Man City – Tottenham, Picks and Tips
It is the derby of the Premier League stage and promises to give us a total show, even if it is not a decisive duel in the fight for the title. Man City vs Tottenham face to face two teams in a diametrically opposite shape. If Guardiola's students dominate the English championship and come after an unlikely 5-0 win over Sporting in the eighth round of the Champions League, Spurs are once again in a bad position. In fact, this is the first such moment for the Londoners since the arrival of Antonio Conte on the technical bench. Tottenham have three defeats in a row in the first echelon of Albion and are now in 8th place. The "citizens" have had an excellent run in recent months and do not give any chance to any opponent. Overall, the last defeat of Guardiola's students was caused by Leipzig in the Champions League groups (1-2). In the Premier League, they lost to Crystal Palace (0-2), just at the end of October. If we still remember UCL, we must remember that the English come after having fun in the middle of the week on the field of Sporting Lisbon (5-0), in the round match of the eighth finals of the competition. Previously, the Etihad team defeated Brentford (2-0) and Norwich (4-0) in the English championship. After 25 games in Albion, Man City have 63 points, nine over Liverpool. However, the "cormorants" have a game in hand.
Spurs are in a diametrically opposite shape. Although the Londoners have had an extremely good run in the Premier League since Antonio Conte took over the technical bench, things have changed in the meantime. Tottenham come after three consecutive defeats in the league: 0-2 vs Chelsea, 2-3 vs Southampton and 0-2 vs Wolves. Among them, a success in the FA Cup, against Brighton (3-1). Saturday's guests were eliminated from the group stage of the UEFA Conference League. In the Premier League, Spurs is only in 8th place, with 36 points obtained in 22 matches. However, it should be borne in mind that the team from North London has three arrears and can climb to the 4-5th place after their match. In the previous 35 direct matches played between the two teams, the "citizens" have the advantage in terms of victories. They won 17 times and lost 15 times. Three more games ended in a draw. Man City and Spurs last met in the championship tour. In August, the Londoners prevailed on their own field with the score of 1-0, thanks to a goal signed by the South Korean Son. It was one of the few missteps of Guardiola's band this season. City had previously beaten Tottenham in last season's EFL Cup final (1-0).
Our recommendation tip for Man City – Tottenham: MAN CITY / MAN CITY (1/1) @ 1.80