Table:

Manchester City is in 3^rd place in with 57 points while Arsenal is in 6^th place with 50 points.

Statistics 2016-17 (20 Teams):

Goals: Arsenal 53 (3^rd) > Manchester City 50 (5^th)

Assists: Arsenal 37 (3^rd) > Manchester City 32 (7^th)

Shots per game: Manchester City 15.8 (4^th) > Arsenal 15.1 (5^th)

Goals Allowed: Manchester City 30 (5^th) > Arsenal 34 (7^th)

Possession: Manchester City 60.7% (1^st) > Arsenal 56.6% (3^rd)

Pass Success: Manchester City 85.0% (1^st) > Arsenal 83.5% (4^th)

Top Scorers:

Arsenal: Alexis Sanchez 18 (3^rd)

Manchester City: Sergio Aguero 13 (8^th)

Summary:

Manchester City is in excellent form going (6-3-1) in their last ten matches while Arsenal is just (4-0-6).  Manchester City has been locked in defensively allowing two or more goals only three times in those last ten games.  Arsenal has gotten the better of this match-up going (2-3-1) in their last six head to head matches with Manchester City.  Manchester City should control the ball for the majority of the game so Arsenal will have to pick and choose their chances on the counterattack.  Arsenal is not playing well right now struggling against higher level competition.  I’m going against “The Crowd” picking Manchester City to get a solid road victory versus Arsenal.

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