Opta Stats: Arsenal v Manchester City

Dan Fitch
10 August 2018

Will Pep Guardiola have the answers when Manchester City travel to Arsenal?

Join

Twitter

Facebook

View the Betslip

The reigning Premier League champions Manchester City begin the defence of their title with a trip to Arsenal. Opta presents the statistical analysis.

"Manchester City are unbeaten in their last nine opening Premier League fixtures (W8 D1), winning the last seven in a row."

They are 1.9720/21 to win.

Manchester City are unbeaten in their last nine opening Premier League fixtures (W8 D1), winning the last seven in a row. They are 1.9720/21 to win.

Arsenal are without a victory in their last five league meetings with Manchester City (D2 L3), and have won just two of their last 12 against the Citizens (D5 L5). The draw is 3.953/1.

At the Emirates, Arsenal have enjoyed just one win in their last six league clashes with Man City (D3 L2). City are 1.4740/85 in the Draw No Bet market.

This will be the first time Arsenal and Man City have met on the opening day of the season since 1994-95, when the Gunners won 3-0 at Highbury under George Graham. Arsenal are 4.1 to roll back the years.

The reigning Premier League champions have lost their opening game in each of the last two campaigns - this has never happened in three consecutive seasons in English top-flight history. Arsenal are 3.052/1 in the Draw No Bet market.

Arsenal have received six red cards in Premier League opening weekend fixtures, more than any other side. The odds of there being a sending off in the match are 5.59/2.

Manchester City have won 17 of their last 20 away Premier League games (D2 L1), including the last six in a row. They are 2.982/1 to win half-time/full-time.

Arsenal forward Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has scored 149 top-flight league goals (98 at Borussia Dortmund, 37 at St Etienne, 10 at Arsenal, 2 at Monaco and 2 at Lille). Since his debut in the big 5 European leagues in August 2009, only eight players have scored more than the Gabonese forward. Aubameyang is 2.68/5 to score.

Pep Guardiola and Unai Emery met 10 times in all competitions during their spells in Spain, with Guardiola never losing in those meetings (W6 D4 L0). The draw half-time/Manchester City full-time double result is 5.04/1.

Including caretakers, four of the last five managers to take charge of Arsenal have won their first league game at the helm, with the exception being Bruce Rioch (1-1 vs Middlesbrough in August 1995). Arsenal are 2.021/1 in the Double Chance market.