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Manchester City vs Arsenal Prediction— England - Premier League

Matchday 33 ·Sunday, April 19, 2026, 15:30

Manchester City logo
Manchester City
PPG 2.40 · HOME
LAST 5
DWWDL
2 – 1
FULL TIME
✓ MODEL PICK HIT · BTTS
Arsenal logo
Arsenal
PPG 2.00 · AWAY
LAST 5
WWWWW

// Model verdict

BTTS 54% chance

Model probability 51.5% vs bookmaker-implied 54.6%.

Poisson scoreline matrix HOME ↓ / AWAY →

01234+ 0 0-07.8%0-19.0%0-25.2%0-32.0%0-4+0.7%1 1-010.9%1-112.6%1-27.3%1-32.8%1-4+1.0%2 2-07.6%2-18.8%2-25.1%2-31.9%2-4+0.7%3 3-03.5%3-14.1%3-22.4%3-30.9%3-4+0.3%4+ 4+-01.7%4+-11.9%4+-21.1%4+-30.4%4+-4+0.2%
Cell shade = scoreline probability LOW HIGH · ▣ FT RESULT

Markets vs the line MODEL / ODDS / EV

MarketModelImpliedOddsEV
Home win 42.4% 54.3% 1.84 -22.0%
Draw 26.5% 28.2% 3.55 -5.9%
Away win 31.2% 24.4% 4.10 +27.9%
Over 2.5 46.8% 50.0% 2.00 -6.4%
Over 3.5 25.3% 28.6% 3.50 -11.5%
BTTS 51.5% 54.6% 1.83 -5.8%
Home O1.5
Away O1.5

League track record

Based on 73 resolved predictions

1X2 Acc 48%
O2.5 45%
BTTS 56%
Score Hit 43%
ROI -9.4%
Bet Hit 55%

Correct score prediction CORRECT SCORE MODEL

2 – 1 20%CONFIDENCE
✓ HIT — EXACT SCORE
xG (home)1.4 xG (away)1.2 BTTS prob51.5%

H 42% / xG 1.4-1.2 / O2.5 47% / BTTS 52%

Top 5 Poisson scorelines

#1 1–1 12.6%
#2 1–0 10.9%
#3 0–1 9.0%
#4 2–1 8.8%
#5 0–0 7.8%

Expected goals MODEL xG

Manchester City1.4
Arsenal1.2

COMBINED 2.5 xG → O2.5 PROB 46.8% · O3.5 PROB 25.3%

Form & verdict PPG

MANCHESTER CITY · PPG 2.40

ARSENAL · PPG 2.00

✓ FAIR - Moderate advantage
Chance this pick lands
54%
MODERATE_HOME

Home slight advantage: EXCELLENT (2.40) > Away EXCELLENT (2.00)

Win probability 1X2

Manchester City (H) 42.4%
ODDS 1.84 · IMPLIED 54.3% EV -22.0%
Draw 26.5%
ODDS 3.55 · IMPLIED 28.2% EV -5.9%
Arsenal (A) 31.2%
ODDS 4.10 · IMPLIED 24.4% EV +27.9%

Season Statistics average per match · 38 matches · 2025

Manchester City ▾ lower is better Arsenal

Attack

15.7
Shots
14.5
5.4
Shots on target
4.9
5.7
Shots off target
5.3
4.6
Blocked shots
4.3
11.3
Shots inside box
10.7
4.3
Shots outside box
3.9
34.5%
Shooting accuracy
33.7%
37.6%
Goals per shot on target
38.2%
2.03
Goals
1.87
1.87
xG for
1.72

Defence

9.7
Shots faced
8.2
3.3
Shots on target faced
2.4
0.92
Goals conceded
0.71
1.16
xG against
0.75
2.4
Goalkeeper saves
1.6

Control

60.5%
Possession
56.2%
587
Passes
471
519
Accurate passes
397
88.5%
Pass accuracy
84.3%
6.4
Corners
5.7
3.8
Corners faced
3.3
1.2
Offsides
1.6

Discipline

9.7
Fouls
10.3
1.8
Yellow cards
1.3
0.00
Red cards
0.00

Match Preview & Prediction

Manchester City face Arsenal in England - Premier League on Sunday, April 19, 2026. Our Poisson-based model has analysed both teams' form, attack and defence strength to generate the prediction below. The model gives Manchester City a 42% chance, the draw 27% and Arsenal 31%, so Manchester City are favoured to win. Expected goals are 1.4 for Manchester City and 1.2 for Arsenal (2.5 total). The most likely scoreline is 1-1. There is a 47% chance of over 2.5 goals and a 52% chance of both teams scoring. On recent form, Manchester City are averaging 2.40 points per game versus 2.00 for Arsenal. The best value bet our model finds is an away win, with an expected value of +27.9%. This match finished 2-1.

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