It’s back to Premier League action for Manchester City after a dominant Champions League display. How will they fare against top four chasing Tottenham Hotspur? Read our free predictions and betting picks for the game here.
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Bookmaker Ratings prediction one: Manchester City to score in both halves – 2.0
Bookmaker Ratings prediction two: Manchester City to score between the 61st and 75th minutes – 2.75
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— Manchester City (@ManCity)
Manchester City to score in both halves
Man City have scored 61 goals this season, 29 of these have come in the first half with 32 in the second half. In home matches, City have achieved this feat eight out of 12 times so far this season.
Manchester City to score between the 61st and 75th minutes
This is the Cityzens favourite time to score this Premier League season. Fifteen of their 61 goals have come during this period overall, with nine of their 34 home goals coming between these minutes.
City have also scored between these minutes in their last four Premier League matches.
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— Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial)
Preliminary review and match prediction for Manchester City vs Tottenham Hotspur
Fresh off annihilating Sporting Lisbon 5-0 in Portugal, Man City return to Premier League action against Tottenham who are chasing a top four spot. The Cityzens have now scored 11 goals without reply in their last three competitive matches.
Goals are seemingly coming from City’s metaphorical pores with any player on any given day capable of scoring goals.
Lately Raheem Sterling has taken the mantle with a hat-trick against Norwich followed by a goal against Sporting. His ten league goals are only bettered by Liverpool duo Mohamed Salah and Diogo Jota.
Riyad Mahrez has scored nine goals in his last nine matches in all competitions for City, while Bernardo Silva made a return to the score sheet against Sporting, and Phil Foden has scored in the last two matches.
The first nine City players in the first goalscorer odds are between 5.0 and 7.0 showing how much the goals are spread out and how difficult it is to pick a first goalscorer. Perhaps backing the likes of Sterling to score a brace at 8.0 may be the way to go.
Spurs have lost three straight Premier League games. These are also the first league losses under boss, Antonio Conte.
Conte will have a job on his hands to turn this streak around against runaway leaders Man City.
However, Spurs did defeat City 1-0 on the opening day of the season, so this certainly isn’t impossible.
Tottenham will need to play the game of their lives defensively to stop the offensive juggernaut that is Man City. Unfortunately for Spurs though, they have conceded seven goals in their three recent defeats which is more than the six conceded in Conte’s first nine matches in charge of Spurs.
Get Rich Quick
Mahrez’s last three goals in all competitions have been the first or the last goal. Mahrez to do the same in this match is priced at 3.0.
Manchester City vs Tottenham Hotspur Team News
Jack Grealish and Gabriel Jesus both missed the hammering of Sporting Lisbon in midweek through injury, both could return against Spurs. Former Spurs man, Kyle Walker, looks set to return to the starting eleven after missing the Champions League due to suspension.
Japhet Tanganga is out for Spurs. Conte hopes that Oliver Skipp and Eric Dier are available for selection. They will challenge Davinson Sanchez and Harry Winks for their places. Sergio Reguilon and Emerson Royal also hope to return.
Possible Starting Lineups
Manchester City: Ederson, Walker, Dias, Laporte, Cancelo, De Bruyne, Rodri, Bernardo Silva, Mahrez, Foden, Sterling
Tottenham Hotspur: Lloris, Romero, Dier, Davies, Royal, Hojbjerg, Bentancur, Reguilon, Lucas Moura, Kane, Son Heung-Min
Highlighted Player – Raheem Sterling
Sometimes unfancied by his own manager, Sterling, by the time his career is over may go down as one of the most underrated players of all time.
This is despite him hitting the ten league goal mark for the fifth consecutive season. On current form he’d be fancied to get close to the 20 goals he scored two seasons ago.
Most popular FAQ for Manchester City vs Tottenham Hotspur
Who won the last meeting between these clubs?
Spurs defeated Man City 1-0 on 14 August 2021.
Where will this fixture be played?
This fixture will be played at Etihad Stadium.
Which bookmaker has the best odds for this game?
We recommend checking out the odds at William Hill for Manchester City vs Tottenham Hotspur.
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