Premier League Prediction Thread 2023/2024

[shinratensei_]

It is actually quite possible for Arsenal to steal one point from Manchester City. I'm saying this even though I know the match is at Etihad. You would remember the Chelsea match Manchester City played a month ago. I don't think so many people expected Manchester City to lose points to a Chelsea that were having really tough days.

Arsenal have been in a really wonderful form for nearly 10 weeks.    This should be enough for the fans to keep their hopes up at Etihad. I hope Arsenal manage to get at least one point there.

Arsenal has performed very well in the last few matches. Even though they had difficulties against Porto, in the end they were the ones who qualified for the next round. Arsenal is the most aggressive team in the PL this season. They have scored 70 goals. Arsenal is very strong in the English league and this will be a big challenge for City. The bookie favors City but I bet the match will end in a draw. Both teams are in contention for the championship title. So I think both teams will try to play carefully and minimize mistakes. I really can't wait to watch that game.

I really don't see why the bookies have decided to favour City in this game,but I see a 50-50 game,infact if we are to look at the favourite,we would say it's Arsenal because they've been able to win City twice this season, although I know this one is going to be very tough because City are at home,and would want to do everything possible to revenge what Arsenal did to them in the previous match, Meanwhile,Arsenal boys knows that if they are to have trophy at the end of the season,they must be able to beat City,and that would give them the motivation they would use in Winning other teams and be able to lift the trophy.

It's obvious that if you were missing one important factor that made bookies put city as favorable team to win the game against arsenal soon. A home game, and yeah city has very good record at home game this season.

This simple chart obviously answered your question regarding why bookies put city as favorite club in the upcoming game.



City never lost at home games and this is the main reason why city is being favored to get three points in the upcoming games against arsenal.

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[Luzin]

Leicester City appear to have filed a lawsuit with the EPL. They seem to disagree with the decision to violate profitability and sustainability (PSR) regulations during their last three years in the division. As interesting as it may seem, Leicester City also made the decision of this open-air conference to inform the general public. Unlike what the EPL body has done so far, which conducts closed hearings.

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/football/2024/mar/22/leicester-issue-legal-proceedings-against-premier-league-and-efl

[Solokan]

Manchester City will host English Premier League leaders Arsenal on Easter Sunday for their very vital game and because the game will be played at the Etihad stadium, I'm of the opinion that Manchester City will win that particular game. Arsenal have been very outstanding this season and are currently leading the league table with a better goal difference ahead of Liverpool who happens to have the same number of points with Arsenal and a win for Mikel Arteta's men on next Sunday will simply put them ahead of Manchester City with four points.
Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola is keen on helping the club repeat their feat last season by winning the treble this season but that I think will be a very difficult task for them but because their still very much in contention to do it, I think they'll continue to believe in themselves as a team.

Erling Haaland and his friends will be ready to face Arteta's troops in the next match and of course as hosts, Manchester City certainly has the potential to play with enthusiasm and of course their first meeting in the EPL was when Arsenal was the host, Manchester City lost 1-0 and in This time, their last meeting is certain that Pep's troops will take revenge, of course they don't want to lose a second time.

Of course this match is not an easy match for Manchester City because against Arsenal it is certainly not an easy thing considering Arsenal's strength is currently in good form but it is possible that the match will end in victory for Manchester City because as the host they usually always play with enthusiasm. because you don't want to be embarrassed by the opposing team.

but I think Arsenal's match against Manchester City will be difficult to predict and also in the that match we won't know whether De Bruyne will appear in that match or not because of the injury he is suffering from, but yes, I hope that De Bruyne can appear in that match because I I think Manchester City really needs him, especially during an important match like the one in are facing now.

If De Bruyne doesn't appear in that match I predict a 1-1 draw

[slapper]

I don't know how many people want Manchester City to lose at home to Arsenal. Manchester City are basically favorites to win the match, but there is no guarantee they can win it even though the probability of winning is quite high. The match will be very tiring for both teams especially because both are in good form.

Beating Arsenal may have become a normal job for Pep Guardiola since coaching Manchester City, but I just don't want Pep Guaridola to underestimate Arsenal who are fighting to win their first title with Arteta. Liverpool and Arsenal could stop Manchester City's title dominance this season, but Manchester City doesn't seem to be giving up that easily.

