Arsenal v Manchester City Premier League Betting Tips 02/02/2025

Arsenal will look to keep chase in the Premier League title race as they host reigning champions Man City on Sunday, so here’s our FREE Arsenal v Manchester City Premier League Betting Tips. The Gunners are second in the table and can chase down a leading Liverpool side that has dropped points recently. City are slowly rebuilding after a massive mid-season wobble. The Citizens are on the up, but can they disrupt Arsenal’s rhythm? This game kicks off at 4:30 p.m. It will be shown live on Sky Sports.
Form and Team News
Arsenal have overcome their blip at the start of January to remain in the Premier League title race and in Champions League contention. Mikel Arteta’s side lost at home to Newcastle in the EFL Cup (2-0) and to Man United on penalties in the FA Cup following a 1-1 draw. The North Londoners hit back with a five-match unbeaten run and four wins. They have won their last three on the spin, beating Dinamo Zagreb (3-0), Wolves (1-0) and Girona (2-1). City have rejuvenated their top-four hopes in the Premier League after four wins in six. However, Pep Guardiola’s side continue to show frailties after drawing 2-2 at Brentford and losing 4-2 at PSG. These results came either side of a 6-0 win at Ipswich, while the Citizens boosted their top four chances with a 3-1 home win over Chelsea on Saturday. City were given a scare in the Champions League last time out as they trailed Club Brugge 1-0 at half-time and faced elimination from the tournament. They fought back in the second period to eventually win 3-1 and reached the play-off positions.
Both sides have a few key players out for this clash. Arsenal’s star attacker Bukayo Saka remains sidelined due to injury. Gabriel Jesus, Ben White and Takehiro Tomiyasu are also ruled out. City will be without Rodri, Jeremy Doku, Ruben Dias and Nathan Ake.
Match Winner Bet
The bookies have decent value for both sides in this encounter. Arsenal are in slightly better form than Manchester City and haven’t lost at home in the Premier League since March. The Gunners have also won five of their previous seven league games and are on a three-match winning run. Unsurprisingly, an Arsenal win is favoured across the board, and Ladbrokes have odds of Evens (1/1) for a home victory. City’s ongoing patchy form leaves them as the outsiders on Sunday. Guardiola’s team have been particularly poor away, losing eight of their last 12 on the road. City are also winless in four against Arsenal, and Bet365 have 31/10 odds for an away triumph. With Arsenal hard to beat at home and City gradually getting back to form, we are expecting a draw at the Emirates. The Gunners have drawn two of their previous four at home, while Man City will be desperate to extend their six-match unbeaten run in the Premier League. These sides like a draw too, with the previous two ending in a stalemate. A draw has good value here, and VBet are offering 45/17 odds for a deadlock.
BTTS (both teams to score) Betting
Arsenal and Manchester City are among the highest scorers in the Premier League this season, and goals are likely to come on Sunday. Arteta’s outfit has only failed to score once in their last 13 Premier League games, and has seen BTTS in four of their previous five. City don’t struggle for goals either, striking two or more in eight consecutive fixtures in all competitions. However, the Citizens are incredibly leaky and have failed to keep a clean sheet in 11 of their last 13 on the road, conceding 24. BTTS looks a good pick in this Arsenal vs City encounter, and Matchbook have decent value at 4/6.
Anytime Goalscorer Bets
The goals could flow at the Emirates, and Ethan Nwaneri could be an excellent value pick to score against City. Nwaneri has slowly returned from a recent injury and has featured in Arsenal’s last three matches. The 17-year-old marked his second consecutive start with a goal against Girona on Wednesday. It was his second in four appearances and his sixth goal in all competitions this season. Now back to full fitness, we expect Nwaneri to start again against City, and he is a good outsider pick in the anytime scorer market. At 9/2, provided by Bet365, a low outlay on the teenager to strike again is worth a punt. However, we like the look of a Phil Foden anytime goal as our top goalscorer pick. The English playmaker has been a real spark in City’s recent bounce back. Foden has scored six goals in his last seven appearances and netted five goals in his last four away games. With the City attacker building scoring form, we are backing him to net again this weekend. Bet365 have the best odds for Foden to score at any time at 4/1.
Our Arsenal v Manchester City Premier League Betting Tips
Match winner bet — Draw — 45/17 with VBet
BTTS (both teams to score) — Yes — 4/6 with Matchbook
Anytime goalscorer — Ethan Nwaneri — 9/2 with Bet365
Anytime goalscorer — Phil Foden — 4/1 with Bet365
All 4 bets acca combo bet — 159/1 with Bet365
Arsenal are keeping just within touching distance of Liverpool and cannot afford to drop further ground. City are improving as they ramp up their bid for a top-four spot, and a close contest could unfold at the Emirates. We do hope you have found our Arsenal v Manchester City Premier League Betting Tips useful and enjoyed reading our preview. It is important that you understand, though, that our betting tips aren’t guaranteed, and may not win. When we look for our bets, we aim to find bets that we think have a good chance of winning, and come with genuine betting value. With this approach we think, and hope, we can make long term betting profits. To help you get as much as possible back from the online bookies, we also hunt for the best possible betting odds at the time of writing our previews.
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Last Updated on January 31, 2025