Premier League: Manchester City vs. Tottenham Hotspur Preview, Odds, Prediction

The main event of the English Premier League’s round 7 is the clash between Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur. This contest takes place at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester, between the only two sides in the EPL who are undefeated right now. Managers, Guardiola and Conte, know one another very well, and both of them are the winners of the Premiership title. The fans expect to see an exciting battle between two extremely good units, both tactically and technically perfect.

Preview

Manchester City (-205) had a pleasant trip to Spain, where they smashed Seville on the road, 0-4, showing all the dominance and power against the rivals. Erling Haaland was once again lethal for the opponents’ defenders, scoring twice, while Phil Foden and Ruben Dias scored a goal each.

This was the eighth consecutive event for the Citizens in which they haven’t lost, and the sixth in the past seven with three or more goals. Haaland and the attackers are in excellent shape, scoring multiple goals in seven of the recent eight events.

Guardiola’s machinery played three games at home this year, and their goal difference is 14-2 right now, beating Bournemouth, 4-0, Palace, 4-2, and Nottingham, 6-0. Interestingly the last defeat here was in February, against …. Tottenham.

Antonio Conte and his Spurs (+650) won against Marseille in the UEFA Champions League, 2-0, but they only scored following the guests’ red card. Up until that point, Tottenham didn’t display some shiny performance. Richarlison’s brace decided the event.

Yet, this was the seventh consecutive game for the Spurs in which they haven’t lost, posting five wins and two draws throughout that span. Conte’s crew netted at least twice in five of those seven events, and four previous matches were with 2 or 3 goals.

The Italian manager uses his fluid and very fast players to strike from transition or counter-attacks, with Son and Richarlison playing behind Kane, who is again the target man in the system.

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Laporte, Mendy, Stones, and Walker are out for this game, noting that all the players apart from Mendy, who is suspended, are injured.

The only player ruled out among the hosts is Lucas Moura.

Head to Head Games

Over the recent year, Tottenham knew to beat City and was one of few teams against whom Guardiola and the crew didn’t have such a positive record. For instance, on both occasions last year, we saw the Spurs winning against Man City, 1-0 at home and 2-3 on the road at the Etihad.

Prediction

This is going to be a very tactical game, with both sides waiting for the rival’s mistake. Tottenham’s gameplan is clear, they will lay back and wait for the counter-attack while the hosts, as usual, are going to keep the ball in their feet and try to find a gap in the defensive line.

We believe that a moderate efficiency, meaning 2 or 3 goals, is the best choice for this matchup, with the current odds on that at +100. City is the favorite, but we wouldn’t touch that because of their history with the Spurs.

Pick: 2 or 3 goals +100