The English Premier League title race appears to be coming down to the wire as Arsenal and Manchester City compete for the trophy. Manchester City is aiming for their third consecutive championship, while Arsenal is aiming for their first league crown since 2003.
After playing one more game than their rivals, the Gunners are already eight points clear of City in the standings. The two teams will square off at the Etihad on April 26 in a match that will have a major impact on the Premier League champion for this season.
This season, Arsenal unexpectedly poses a threat to Manchester City’s dominance of the Premier League.
Supercomputer makes exciting predictions for Manchester City, Arsenal and the top four candidates
At the bottom of the standings, where nine teams are in danger of being relegated, 11th-placed Crystal Palace and 20th-placed Southampton are separated by just seven points while Manchester City and Arsenal are vying for the championship. The final Premier League standings have been forecasted by BettingExpert’s BETSiE supercomputer after 100,000 simulations, which takes into account a range of data variables, including expected goals and predicted goals.
It is anticipated that Arsenal would win the Premier League title by almost three points over Pep Guardiola’s team because they finished with a simulation average of 88.1 points as opposed to City’s 85.2. For Arsenal supporters, watching their team finish in the top four nine times in a row after nearly missing out on a top-four finish the previous season will be a wonderful sight.
Mikel Arteta, the captain of Arsenal and a former player with the club who won two FA Cups, has been in outstanding form this season. With nine games left before the final round, Arsenal hold a commanding lead. This season, the Arsenal roster has been bolstered by the additions of Gabriel Jesus and Oleksandr Zinchenko, two former Manchester City stalwarts. The Brazilian striker is now totally healthy.
The Arsenal are expected to defeat Manchester City and win the league for the first time since the 2003–04 campaign. Instagram Twitter
Newcastle is predicted to finish third overall with an average of 71.2 points, ahead of Manchester United in fourth (69.3). With a forecasted average of 64.1, Tottenham is predicted to finish outside the top four, missing out on a spot in the Champions League and qualifying for the Europa League.
The following three are Brighton (62,9), Liverpool (60,7), and Brentford (54.6). Southampton is projected to place last at the other end of the table with an average points total of 33.4. Everton, who finished second-to-last with 36.2 points, is also expected to fail to qualify for the English top division for the first time since the 1950/51 campaign. Being the third team to be demoted to the Championship, Nottingham Forest is predicted to finish ahead of Everton with an average of 36.2.