Arsenal face Manchester City on Sunday, 16 August 2026 at 17:00 GMT+3 at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff for the Community Shield.
There is every chance both sides can contribute to another lively season opener after a run of games featuring goals at both ends.
Below is the full match preview, predictions and betting analysis.
Arsenal vs Manchester City Tips
- Arsenal vs Manchester City: Both Teams To Score @ with N/A
- Arsenal vs Manchester City: Draw 1-1 @ with N/A
*Odds correct at the time of publication and subject to change.
Arsenal vs Manchester City Odds
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*Odds correct at the time of publication and subject to change.
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Arsenal vs Manchester City Predictions
Goals at both ends remain a feature for Arsenal and Manchester City
Arsenal have seen both teams score in each of their last six matches, including friendlies. Two of those six games finished 1-1, so the Gunners have repeatedly combined scoring with conceding during their recent schedule.
Manchester City have produced the same trend across their last five fixtures. Both teams scored in every one of those matches, with two also ending in 1-1 draws.
The Community Shield has often delivered the same scoring profile. Seven of the last nine editions have featured goals from both sides, and with both teams carrying identical recent scoring sequences, Both Teams To Score appeals at 1.70.
Arsenal have won only one of their four pre-season friendlies, while Manchester City begin the Enzo Maresca era after several players were given an extended rest following the World Cup. The early-season setting adds another layer of uncertainty without taking away from the recent frequency of goals at both ends.
Tip: Both Teams To Score @ with N/A
Community Shield history makes another 1-1 draw hard to ignore
Six of the last nine Community Shields have been level after 90 minutes and decided on penalties. Five of those six matches finished 1-1, making that scoreline a recurring feature of this particular fixture on the English calendar.
Arsenal have recorded two 1-1 draws in their last six matches. Manchester City have also finished 1-1 twice across their previous five fixtures, giving both teams recent evidence for the exact result.
Manchester City have finished as Community Shield runners-up in nine of their 16 appearances and have not won the trophy in normal time since 2018. Two of their five appearances since then were eventually settled in their favour on penalties.
With five of the last six Community Shields that required penalties finishing 1-1 after 90 minutes, I’m backing Draw 1-1 at 7.00.
Tip: Draw 1-1 @ with N/A
Arsenal vs Manchester City Projected Starting Lineups
Arsenal
Raya, White, Mosquera, Gabriel, Calafiori, Zubimendi, Guimarães, Ødegaard, Madueke, Gyökeres, Martinelli.
Manchester City
Donnarumma, Nunes, Dias, Gvardiol, O'Reilly, Reijnders, Anderson, Semenyo, Foden, Doku, Marmoush.
