Manchester City are set to host Tottenham Hotspur at the Etihad Stadium in the Premier League on Sunday 3rd December, with the game scheduled for kick-off at 16:30.
The hosts currently find themselves in second place in the table, having amassed 29 points from their 13 league games so far this season, following 9 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats.
Pep Guardiola’s side are without a win in their last two league matches after they recorded a 4-4 draw against Chelsea and a 1-1 draw against Liverpool last weekend. However, City are undefeated in their last five games and will be aiming to extend this run to 6 games on Sunday.
Manchester City featured in Champions League action on Tuesday evening as they hosted RB Leipzig. The visitors took a shock lead in the 13th minute when Lois Openda raced onto a long ball from goalkeeper Janis Blaswich and slotted past Stefan Ortega. Openda doubled Leipzig's lead in the 33rd minute, spinning around Ruben Dias and firing into the net.
City were stunned, but they responded well and pulled a goal back in the 54th minute when Erling Haaland controlled a pass from Phil Foden and blasted the ball into the net. Foden then levelled the scores in the 70th minute with a superb low finish from inside the penalty area. And City snatched a dramatic winner in the 87th minute when Julian Alvarez bundled home a loose ball from close range after a superb 18-pass move.
After sliding down the table in recent weeks, Tottenham currently find themselves in 5th place in the league table on 26 points. A win this weekend would leave Spurs level on points with City.
Tottenham come into this game on the back of a poor run of form which has seen them record three consecutive losses in the league. Spurs have been beaten by Chelsea, Wolves and Villa and conceded 8 goals in those three games.
The fixture of Manchester City vs Tottenham has a long and storied history, with the two sides first meeting in the FA Cup in 1909. In total, the two sides have met on 168 occasions, with Tottenham having won 66, City having won 66 and there being 36 draws.
In this fixture’s recent history, Tottenham have recorded some surprise victories and come into this game having won three of the last four meetings between the sides. This matchup often results in a high-scoring affair, with the last three games averaging 4 goals per game.
Spurs recorded a narrow victory when these sides last met at the back end of last season. Harry Kane scored the only goal of the game in the 15th minute. City had plenty of possession, but they were unable to break down Tottenham's stubborn defence. Kane's goal was a moment of quality, as he found a yard of space in the City box and dispatched a low finish past Ederson.
Manchester City are heavily favoured at the bookies ahead of this matchup and are currently priced @ 2/7, whilst an away win for Tottenham is currently @ 17/2 and a draw is @ 5/1.
We are backing Manchester City to win, over 2.5 goals and each team 4+ corners. We believe that City’s depth in their squad will prove too much for a depleted Tottenham side who come into this match on the back of a poor run of form.