Manchester City hosts Arsenal in round 28 of the English Premier League. The match will be played on Wednesday, March 11th at Etihad Stadium (Manchester)
I feel really sorry for the men of Josep Guardiola this season. Despite the huge number of created goal attempts, the Citizens miss their chances very often, allowing the red side of the city (0:2; 0: 1;1:2), Tottenham (0:2; 2:2) and conditional Norwich (2:3) take advantage of the opponent’s excessive activity. But even in such circumstances, Man City holds the first place in terms of goals scored, outranking even the "fan of minimal accomplishments". However, the main issue on the agenda is defensive redoubts. It seems that the club conceded more than two goals in only ten cases out of 44, but the eternal lack of an optimal squad is alarming. Nevertheless, it seems that the coach found a middle ground in defense since the Citizens conceded only four goals in the last five matches. Yes, the recent game against a principled opponent looks strange against the background of growing ambitions, but the opponent’s rare attacks ended in success and bore fruit.
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The Gunners hold this season unstably and are at the risk of even flying past the European Cups for the next season under bad circumstances. Unai Emery seems to have left, but a trail of uncertainty still haunts the team. Mikel Arteta more or less strengthened the defense, but he still did not understand what to do in the attack. In this regard, over-demanding does not benefit the team, which resulted in the loss to Olympiacos at an early stage of the Europa League and generally very meager attempts to squeeze at least something from the attacking potential. Those rare victories over Newcastle (4:0) and Everton (3:2) are nothing more than a gift from an opponent.
I think the hosts will be very angry after the defeat in the last round, and they will do everything to rehabilitate in front of their fans. Arsenal experiences serious difficulties when playing with the top rivals, and I think the Citizens are unlikely to concede at least a goal. But will insure my bet with a safe option.
Prediction for the match: Arsenal to score under 1.0 goal