I think this is a typical case when only City fans want a City victory, but the fans of all other teams, even Liverpool, want an Arsenal victory 
Dominant clubs are annoying, and if their dominance is based on dirty dealings, then this increases the irritation tenfold. We can hope that City players will be on their minds already in the game against Real Madrid and Arsenal will earn at least a draw in this game.

I will not use the games played previous season to judge how Manchester City vs arsenal game will be because right now arsenal is a strong team and they have been doing better. I just know Manchester City have more advantage of winning since it is a home game for them, I won't be surprise if Manchester City wins against arsenal but I know the game won't be easy for Manchester City because arsenal is tough. From the performance of arsenal this season I don't think Manchester City will easily defeat them, if Manchester City wins against arsenal that means they are lucky to grab victory.

You're right about not allowing last season predict Manchester City vs. Arsenal, especially since Arsenal has dominated. I believe it's more than City playing at home. Though it helps, Arsenal has been a different beast this year. A fluke won't happen if City wins. Both teams are powerful, and Arsenal has shown they can win even in tough games. Who takes advantage of opportunities is more important than luck. Arsenal will have earned this by outplaying City. This is more exciting than a coin flip, man. Excited to see what happens. Arsenal have the ambition and talent to make this match famous

[UchihaSarada]

This season, Arsenal has performed at a level that I believe will make it difficult for Manchester City to defeat Arsenal. Arsenal, however, will not give up because if they lose, they have no chance of winning the Premier League again and will always be remembered as a team that always gives what it takes to help other teams win. Therefore, Arsenal must win the match by any means; even though it will be tough to defeat Manchester City, any team that gives it their all will triumph.

Anything can happen. Last season, many people thought that the championship was firmly in Arsenal's hands, it would be difficult for any team to win it, but you already knew what happened. Therefore, I think this time Arsenal may have learned the lesson of last season, and be much more cautious in each of their matches. It will not be pleasant at all when this time they continue to lose the championship to Mancity, when they are in the top of the rankings. Arsenal's current form is somewhat better than Mancity and Liverpool. Their immediate challenge is the upcoming direct confrontation with Mancity. They need to focus on this decisive match before thinking about further things.

[X-ray]

(...) Manchester City is possible to get a good result also in this match.

As I mentioned before City is estimated to have 52% of winning, Arsenal: 23% and the chances of a draw are 25%.
The big reason for that is that City will be playing home, and so far, in this season, they haven't lost a single game playing in front of their own fans.
Home/away stats for both teams (W-D-L):
Man City:
Home: 10-4-0
Away: 9-2-3

Arsenal:
Home: 11-2-1
Away: 9-2-3

Arsenal has slightly better stats of both goals scored and lost, so my personal prediction is a draw, but I'll be rooting for the City to win.

Come on man, I'm not even hoping for a draw between City and Arsenal draw is a shitty result that must be avoided in order to make sure city can stick to the liverpool. In this game, a draw is literally the worst possible outcome when compared to losing considering liverpool is getting the gape even wider to the city and arsenal, it decreases city's chance in defending the trophy. We still have enough chances to surpass Liverpool, but the draw has obviously widened the gap even further and it's obviously unwanted result by whole of bettors. City was always so successful at home.

I was picking City to win this game, and it would be foolish of me to hope for a draw as the final outcome. I hope that your estimation is correct, given that the city has good home game statistics. The strategy used by those clubs affects their chances of winning the game.
I'm not even willing to see City and Arsenal play safely in their next game. Arsenal's defensive line appears to be weaker than the city's. So, a golden ticket will be owned by the city as long as it focuses its attack on the weak side. Walker is ready to destroy Martinelli.


 

[Sakanwa]

Manchester City will host English Premier League leaders Arsenal on Easter Sunday for their very vital game and because the game will be played at the Etihad stadium, I'm of the opinion that Manchester City will win that particular game. Arsenal have been very outstanding this season and are currently leading the league table with a better goal difference ahead of Liverpool who happens to have the same number of points with Arsenal and a win for Mikel Arteta's men on next Sunday will simply put them ahead of Manchester City with four points.
Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola is keen on helping the club repeat their feat last season by winning the treble this season but that I think will be a very difficult task for them but because their still very much in contention to do it, I think they'll continue to believe in themselves as a team.

