At 6:30 PM Lithuanian time, an intriguing match of the 25th round will take place in the English Premier League. Two teams that know each other well, Manchester City against Arsenal from London, will clash.
The "City" will seek to return to the path of victory after an unexpected failure in Newcastle and maintain the intrigue in the title race. On the other hand, Arsenal will aim for a win to catch up in points with the currently fourth-placed Chelsea.
Earlier this season, the teams faced off in the Premier League and the visitors triumphed with a 2-0 score at the Emirates Stadium. This time, the battle moves to the Etihad fortress, where Arsenal doesn't have the best memories.
Here are some interesting numbers and facts about the upcoming match:
Manchester City has the opportunity to win four consecutive matches against Arsenal in the strongest league in the country. The last time the Manchester club achieved such a winning streak was between 1935 and 1937.
In all competitions, Arsenal had to acknowledge the advantage of the Man City team in the last four encounters. During this number of matches, the Gunners conceded 11 goals and only responded with one.
Manchester City triumphed five times in a row at their home ground. They managed to score 24 goals in the last four matches at the Etihad Stadium.
The English champions have suffered four defeats in their last nine Premier League games, which is as many as in the previous 72 matches against opponents.
Manchester City recently struggles to "close" the matches, as out of seven games where they scored first, three ended in defeats.
Guardiola has never lost to teams led by Unai Emery during his career - seven wins and four draws.
Despite Sergio Aguero not scoring in the last two matches against Arsenal, he has punished the Gunners' goalkeepers seven times in the last 11 games.
Arsenal remains the only team in the Premier League this season that failed to keep a clean sheet in away games.
The Gunners lost 11 away games in the last 19 - five ended in victories and three in draws. Only once did they manage to keep a clean sheet in this period - against Huddersfield in May.
Arsenal has not won an away match against the top-6 Premier League teams in the last 20 matches. The last victory was in 2015, precisely at the Etihad Stadium.
