Prediction, Odds & Betting Tips for Manchester City vs. Tottenham at English Premier League
Prediction, Odds & Betting Tips for Manchester City vs. Tottenham at English Premier League
Both teams have lost their pace in recent times, and the situation in the EPL standings puts pressure on them to win here. City can’t afford to lose points due to their title race, while on the other hand, the Spurs also have high goals, and they too have to find a way to stay unbeaten here.
Manchester City
We can’t remember the last time we saw the Citizens lose four games in a row. Their most recent victory was on October 26, 1-0, against Southampton, and after that, everything fell apart for the champions.
In each of the following four contests, we saw them not just lose but also allow multiple hits and show plenty of offensive struggle without Rodri and with De Bruyne getting back on the pitch yet being rusty.
By the way, all those four meetings have ended with both teams netting and over 2.5 goals. If nothing, the City is losing, though participating in interesting and efficient affairs.
Tottenham
The Spurs are highly unstable this year, continuing the trend from previous seasons. Their record is four wins and losses in the last eight appearances, with back-to-back defeats in the prior two contests.
If losing to Galatasaray in Istanbul was expected, we can’t say that failing to beat Ipswich at home, 1-2, was the same. This was a big-time failure for Ange Postecoglou and his unit, whose morale is very fragile.
Eight of the previous ten meetings Spurs played ended with at least three goals, and seven during that span saw goals on both ends of the field. This, too, is common for the Spurs, whose matches are always thrilling and appealing to watch.
Manchester City: Ederson; Walker, Akanji, Ake, Gvardiol; Kovacic, Gundogan; Savinho, Foden, Doku; Haaland
Tottenham: Vicario; Porro, Romero, Dragusin, Udogie; Kulusevski, Bentancur, Sarr; Johnson, Solanke, Son
There has already been one meeting between the two clubs this year, and it took place in the English Football League Cup. Tottenham used the home-court advantage to win 2-1 and eliminate the Citizens.
Last season, Manchester City and Tottenham played three games; City won two, and one ended with a tie.
Guardiola surely did something over these two weeks, but so did Postecoglou. City is the favorite, but we would stick with betting on goals for one simple reason – the poor form of the respective defenses. If you take a quick glance at the recent results these teams posted, then allowing goals constantly is the only constant. That’s why both teams netting and over 2.5 goals is our pick.
Our verdict: Both teams to score and over 2.5 goals