Manchester City v Tottenham Betting Preview – Premier League 21st January 5.30pm
A cracking match to finish off Saturday’s top flight action with. This is an important game for both. City need the points because they are starting to look in danger of losing touch with the top four, which is a big blow to their ambitions. As for Tottenham, they have put together a six match winning streak, including a victory over leaders Chelsea and Mauricio Pochettino’s men are suddenly showing a tremendous amount of title credentials. Can they distance themselves further from the Citizens and keep some pressure on Chelsea? A huge game for both of these.
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Manchester City v Tottenham Betting Tips
What a cracking game we have in store for Saturday evening in the Premier League. This is a game of high importance in the top four race. Manchester City will be in high danger of being cut adrift of the top four if they lose this one against second-placed Spurs. Manchester City have suffered defeats in two of their last three games in the top flight and they were smashed 4-0 by Everton at Goodison Park last weekend. So they have major defensive concerns and they aren’t producing as much going forward as they would like either. They have netted just the two goals in their last three premier Leagues in total. They are in decent form at home though because they have won their last three in a row at the Etihad, a run of form which included a win over Arsenal. Manchester City have scored two goals exactly in each of their last three at the Etihad so look over 2.5 goals at bookmaker Bet365 in this one for a price of 8/11. City have won five of their last six at home against Spurs in the top flight, but they lost this corresponding fixture last season 2-1.
Manchester City have actually struggled for goals against Spurs recently, having netted only three in their last four against the Lilywhites. Sergio Aguero is trading as 20/21 outright favourite in the Bet356 anytime goalscorer market with Kelechi Iheanacho at 7/5 and Kevin De Bruyne at 8/5. Manchester City have conceded 12 goals more than Spurs in the Premier League this season (26 v 14), despite allowing their opponents fewer shots (175 v 191) so they are likely to ship. There is a great option of 4/7 at Bet365 on both teams to score and there is a trend there as four of the last five between these two in Manchester have seen both teams score in the match. City boss Pep Guardiola has lost five league games this season – he’s never lost more in a single campaign as a manager, so he is under pressure. City have lost their last three Premier League games in a row against Spurs and have some big questions to answer.
Prior to their three wins on the bounce against City, Spurs had lost eight of their previous nine Premier League games against City, so the Lilywhites are turning the tables without question. The last time that Tottenham banked four league wins on the bounce against City was back in 2010. Tottenham are the form team of the moment and they are on a six match winning streak, the last time that they won seven league games in a row was way back in 1967. Tottenham are on a two match winning streak away from home, but those wins over Watford and Southampton have been their only victories in their last seven top flight away games. Tottenham have a W4 D4 L2 away from home this season. Notably too the defeats in that sequence on the road came in big challenges at Chelsea and Manchester United, Spurs losing both by a one goal margin. Christian Eriksen has scored on both of his previous visits to the Etihad in the Premier League and he is a 3/1 anytime goalscorer option with Harry Kane in at 7/5 after his hat trick against Swansea last weekend.
Manchester City v Tottenham Betting Odds
Man City 11/10, Draw 12/5, Tottenham 13/5
Manchester City v Tottenham Predictions
Tottenham are clearly the better of the two at the moment, but it is worth settling on the draw in the match outright in this one. The Lilywhites have been steaming but they have not faced a difficult task out on the road since a trip to Arsenal back in early November last year. City are still a threat on their day and you imagine that they would like to make a bit statement as they did in their recent win over Arsenal at the Etihad. Look for a draw and a 1-1 score has to have some appeal.
