Manchester City vs Tottenham: Match Preview, Odds & Prediction

On Saturday night, Manchester City will host Tottenham at the Etihad Stadium in a desperate attempt to get a much-needed lift. Please scroll down to see our match details and predictions.

Previous Matches and Head-to-head

First up, the hosts, Manchester City, who are in the thick of a public scandal as we go into the international break in November, are in dire need of a significant boost. The reigning champions have set a number of unsavory records in recent weeks, and they enter the international break having suffered a shocking late collapse away at Brighton, losing 2-1.

Surprisingly, the Sky Blues had lost all four of their prior matches in a row, regardless of the competition. With their return putting them five points behind Liverpool for first place, the former Barcelona manager is under increasing pressure. 

Man City's defensive issues have been noticeable this season, and their most recent match against Saturday's opponents will only add to their worries. They lost 2-1 in north London on October 30th, ending their EFL Cup journey, and Guardiola's squad is out for instant retribution.

Tottenham, on the other hand, have shown no signs of consistency this season, losing shockingly 2-1 at home to Ipswich before the international break in November. With two consecutive losses and now relying on goal differential to remain in the top half of the league, Ange Postecoglou's squad faces a formidable opponent in their pursuit of a Champions League spot.

The former Celtic manager will be understandably frustrated by his team's inability to find success away from north London, as they were last seen on the road losing to Galatasaray in a thrilling match. Spurs have lost all three of their previous matches outside of the capital by an aggregate score of 7-4. They have also won only twice in the Premier League when on the road since March's beginning.

Manchester City x Tottenham Team News

Midfield talisman Rodri, the newly crowned Ballon d'Or winner, is still out with a long-term knee injury, despite his statements that he believes a comeback before the season ends is conceivable. Similarly, Portuguese defender Ruben Dias is questionable for this weekend's match due to a recent hamstring injury.

Even though English superstar Phil Foden has been out from international duty for the previous two weeks, City is still holding out hope that he may play a role in this match. Erling Haaland, who has scored 12 goals in 11 Premier League games so far, will be Guardiola's leading man.

Richarlison, a Brazilian international, will miss Tottenham's trip to Manchester due to a long-term muscular injury he sustained earlier this month. Equally uncertain is defensive ace Micky van de Ven, who did not play in any of Spurs' last three matches before the international break in November.

Rodrigo Bentancur will sit this one out after receiving a seven-game suspension earlier this week for allegedly racist slurs directed at teammate Son Heung-min. Dominic Solanke, who arrived from Bournemouth in a costly transfer, will start up front and has scored four goals in the Premier League since then.

Our Predictions

 Both teams to score & Over 2.5 goals @ 1.73 on Sky247.ng

The heat is on Manchester City as they enter the international break in November amidst a public crisis. On Saturday, the hosts should be worried about their most recent matches against the Spurs since they returned from the international break in November, five points behind the leaders.

They lost 2-1 on October 30th in an EFL Cup match in north London, so another exciting game this weekend is possible. We are supporting a mad dash from the Etihad in a game that usually produces a lot of drama.

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