English Premier League. 12th round.
November 23. 19:30. Manchester. “Etihad”
Chief Judge: John Brooks (England)
Broadcast: Setanta Sports
Probably, Anga Postecoglou would not mind meeting with Pep Guardiola’s team right now, taking into account the shape the “citizens” are in. On the other hand, Pep has just extended his contract with the club for two years and this could be an emotional boost for future victories.
City are in a hole right now and it’s not just the results, but also the performance on the pitch. They had already lost to Spurs away in the League Cup on the last day of October. Will they be able to avenge that defeat at home and within the Premier League?
“Manchester City” news
Perhaps now was just the perfect time to sign a new contract with Pep Guardiola. For the first time in his coaching career, the Spanish specialist lost 4 matches in a row and the management showed their complete confidence in the legendary coach, who turned this team into one of the best in Europe.
Perhaps it is after this gesture that everything will change at Manchester City. Well, Pep had an extra two weeks to think about how to fix everything. Yes, we lost the last 4 games, against Tottenham in the League Cup (1:2), Bournemouth (1:2), Sporting in the Champions League (1:4) and Brighton (1:2).
The last victory was on October 26, when they faced Southampton, then it all ended with the score (1:0), although the city could have scored more. How long will this crisis last? Let’s see how they perform in the match against Spurs, this will be a good test that will show the real state of the team after the international break, whether it is ready to climb out of the hole.
Tottenham news
It’s interesting that it’s not just Pep Guardiola’s players who are in crisis now. Anhe Postecoglou’s team also has a lot of gaming problems. “Spurs” are unstable and this is very noticeable, they can win matches where you wouldn’t expect it from them, but then just have a spineless match against an outsider.
Over the last 5 matches they have 2 wins and 3 losses. They beat Aston Villa in a very important match with a score of 4:1, where few people expected this from them. The battle for places at the top of the table, Villa were in good shape and here is such a defeat. They also defeated Manchester City in the English League Cup (2:1).
Well, as for defeats, here is a separate interesting list. They gave Crystal Palace their first victory in the championship (0:1), then found no arguments against Galatasaray away in the Europa League (2:3), and in the last round they sensationally lost to the modest Ipswich, also giving their opponent their first victory in the season (1:2). Therefore, it is very difficult to predict what we will see from Son and company at the Etihad. Although, if you try to catch any trends, then they should show themselves very strongly here.
Tournament table
Personal meetings
30.10.24 KAL Tottenham – Manchester City 2:1
05.14.24 Premier League Tottenham – Manchester City 0:2
01/26/24 KA “Tottenham” – “Manchester City” 0:1
03.12.23 Premier League Manchester City – Tottenham 3:3
02/05/23 Premier League Tottenham – Manchester City 1:0
Figures and facts
- 14 of the last 16 matches between these opponents at the Etihad have gone to 2.5 odds;
- In 8 of Manchester City’s last 10 Premier League matches, the Over 2.5 bet was played;
- In 6 of Tottenham’s last 7 Premier League matches, the Over 2.5 bet was played.
Personnel situation, tentative compositions
We can talk about personnel problems at City for a long time. As usual, Guardiola cannot count on help from Rodri, Oscar Bobb, Ruben Dias and Mateo Kovacic. It is also unknown whether Grealish, Akanji, Ake, Stones, Doku, Nunes and Foden will be ready.
Postecoglou is also suffering from headaches, with Mickey van de Ven, Wilson Odobert and Richarlison injured. Bentancur was also disqualified for making a racist joke. The fitness of Mikey Moore, Christian Romero and Timo Werner is questionable.
“Manchester City”, 4-2-3-1: Ederson – Walker, Akanji, Ake, Guardiol – Lewis, Gundogan – Silva, De Bruyne, Savinho – Haaland
Tottenham, 4-3-3: Vicario – Porro, Dregushin, Davies, Udoji – Kulusevski, Bissouma, Sarr – Johnson, Solanke, Son
Broadcast of the match
Bets and odds for the match
Forecast for the match between Manchester City and Tottenham from UA-Football
TB 2.5 – 3:1. There is a strong feeling that the extension of the contract with Guardiola, the anger of the “townspeople” for the defeat a few weeks ago and simply the motivation to finally win after 4 defeats in a row will force them to come out with a special attitude and defeat the opponent. Moreover, the opponent himself is in dubious shape with problems both personnel and playing. Therefore, a confident victory for City at home.
This forecast is only one of the possible scenarios, it does not guarantee a win.
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