Manchester City vs Tottenham in Premier League at Etihad Stadium: Match preview, the best odds and hottest tips

Manchester City play host to Tottenham when the local rivals team up for another spicy derby in Premier League on Saturday at Etihad Stadium.

Manchester City step onto the pitch at 1th in the Premier League table on 63 points following 25 rounds. The Lilywhites are number 8 in the standings with 36 points after 25 matches.

Tottenham need a win against league leaders The Sky Blues on Saturday to shorten the gap in the table.

Manchester City arrive at their next Premier League match, averaging a fabulous 2.9 goals per game in their last 10 matches in which, they scored a delicious total of 29 , while also conceding 5 goals. That amounts to an average of 0.5 per game in which, they kept their opponents from scoring 7 times.

Spurs travel to their coming match this coming Saturday having performed a tolerable average of 1.7 goals in 10 matches. They scored a total of 17 goals, whilst shipping 12 goals against. An average of 1.2 goals against a game. They hung on to 4 clean sheets in this streak.

Our verdict

Stats and facts for Manchester City and Tottenham:

Form Manchester City vs Tottenham

Manchester City looking formidable.

In their previous 3 matches The Citizens experienced a 2-0 win against Brentford and went on to a 4-0 win against Norwich. Their latest match served up a 5-0 win against Sporting CP in the Champions League.

Spurs hope to stop the rot.

Tottenham have been a bit bleak in their last 3 matches, although it started with a 3-1 win against Brighton. Unable to follow that up, they went down 2-3 against Southampton, before handing over all 3 points in a 0-2 defeat against Wolves.

Just limiting an expected defeat might be the target for The Lilywhites here. Siding with Manchester City at odds 1.27 is a no-brainer in the kind of form they are displaying. Manchester City might be looking at 5 missing players for their upcoming assignment against Tottenham. Oliver Skipp, Japhet Tanganga & Eric Dier are among the 3 players unlikely to feature for Tottenham, when they travel to the Etihad Stadium.

Manchester City vs Tottenham – Match history

The latest match between Tottenham and Manchester City was a close affair, with The Lilywhites grabbing a small 1-0 victory. Manchester City go into their upcoming match against Tottenham with a 5-2-3 record in recent meetings in the Premier League. In the last 10 meetings of these teams, the opponents played on an equal footing.

Standings in Premier League

As the current Premier League standings shows us, the difference between the two teams is 27 points. Even though Tottenham cannot overtake Manchester City in the league standings right away, they will surely look to reduce or at least maintain the current gap. Manchester City, who are now number 1 with 63 points, will do their part to widen the distance to their upcoming opponents on Saturday.

Over 2.5 goals came out 5 times in the last 10 encounters between these two teams. Manchester City managed an average of 1.6 goals, with Tottenham averaging 1.1 goals in these. Both teams to score was a winning bet 4 times in this run of matches.

Primary goalscorer

It is difficult to look past Raheem Sterling, when on the search for a marksman. He seems to be on a strong run, as he hit the target 4 times lately for The Citizens. Harry Kane has managed to score 3 times in the last half dozen matches for Spurs. It is safe to say that they will both be looking to add to their total here once again.