Click here for details 17:30 Manchester City vs Tottenham – Prediction – 3.2
Best Bets – BTTS and over 2.5 goals @5/6 – 3.5 Stars, BTTS @4/6 - 4 Stars, BTTS in 2nd half @7/4 – 1.5 Stars, Over 3.5 match goals @6/5 – 1.5 stars Current Form
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Final Verdict We should be in for a cracking contest on Saturday evening with Spurs taking on run-away league leaders Man City in the live tea-time kick-off from the Etihad Stadium. Spurs have a great recent record against City, winning 3 of the last 4 and scoring 2 or more in all 4, but current form suggests they will be in for a tough time here with the league leaders breaking records and seeming unstoppable under the stewardship of Catalan separatist (and best friend of Zlatan), Senor Pep Guardiola who has lead his team to an 11 point lead before a Christmas cracker has yet to be pulled, in what has been a truly scintillating run of form for the blue half of Manchester. Goals seem inevitable here with BTTS and over 2.5 goals the obvious selection with City usually scoring at least 2 on home soil and Spurs offering such a strong counter attacking threat of their own. Much depends on the form of Kane, Dele, and Eriksen but if Spurs bring their A game, we should see a really good football match with both sides more than capable of scoring a couple of goals each. Indeed, Spurs have scored 87 Premier League goals in the last 12 months while City have scored 98 over the same period and I expect both sides to add to their tallies here with the visitors surely travelling with renewed confidence following their own upturn in fortunes over the past fortnight. While Spurs had certainly gone off the boil domestically, 3 successive wins over admittedly modest opposition have given Pochettino’s men a boast heading into this crucial fixture and they will travel north with high hopes, especially given their recent performances against Man City both in London and in Manchester. BTTS and over 2.5 goals is priced @5/6 with the individual selections 4/7 and 11/20 respectively and I don’t see any other outcome with Spurs certainly likely to push City further than any other side has during this incredible run of victories. If Kane and co. do find their best form, over 3.5 goals is certainly possible at 6/5 with 6 of the last 9 meetings between these sides seeing 4 goals or more scored. Both sides have also conceded in recent weeks with clean-sheets few and far between and I would be genuinely surprised not to see this fixture produce on the goals front. City to score 2 or more @4/9 is short but safe while Spurs to record the same feat is much bigger @2/1 but certainly has a chance considering Spurs recent record against the Citizens. One interesting stat that caught my eye during the analysis was the frequency for second half goals in those matches where BTTS appears. 17 of the 22 goals scored in those 5 BTTS and overs matches came in the second half. BTTS in the 2nd half is 7/4 and could be worth a punt but there is no doubt that my safest calls here are BTTS @4/7 and BTTS and over 2.5 goals scored @5/6 with City short favourites at just 8/15 to claim their 16th successive league win. Ultimately, it would be hard to back against the hosts but I do expect Spurs to make a real game of it and we should see one of the better contests of the PL season here with goals expected at both ends and while I would give the edge to City, it wouldn’t surprise me to see their run of victories come to an end with Spurs doing so well in recent match-ups. Best Bets Manchester City vs Tottenham –BTTS and over 2.5 goals @5/6 – 3.5 Stars Manchester City vs Tottenham –BTTS @4/6 - 4 Stars Manchester City vs Tottenham –BTTS in 2nd half @7/4 – 1.5 Stars Manchester City vs Tottenham –Over 3.5 match goals @6/5 – 1.5 Stars Comments are closed.
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