Erling Haaland and his friends will be ready to face Arteta's troops in the next match and of course as hosts, Manchester City certainly has the potential to play with enthusiasm and of course their first meeting in the EPL was when Arsenal was the host, Manchester City lost 1-0 and in This time, their last meeting is certain that Pep's troops will take revenge, of course they don't want to lose a second time.

Of course this match is not an easy match for Manchester City because against Arsenal it is certainly not an easy thing considering Arsenal's strength is currently in good form but it is possible that the match will end in victory for Manchester City because as the host they usually always play with enthusiasm. because you don't want to be embarrassed by the opposing team.

but I think Arsenal's match against Manchester City will be difficult to predict and also in the that match we won't know whether De Bruyne will appear in that match or not because of the injury he is suffering from, but yes, I hope that De Bruyne can appear in that match because I I think Manchester City really needs him, especially during an important match like the one in are facing now.

If De Bruyne doesn't appear in that match I predict a 1-1 draw

This is surely going to be a battle and not just an ordinary game,and I think the two teams are coming out for the three points.City wants to win by all means to be infront,while Arsenal want to win to remain infront with the goals,and they see only City as the team that can prove a stumbling block.This is what they really want to battle with,and would be looking forward to win as they won at the Emirate stadium.It will really be devastating for Guardiola if Arteta wins him for the third time this season.
However,we still have more days to wait for this encounter to come.

[Altryist]

Anything can happen. Last season, many people thought that the championship was firmly in Arsenal's hands, it would be difficult for any team to win it, but you already knew what happened. Therefore, I think this time Arsenal may have learned the lesson of last season, and be much more cautious in each of their matches. It will not be pleasant at all when this time they continue to lose the championship to Mancity, when they are in the top of the rankings. Arsenal's current form is somewhat better than Mancity and Liverpool. Their immediate challenge is the upcoming direct confrontation with Mancity. They need to focus on this decisive match before thinking about further things.

I don't agree that Arsenal are in better shape than City or Liverpool, it looks like all three teams are in great shape at the moment. There are 10 rounds left until the end of the season, it will take several months, and I think a lot can change during this time. Guardiola always calculates his strength in such a way as to end the season at the peak of the team's condition, but Arteta had big problems with this at the end of last season.

[Chilwell]

It is actually quite possible for Arsenal to steal one point from Manchester City. I'm saying this even though I know the match is at Etihad. You would remember the Chelsea match Manchester City played a month ago. I don't think so many people expected Manchester City to lose points to a Chelsea that were having really tough days.

Arsenal have been in a really wonderful form for nearly 10 weeks.    This should be enough for the fans to keep their hopes up at Etihad. I hope Arsenal manage to get at least one point there.

Arsenal has performed very well in the last few matches. Even though they had difficulties against Porto, in the end they were the ones who qualified for the next round. Arsenal is the most aggressive team in the PL this season. They have scored 70 goals. Arsenal is very strong in the English league and this will be a big challenge for City. The bookie favors City but I bet the match will end in a draw. Both teams are in contention for the championship title. So I think both teams will try to play carefully and minimize mistakes. I really can't wait to watch that game.

I really don't see why the bookies have decided to favour City in this game,but I see a 50-50 game,infact if we are to look at the favourite,we would say it's Arsenal because they've been able to win City twice this season, although I know this one is going to be very tough because City are at home,and would want to do everything possible to revenge what Arsenal did to them in the previous match, Meanwhile,Arsenal boys knows that if they are to have trophy at the end of the season,they must be able to beat City,and that would give them the motivation they would use in Winning other teams and be able to lift the trophy.

Apart from Manchester City are playing home this winning will really mean a lot for both team, because who ever win will have chances of lifting the trophy, this time around Manchester City will like to pay Arsenal back with all what they have done twice this season, Liverpool will like the match to end in draw or preferably Arsenal should be defeated for them to gain ticket to the top after winning against Brighton, the only things that Liverpool are afraid of is Arsenal winning because Arsenal will still remain in that place due to the goals difference, Manchester city victory is not a problem to them at all.

[Yogee]

Leicester City appear to have filed a lawsuit with the EPL. They seem to disagree with the decision to violate profitability and sustainability (PSR) regulations during their last three years in the division. As interesting as it may seem, Leicester City also made the decision of this open-air conference to inform the general public. Unlike what the EPL body has done so far, which conducts closed hearings.

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/football/2024/mar/22/leicester-issue-legal-proceedings-against-premier-league-and-efl

Premier League said they didn't submit their audited Financial statements which led to the embargo? Is that their main issue against the EPL? This can be easily proven unless they are disorganized. Rules on submission are usually crystal clear so this matter could be resolved quickly.

[AYOBA]

It will be difficult for Arsenal to defeat Manchester City because both teams are playing well and scoring more than two goals in a single game. Arsenal, in particular, is capable of doing so against Manchester City because they are a dangerous team with better players than any other Premier League team. As per your statement, we shouldn't anticipate a draw in this game because both teams are strong and will compete to win; Arsenal leads both Liverpool and Manchester City by just one point, and if Arsenal loses, its point total will drop.

From my own view, I think you're only predicting what you too don't know what is going to happen between these two teams, otherwise you would not suggest Arsenal will have a difficult match against Manchester City. Just because both teams are playing well does not guarantee you that you're aspecting a draw. Because even if we can look at their goals, I think Arsenal has goals more than Manchester City this season, and this has proved that Arsenal are capable of defeating Manchester City. However, with the Arsenal performance currently, I'm anticipating a good outcome from them against Manchester City.

This season, Arsenal has performed at a level that I believe will make it difficult for Manchester City to defeat Arsenal. Arsenal, however, will not give up because if they lose, they have no chance of winning the Premier League again and will always be remembered as a team that always gives what it takes to help other teams win. Therefore, Arsenal must win the match by any means; even though it will be tough to defeat Manchester City, any team that gives it their all will triumph.

Arsenal did exceptionally well this season, as everyone was astounded by how their effort resulted in a point. Nobody expected Arsenal to be the Tigers today while leading the league. Arsenal must continue hold their consistency and win this match because it is a significant opportunity for them and if they blow it, it will be difficult for them to bounce back.

[abhiseshakana]

Anything can happen. Last season, many people thought that the championship was firmly in Arsenal's hands, it would be difficult for any team to win it, but you already knew what happened. Therefore, I think this time Arsenal may have learned the lesson of last season, and be much more cautious in each of their matches. It will not be pleasant at all when this time they continue to lose the championship to Mancity, when they are in the top of the rankings. Arsenal's current form is somewhat better than Mancity and Liverpool. Their immediate challenge is the upcoming direct confrontation with Mancity. They need to focus on this decisive match before thinking about further things.

I don't agree that Arsenal are in better shape than City or Liverpool, it looks like all three teams are in great shape at the moment. There are 10 rounds left until the end of the season, it will take several months, and I think a lot can change during this time. Guardiola always calculates his strength in such a way as to end the season at the peak of the team's condition, but Arteta had big problems with this at the end of last season.

It is still quite difficult to predict who will emerge as champion this season because Man City, Liverpool, and Arsenal seem to have quite comparable performances at the moment. Even the match between Man City and Arsenal is quite difficult to predict. Even though Man City plays as host, that doesn't mean they will be the ones to win because I am sure that Arsenal will play with all their might.

[Oluwa-btc]

I will not use the games played previous season to judge how Manchester City vs arsenal game will be because right now arsenal is a strong team and they have been doing better. I just know Manchester City have more advantage of winning since it is a home game for them, I won't be surprise if Manchester City wins against arsenal but I know the game won't be easy for Manchester City because arsenal is tough. From the performance of arsenal this season I don't think Manchester City will easily defeat them, if Manchester City wins against arsenal that means they are lucky to grab victory.

Most times we do use that at most when we want to place bets of tough games like this, you make good use of head to head to determine the outcome of the next game but in this game, Manchester City are now favorites according to the bookies but they Arsenal would have to say no, we've got this and we want to maintain our position at the top by winning this game.

Take for example the game between Manchester United and Liverpool, who was favorites? Liverpool, Yes? But what happened at the ending of the game? It's football, those players have to go ahead and say " Fuck the bookies" we're winning this game. Mikel Arteta and his lads doing a great job in between.
Both sides indeed have got hard fixtures ahead but Arsenal remains favorite, if they can beat city during the first half of the season, then anything is possible.

[rendravolt]

You guys underrate Arsenal so much that you don't even see their success when it's right there that the are winning. They might have more loss among the top three teams but they manage their so well to win instead of draw like the other teams did. They are were topping th table even before now, came down and still went back there. If it was that easy, Manchester United would be there dragging the top of the tree with them, but they aren't even sure of going to the Europa conference league next season, give Arsenal some respect they deserve.

Bukayo Saka is one of the key players of Arsenal, he can't fade injury just when the club need him the most but even if he wouldn't be around, there are people that will take that wing position massively and will deliver. He was injured some weeks back and wasn't here and yet the team were breaking barriers like he was present in the club, take a chill and watch the outcome of the match.

Nobody is saying that Arsenal is a weak team, and in fact it is difficult to say that about the team that currently leads the Premier League. The fact is that the Premier League is very competitive, and Liverpool and City are too close, besides, the situation at the top of the table changes very often, recently Liverpool was the leader, today Arsenal, and I would not be surprised if City soon will up in first place. The teams are moving very close, which of course improves the quality of the championship.

Shifting positions between these 3 teams every week is inevitable and as time goes by, all of them will outperform each other. To be honest, I prefer competition like this because it makes the league more exciting and the audience who watch it will have a strong appetite. Maybe Arsenal often lose their brilliant performance, but I think that's normal because all teams experience pressure in this phase.

I think Liverpool and Manchester City will also experience the same thing and it cannot be avoided if they experience one failure in the match. It is impossible to avoid everything, especially if a player is injured, it will certainly slightly reduce his chances of being able to maintain his top position. Apart from that, other teams who may not initially be as threatening as Aston Villa or Spurs will also take advantage of this opportunity to get closer. So I think vigilance is important and don't quickly feel satisfied just because you have the upper hand.

[KTChampions]

I think this is a typical case when only City fans want a City victory, but the fans of all other teams, even Liverpool, want an Arsenal victory 
Dominant clubs are annoying, and if their dominance is based on dirty dealings, then this increases the irritation tenfold. We can hope that City players will be on their minds already in the game against Real Madrid and Arsenal will earn at least a draw in this game.

I am not convinced that the City players could be distracted by the upcoming game against Real Madrid. There is Pep Guardiola who understands like nobody else how to direct the focus of his players to the single task that is ahead of them and then there is this endless experience playing on the maximum level almost every single game. This may apply to less experienced teams and players, but I don't think that the majority of the City players could lose focus or are less focused than they normally are because there is this clash against Real waiting for them. But still Arsenal has a chance to win the game. City is amazing, but they are not magically protected from losing games.

In general, yes, they are all pros (and I’m not just talking about City players) and essentially for them the whole season is an endless series of games and they are all important and in the end everything merges into one endless match. Therefore, in virtually every game everyone shows their average level. But the game with Real Madrid, especially in the quarterfinals of the Champions League, is very different from all other games, so I think that no matter how hard Guardiola tries, the players will think about this game not only when necessary (immediately before the game) but also long before it.

[dzungmobile]

In general, yes, they are all pros (and I’m not just talking about City players) and essentially for them the whole season is an endless series of games and they are all important and in the end everything merges into one endless match. Therefore, in virtually every game everyone shows their average level. But the game with Real Madrid, especially in the quarterfinals of the Champions League, is very different from all other games, so I think that no matter how hard Guardiola tries, the players will think about this game not only when necessary (immediately before the game) but also long before it.

It is always hard to maintain normal focus before an important match in Champions League. It is where all players want to win and lift the trophy so no matter what their coach says, players will be distracted a lot to Champions League than their domestic league, Premier League.

This season, Manchester City are defending their title in Champions League and their players only won one title last season so I believe their ambition to win it again, is still big. They know that they will make history as a second club can defend title in Champions League after Real Madrid. It's nothing better than moving nearer to the final match, by beating Real Madrid, the only champion so far successfully defend their trophy.

[Republikcoin.com]

Arsenal has performed very well in the last few matches. Even though they had difficulties against Porto, in the end they were the ones who qualified for the next round. Arsenal is the most aggressive team in the PL this season. They have scored 70 goals. Arsenal is very strong in the English league and this will be a big challenge for City. The bookie favors City but I bet the match will end in a draw. Both teams are in contention for the championship title. So I think both teams will try to play carefully and minimize mistakes. I really can't wait to watch that game.

Bookies who favor Manchester City also have their own reasons apart from seeing that the match will be held at Manchester City's home ground. However, what you say is also true that Manchester City must play more carefully because the opponent for next weekend's match is quite a serious opponent for him if you remember about the fight for the title this season. Because Arsenal will also use all their abilities to win at home to Manchester City or at least not lose the match even though the position of the two teams could also suffer a slight loss if Liverpool can win against Brighton at Anfield.

[X-ray]

Leicester City appear to have filed a lawsuit with the EPL. They seem to disagree with the decision to violate profitability and sustainability (PSR) regulations during their last three years in the division. As interesting as it may seem, Leicester City also made the decision of this open-air conference to inform the general public. Unlike what the EPL body has done so far, which conducts closed hearings.

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/football/2024/mar/22/leicester-issue-legal-proceedings-against-premier-league-and-efl

I do support leicester for this. The has admitted its fault but it's only looking for justice right now from EPL and EFL.

Here's latest statement from leicester city regarding this problem.



The embargo from EFL to Leicester City has also been hurting the club. I think that the club should try to take legal action when it finds something like this. It's Leicester's right to sue EPL and EFL regarding the embargo that has already been sanctioned to its club.
I hope this issue will able to be solved very soon. I think that the decision from EFL and EPL was obviously premature.

They shall lift the embargo for leicester city for this.

[Strongkored]

I really don't see why the bookies have decided to favour City in this game,but I see a 50-50 game,infact if we are to look at the favourite,we would say it's Arsenal because they've been able to win City twice this season, although I know this one is going to be very tough because City are at home,and would want to do everything possible to revenge what Arsenal did to them in the previous match, Meanwhile,Arsenal boys knows that if they are to have trophy at the end of the season,they must be able to beat City,and that would give them the motivation they would use in Winning other teams and be able to lift the trophy.

The chance will always be 50/50 because the odds at the bookies take into account many things but in fact they will not always be fixed as an illustration of how the final result of the match will be.
It will be very tight because Manchester City are unbeaten at home this season and Arsenal are in very good form, but City are often the team that lags behind their opponents but after that they will perform better to finally get the three points.

Arsenal must be able to take advantage of City's negligence in the early minutes and if they can lead by more than one goal the opportunity to get three points is wide open, and the Arsenal squad really understands the importance of this match because it is reported that several players have refused the call to play for the English national team in the current break, it seems they want to avoid injury and fatigue and focus on the big game.

[naira]

I really don't see why the bookies have decided to favour City in this game,but I see a 50-50 game,infact if we are to look at the favourite,we would say it's Arsenal because they've been able to win City twice this season, although I know this one is going to be very tough because City are at home,and would want to do everything possible to revenge what Arsenal did to them in the previous match, Meanwhile,Arsenal boys knows that if they are to have trophy at the end of the season,they must be able to beat City,and that would give them the motivation they would use in Winning other teams and be able to lift the trophy.

Some rumors say Haaland will miss the match against Arsenal, so adding points plus Arsenal could steal a win if that really happens. Currently both teams are ambitious to win and avoid sharing points, especially after Manchester City shared points with Liverpool in the previous match. The bookies are still optimistic that playing at home will not reduce the host's game mentality and will be superior on paper. Don't want to get caught in a bet like that, it's still difficult to predict even though the hosts are the favorites, Arsenal still have strong capital to play optimally.

Bukayo Saka absence may not affect Arsenal much but we all know his impact when he was active in the pitch of play because Saka is literally a player that brings in his best in almost every of Arsenal game so it will be difficult to play without such an important player but however, with the kind of energy Arsenal have shown so far I wish them good luck in their game against Manchester city.

Arteta can still close the gap if he plays without Bukayo Saka, the players trust does not completely depend on Saka. Arsenal players are more mature in order to continue to maintain instability. There are significant changes compared to last season, Arsenal in the UCL also received full support even though the opponent was Bayern Munich. Big bet to minimize defeat in the match against Manchester City. The Gunners' entire strength must be fully unleashed.