Arsenal is meeting Manchester City this Sunday for the final match of the English Football League Cup.
Match Facts and Stats
- Start: Sunday, March 22, 16:30
- Venue: Wembley Stadium
- Live Coverage: Sky Sports
- Ian Rush is one of the deadliest and most prolific strikers the game has ever seen, with almost 350 goals scored (49 in EFL Cup).
- Since 1993, City has won the Cup in 2014, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021!
- The last five EFL Cup finals ended with 2-1, 0-0, 1-0, 0-0 and 1-0.
Betting Tip: Arsenal - Manchester City
One of the most interesting aspects of this final between Arsenal and Manchester City is the context in which the match will be played.
After Arsenal beat Everton on Saturday and Manchester City only managed a draw with West Ham in the Premier League, the Premier League looks like it’s heading Arsenal’s way, who now have a nine-point lead, though City have an extra game to play.
Things are looking similarly bright for Arsenal and bleak for City in the Champions League.
EFL Cup Final Betting Tip: Back Under 2.5 goals in Arsenal - Manchester City at 1.91 odds (at the time of writing).
In the match odds market, Arsenal are 2.3, the draw is 3.2, and City are 3.0.
Match Overview
The Gunners managed a 1-1 draw away against Bayer Leverkusen in the first leg and are hot favourites to progress. Pep Guardiola’s side lost 3-0 away at Real Madrid and have a mountain to climb if they’re to turn things around in the second leg.
Both are still in the FA Cup, though City have a tough match against Liverpool to negotiate, while Arsenal have a far easier quarter-final match at Southampton.
So, while the Gunners could week be looking at winning 2-3 trophies this season, this might be City’s best chance of winning any! An unlikely scenario at the start of the season, but that’s football. But back to the game itself.
Further proof that Bukayo Saka and co are in a much better place right now is that they’re 1.7 favourites to lift the trophy, be it after 90 minutes, after extra-time, or after penalties. In the ‘Method of Victory’ market, Arsenal are 10.0 to win after extra time and also 10.0 to win on penalties.
City are 2.0 to lift the trophy by any means, 13.0 to win after extra time and 11.0 to win on penalties. It’s 6.0 that either team wins on penalties.
That said, this City side is currently having something of a crisis. They’ve conceded seven goals in their last four matches in all competitions, while star man Erling Haaland seems to be struggling with fatigue, a change in formation, and, dare we say it, a lack of confidence. Two goals in his last eight games are hardly the sort of returns we’d expect from a player of his stature, reputation, and track record.
