Manchester City 2-1 Arsenal — Result, Statistics & Match Review — England - Premier League, 19 Apr 2026

📅19/04/2026 · 🕒18:30 Istanbul · GMT+3
Top 2 Score Predictions
1st Score 1-0 2nd Score 1-1
MODEL iddaakolik · Our Predictions
Probability per market · Global + League + Team blend
⏱ Odds and predictions are pre-match — updates freeze from ~20 minutes before kick-off.
Match Result
Home
48%
1.82
Draw
22%
3.45
Away
30%
3.71
Under/Over 2.5
Under 2.5
52%
1.82
Over 2.5
48%
1.9
Both Teams to Score
Yes
50%
1.81
No
50%
1.9
Total Goals
0-1 Goal EV+ ✗
30%
3.11
2-3 Goals
39%
1.74
4-5 Goals
20%
3.51
6+ Goals
11%
14.15
Value flag · 0-1 Goal at 3.11 — our 30% vs market 25.5%. Did not land — edges play out over many matches, not one.
Half Time / Full Time
1/1
21%
2.45
1/2
5%
34.0
1/X
6%
13.55
X/1
19%
4.36
X/2
14%
8.21
X/X
8%
4.75
2/1
8%
23.95
2/2
11%
6.46
2/X
8%
14.8
PRO iddaakolik · Analysis Engine
Model vs Market · Probabilities · Discipline
Model vs Market — where we differ
iddaakolik Market EU Bookmakers
48%
Home Win
51%
-2.5pp
22%
Draw
26%
-3.6pp
30%
Away Win
24%
+6.1pp
52%
Under 2.5
51%
+0.6pp
48%
Over 2.5
49%
-0.6pp
50%
BTTS Yes
51%
-1.0pp
50%
BTTS No
49%
+1.0pp
gold — our model green — our served pick grey — EU market (margin removed: each group sums to 100%)
Edge (pp): green = we see more probability than the market · gold = essentially even (±0.5pp) · red = we see less. The Decision above outranks any single row: the engine backs well-supported edges, not merely big ones.
PREVIEW Match Preview Engine
iddaakolik Team Elo · Form · Goals signals
HOME Manchester City EU Bookmakers 55%
Head to Head
AWAY Arsenal EU Bookmakers 27%
+8% / +8% Team Performance vs MarketAll History / Recent Form · above/below bookmaker expectations +3% / +14%
1.73/0.96 Expected GoalsScored / Conceded 1.24/1.32
+30% / +29% Attack / Defense(vs League Avg.) +0% / +25%
54% Ball Possession 46%
14 Total Shots 10
5 Shots on Target 4
7 Corners 4
419 · 82% PassesSuccessful · Accuracy 340 · 79%
33.5 Box TouchesOpposition Penalty Area 23.2
17.6 Crosses 14.4
1.7 Yellow Cards 1.8
H2H Past Meetings
Real recorded figures, averaged over these meetings
HOME Manchester City
1W-3D-2L
AWAY Arsenal
1.00 Avg Goals (FT) 1.50
1.15 xG 0.76
58% Ball Possession 42%
12 Total Shots 10
4 Shots on Target 4
4 Corners 5
473 Passes 315
87% Pass Accuracy 80%
27 Box Touches 21
16 Crosses 14
2 Yellow Cards 2
22.03.2026 Arsenal Arsenal 0-2 HT 0-0 Manchester City Manchester City İNLK
21.09.2025 Arsenal Arsenal 1-1 HT 0-1 Manchester City Manchester City İNP
02.02.2025 Arsenal Arsenal 5-1 HT 1-0 Manchester City Manchester City İNP
22.09.2024 Manchester City Manchester City 2-2 HT 1-2 Arsenal Arsenal İNP
31.03.2024 Manchester City Manchester City 0-0 HT 0-0 Arsenal Arsenal İNP
08.10.2023 Arsenal Arsenal 1-0 HT 0-0 Manchester City Manchester City İNP
RESULT Match Result
Real recorded figures from this match
HOME Manchester City
2-1
AWAY Arsenal
1.36 xG 1.41
59% Ball Possession 41%
15 Total Shots 9
5 Shots on Target 3
8 Corners 5
424 Passes 262
85% Pass Accuracy 75%
40 Box Touches 14
16 Crosses 12
2 Yellow Cards 2
POST-MATCH Manchester City vs Arsenal
iddaakolik Post-Match Analysis — what we said & what happened

Manchester City squeezed past Arsenal 2-1. The game was level at 1-1 at the break, so the decisive goals came after it.

As we said in the preview, our model had Manchester City as the likeliest winner at 48%, and the 2-1 landed on that lead.

Over 2.5 goals sat near a coin-flip at 48% and both teams to score was close to even at 50%.

On the day, Manchester City had 59% of the ball to Arsenal's 41%, shots finished 15-9, expected goals 1.36 to 1.41.

For context: across their last 6 meetings in our records, Arsenal led the recent series with 2 wins, 3 drawn. Those games averaged 1.00 goals for Manchester City and 1.50 for Arsenal.

What was the final score of Manchester City vs Arsenal?

Manchester City 2-1 Arsenal in the England - Premier League on 19/04/2026. The analysis above shows what our model predicted before kick-off next to what actually happened.

What did the model predict for Manchester City vs Arsenal?

Before kick-off our model rated a Manchester City win the most likely single outcome at about 48%, with the full match-result split Manchester City 48%, draw 22%, Arsenal 30%. The final score 2-1 confirmed our model's pre-match leads on Match Result (Manchester City) — while Under 2.5 went the other way.

✓ Match Result (Manchester City) ✗ Under 2.5
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