Arsenal vs Manchester City: result 1-0 and analysis
Premier LeagueMatchday 32Kick-off on April 8, 2012 at 03:00 PM (UTC)Emirates Stadium, London
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What was the result of Arsenal vs Manchester City?
Arsenal won 1-0 on April 8, 2012.
Goalscorers
- 87′Mikel Arteta AmatriainArsenal
Official lineup for Arsenal vs Manchester City
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Arsenal
- 10Robin van Persie
- 14T. Walcott
- 7T. Rosický
- 8Mikel Arteta Amatriain
- 17Alexandre Dimitri Song-Billong
- 30Y. Benayoun
- 3B. Sagna
- 5Thomas Vermaelen
- 6Laurent Koscielny
- 28K. Gibbs
- 13W. Szczęsny
Manchester City
- 16S. Agüero
- 45M. Balotelli
- 7J. Milner
- 18G. Barry
- 19Samir Nasri
- 42Yaya Touré
- 4V. Kompany
- 5P. Zabaleta
- 6Joleon Lescott
- 22G. Clichy
- 25J. Hart
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Arsenal have 9 wins, 1 draw and 5 defeats; Manchester City have 8, 3 and 4.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2012 | QPR(away) | 1-2 | Premier League |
| Mar 24, 2012 | Aston Villa(home) | 3-0 | Premier League |
| Mar 21, 2012 | Everton(away) | 1-0 | Premier League |
| Mar 12, 2012 | Newcastle(home) | 2-1 | Premier League |
| Mar 6, 2012 | AC Milan(home) | 3-0 | UEFA Champions League |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2012 | Sunderland(home) | 3-3 | Premier League |
| Mar 24, 2012 | Stoke City(away) | 1-1 | Premier League |
| Mar 21, 2012 | Chelsea(home) | 2-1 | Premier League |
| Mar 11, 2012 | Swansea(away) | 0-1 | Premier League |
| Mar 3, 2012 | Bolton(home) | 2-0 | Premier League |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 4 meetings: 1 Arsenal win, 1 draw, 2 Manchester City wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 18, 2011 | Manchester City 1-0 Arsenal | Premier League |
| Nov 29, 2011 | Arsenal 0-1 Manchester City | League Cup |
| Jan 5, 2011 | Arsenal 0-0 Manchester City | Premier League |
| Oct 24, 2010 | Manchester City 0-3 Arsenal | Premier League |
Last archived meeting: Manchester City vs Arsenal on Dec 18, 2011
How many goals should we expect?
Arsenal score 2.1 and concede 1.4 goals per match over their last 15; Manchester City score 1.6 and concede 0.9.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arsenal | 2.1 | 1.4 | 4 | 9/15 | 12/15 |
| Manchester City | 1.6 | 0.9 | 6 | 5/15 | 7/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Arsenal sit 1st in Premier League (27 points from 10 matches) and Manchester City sit 3rd (21 points from 10 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 27 |
| 3 | Manchester City | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 21 |
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The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy