Manchester City vs Arsenal

5 - 0
🕒 Sat, 28 Aug 2021 12:30 Europe/London 📍 Etihad Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Martin Atkinson 🔁 Regular Season - 3 🏁 match finished
Season
2021-2022 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 3
Regular Season Table
Manchester City 1 · Arsenal 5
Referee Stats
26 matches · 2.46 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 2.46
Reds avg 0.08
Penalties avg 0.35
Over 4.5 cards 15%
Home wins 54%
Draws 15%
Away wins 31%
How the match was won
  • Manchester City outshot their opponent (25-1).
  • Manchester City controlled possession (80%).
  • Manchester City had the sharper finishing (10-0 shots on target).

Team Overview

Manchester City (Home stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 15-2-2

Goals For / Against

58 / 15
Avg: 3.05 / 0.79

Points

47
Avg: 2.47

Clean Sheets

11

Failed to Score

2
Arsenal (Away stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 9-1-9

Goals For / Against

26 / 31
Avg: 1.37 / 1.63

Points

28
Avg: 1.47

Clean Sheets

6

Failed to Score

8

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Premier League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

2.47
PPG
1.47
3.05
GF
1.37
0.79
GA
1.63
68%
O2.5
58%
37%
BTTS
32%
74%
Score 1st
58%

League-position context

Manchester City rank1st
Arsenal rank5th
Manchester City points93
Arsenal points69
Manchester City: #1 · 93 pts · GD +73
Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 42 pts above the play-off edge. 55 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Arsenal: #5 · 69 pts · GD +13
23 pts off the top 2. 18 pts above the play-off edge. 31 pts clear of the relegation zone.
24-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Manchester City last 5 home

W W W W D
Points13/15
Weighted index96
Goals18-5
Record4-1-0
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Arsenal last 5 away

L L W W L
Points6/15
Weighted index33
Goals6-9
Record2-0-3
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Manchester City trend breakdown

Over 2.568%
BTTS37%
BTTS + O2.537%
1H Over 0.579%
Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 84% · Over 3.5 53% · 1H BTTS 21%

Arsenal trend breakdown

Over 2.558%
BTTS32%
BTTS + O2.532%
1H Over 0.589%
Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 37% · 1H BTTS 21%

Scoring reliability

Manchester City score at home89%
Manchester City clean sheet at home58%
Arsenal score away58%
Arsenal clean sheet away32%

First-goal patterns

Manchester City score first74%
Manchester City win after scoring first93%
Arsenal score first58%
Arsenal win after scoring first82%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Manchester City 60% · Arsenal 13%
Avg first goal minute: Manchester City 25.7' · Arsenal 21.5'

Vs league average

Manchester City score at home3.05 vs 1.51
Manchester City concede at home0.79 vs 1.31
Arsenal score away1.37 vs 1.31
Arsenal concede away1.63 vs 1.51
Manchester City score 102% above league average, while Arsenal score 5% above league average.
Defensive side: Manchester City are 40% below league average at home, and Arsenal are 8% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals3.00
BTTS80%
Over 2.560%
At this venue setup: 3.40 goals on average across the last 5.

Manchester City goal timing (home)

1H scored: 43% 2H scored: 57% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 0-15
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 17
61-75 16
0-15 12
31-45 10
16-30 7
46-60 6
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
0-15 4
46-60 4
61-75 4
76-90+ 3
16-30 2
31-45 1

Arsenal goal timing (away)

1H scored: 60% 2H scored: 40% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 31-45
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
16-30 9
46-60 6
0-15 5
76-90+ 5
31-45 4
61-75 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
31-45 8
61-75 7
76-90+ 7
16-30 5
46-60 5
0-15 4

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
10
0
Total Shots
25
1
Shots off Goal
5
1
Blocked Shots
10
0
Shots Inside Box
17
1
Shots Outside Box
8
0
Ball Possession
80%
20%
Corner Kicks
14
0
Fouls
5
7
Offsides
1
3
Yellow Cards
1
2
Red Cards
0
1
Goalkeeper Saves
0
5
Total Passes
757
185
Passes Accurate
693
125
Passes %
92%
68%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
1
Away
2
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
1
Substitutions
Home
3
Away
3
7'
7' Goal · 1-0
İ. Gündoğan
Normal Goal · Assist: Gabriel Jesus
12'
12' Goal · 2-0
Ferran Torres
Normal Goal
14'
14' Goal · 3-0
Ferran Torres
Goal confirmed
24'
24' Cédric Soares
28'
28' S. Kolašinac
35'
35' G. Xhaka
43'
43' Goal · 4-0
Gabriel Jesus
Normal Goal · Assist: J. Grealish
46'
46' K. Walker
1st substitution · For: O. Zinchenko
46'
46' B. Saka
1st substitution · For: Mohamed Elneny
53'
53' Goal · 5-0
Rodri
Normal Goal · Assist: Ferran Torres
58'
58' Bernardo Silva
2nd substitution · For: R. Sterling
59'
59' P. Aubameyang
2nd substitution · For: A. Lacazette
61'
61' Gabriel Jesus
3rd substitution · For: R. Mahrez
67'
67' Rodri
71'
71' M. Ødegaard
3rd substitution · For: A. Maitland-Niles
84'
84' Goal · 6-0
Ferran Torres
Normal Goal · Assist: R. Mahrez

Manchester City vs Arsenal 5-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Manchester City beat Arsenal 5-0 on Saturday, 28 August 2021 in Premier League. The match was refereed by Martin Atkinson. It was played at Etihad Stadium.

First half: Manchester City took an early lead at 7' when İ. Gündoğan scored, with the assist credited to Gabriel Jesus, making the score 1-0. Manchester City extended the lead at 12' when Ferran Torres scored, making the score 2-0. Manchester City extended the lead at 14' when Ferran Torres scored (Goal confirmed), making the score 3-0. Cédric Soares received a yellow card for Arsenal at 24'. S. Kolašinac received a yellow card for Arsenal at 28'. G. Xhaka received a red card for Arsenal at 35'. Manchester City extended the lead at 43' when Gabriel Jesus scored, with the assist credited to J. Grealish, making the score 4-0.

Second half: Manchester City made their 1st substitution at 46', with K. Walker replacing O. Zinchenko. Arsenal made their 1st substitution at 46', with B. Saka replacing Mohamed Elneny. Manchester City extended the lead at 53' when Rodri scored, with the assist credited to Ferran Torres, making the score 5-0. Manchester City made their 2nd substitution at 58', with Bernardo Silva replacing R. Sterling. Arsenal made their 2nd substitution at 59', with P. Aubameyang replacing A. Lacazette. Manchester City made their 3rd substitution at 61', with Gabriel Jesus replacing R. Mahrez. Rodri received a yellow card for Manchester City at 67'. Arsenal made their 3rd substitution at 71', with M. Ødegaard replacing A. Maitland-Niles. Manchester City extended the lead at 84' when Ferran Torres scored, with the assist credited to R. Mahrez, making the score 6-0.

Manchester City used 3 substitutions while Arsenal used 3 substitutions. Manchester City got 1 yellow card, while Arsenal got 2 yellow cards and 1 red card.

How the match was won

  • Manchester City outshot their opponent (25-1).
  • Manchester City controlled possession (80%).
  • Manchester City had the sharper finishing (10-0 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games24
Home Wins14
Draws6
Away Wins4
Over 2.5 Goals17 (70.8%)
BTTS14 (58.3%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games12
Home Wins8
Draws3
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals9 (75.0%)
BTTS7 (58.3%)

Manchester City vs Arsenal Head-to-Head History by Season