The Premier League schedule throws up an intriguing clash on Sunday afternoon when a struggling Tottenham side, who could be without head coach Antonio Conte due to surgery, host an ever-dangerous Manchester City in a 4:30pm GMT kick-off from the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Here is my Tottenham vs Man City betting preview.
Tough time for Tottenham
It’s been a tough start to 2023 for Conte’s side with Tottenham having lost 3 of their 5 league games played so far in this calendar year. One of those defeats was actually a 4-2 loss away to their opponents for this game and that only came a couple of weeks ago. Conte is a doubt to be on the sideline for Spurs for this game after he endured an operation to remove his gall bladder during the week.
The North Londoners are currently down in 5th place after winning just 2 of their last 6 league games. This drop in form has seen them go from title dark horses to a team that is now 4 points off the pace of the Champions League qualification places. It’s now 4 losses from their last 5 home league games but they will be looking to build on last week’s 1-0 win away to Fulham. The team have lost all 5 of their league matches played against teams placed higher than them in the table.
Citizens on the charge
There is no denying that Manchester City have fallen short of their extremely high standards recently. The Citizens have dropped off the title challenge pace after dropping points in 3 of their last 7 league games. This has seen Arsenal move 5 points clear at the top of the league table. That gap could be reduced to just 2 points here after the Gunners suffered a shock 1-0 loss away to lowly Everton in their last outing.
City come into this game after back-to-back league wins with one of those being that home victory over Spurs. It’s also 3 wins from their last 4 away league matches so they know how to get the 3 points on their travels. Riyad Mahrez stands out as an anytime scorer pick having bagged 7 goals against Tottenham in the Premier League down the years. It’ll be interesting to see how Pep Guardiola sets his team up after the departure of Joao Cancelo to Bayern Munich on transfer deadline day. No doubt, Rico Lewis will be utilised but it’s a transfer that will certainly make City weaker and might negatively impact the mood of the dressing room.
Tottenham vs Man City Betting Tips
These two sides met just a couple of weeks back and it was City who prevailed as superior winners. Not a lot has changed since then and, if anything, you’d have to argue that Tottenham haven’t really improved where as City look a lot more like their old selves now. The team have shown time and time again under Guardiola that when they start building up a head of steam they are very hard to stop. They will also smell blood after that Arsenal loss on Saturday.
The key factor here could be that Spurs have conceded the first goal in each of their last 5 home league games where as City have won 12 of the 16 league games where they have scored first. I’m expecting a City win and Tottenham’s troubles under Conte to continue. I think it’s also sensible to back Manchester City to score first given recent trends for both teams.
Manchester City HT/FT @ 7/4 with Bet365
Anytime Scorer: Riyad Mahrez @ 10/3 with Unibet
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