Arsenal v Man City Betting Odds – 10 August Community Shield

Arsenal v Man City betting odds were available for 10 August, 2014 Community Shield.  All odds courtesy of BetOnline here.

Manchester City had odds of 5/4, Arsenal 9/4 and the Draw 5/2.  Nearly 50% of the action was coming in on Man City.

Arsenal comes into this matchup having won seven straight dating back to last season.

Arsenal was beaten badly (6-3) at the Etihad last time they played there and will be without Lukas Podolski, Mesut Ozil, and Per Mertesacker for this game.

Manchester City enter this contest as the reigning Premier League champions.  Man City will also be without key players including midfielder Fernandinho.

Manchester City have lost only one of their last eight games against Arsenal in all competitions (W4, D3).

The Gunners last contested a Community Shield at Wembley in 1999, beating Manchester United 2-1.

Arsenal have lost four of their last six competitive matches at Wembley (W1, D1).

Aaron Ramsey scored 16 goals in all competitions in 2013-14, compared to just 11 in his first five seasons with the club.

City have won the Community Shield or Charity Shield on four occasions, but never at Wembley.
They won this fixture in 2012, beating Chelsea 3-2 in a game staged at Villa Park.They won their final five games of the 2013-14 season, scoring 14 goals and conceding just three.

- Alistair Prescott, Gambling911.com