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Manchester City vs Tottenham Tips – Home win & BTTS is value in the Premier League

By Vedran Ostojic

30 Nov 2023

Vedran Ostojic 30 Nov 2023

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Manchester City vs Tottenham closes Matchday 14 on Sunday, December 3
Can the Citizens return to winning ways after two straight Premier League draws?
Tips and predictions for the game

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Manchester City and Tottenham drop the curtain on Gameweek 14 on Sunday afternoon, December 3.

Tottenham are among the most unpleasant rivals for Pep Guardiola’s machinery. Spurs go into this on the back of three wins in the previous four meetings with Manchester City.

The Citizens came back from a two-goal deficit to beat Tottenham 4-2 via four second-half goals in the teams’ last clash at the Etihad.

Both teams were on target only twice in the previous eight head-to-head outings. The low-scoring run involves Tottenham’s 1-0 victory in February this year in London.

Manchester City vs Tottenham Preview

Manchester City played their worst half of the season on Tuesday night when they went on break with a two-goal deficit against RB Leipzig.

Nevertheless, Pep Guardiola made some rotations as the Citizens looked much better after the break, completing the comeback via three unanswered goals in the second half.

Manchester City thus confirmed the top spot in their UEFA Champions League group and they can now shift the focus to domestic football.

The Citizens enter this off the back of successive Premier League draws in the matches against Chelsea and Liverpool.

Guardiola has reasons to be worried about his team’s defensive displays of late as Man City shipped seven goals in the previous three outings across competitions.

This will be the music to the ears of Heung-Min Son who completed a hat-trick of offside goals in last weekend's 1-2 home loss to Aston Villa.

Tottenham generally play attractive football under Ange Postecoglou this season and we do not expect a different approach from them at the Etihad either.

Unfortunately for Ange, his team’s fortunes completely shifted a month ago when Spurs ended a four-win streak with a 1-4 defeat to Chelsea.

More so than the loss, Tottenham lost key creator James Maddison and main center-back Mickey van de Ven through injuries and two more defenders through suspensions (Cristian Romero and Destiny Udogie).

Two additional defeats to Wolves and Aston Villa, 1-2 each, happened as a consequence of such a depleted roster. Out of the four mentioned players, only left-back Udogie will be available for selection on Sunday in Manchester.

Manchester City vs Tottenham Prediction

Both sides have been very easy to break down in recent matches. With the firepower on display in both rosters, Man City’s in particular, we can’t expect anything other than a goal fest on Sunday.

Manchester City to win & Both Teams To Score seems the standout option while Premier League’s top scorer Erling Haaland brings value with 3.00 odds in the first-goalscorer market. Braver tipsters can look towards Heung-Min Son to score anytime at the attractive 4.00 odds.

Predictions

Manchester City to Win & BTTS – 2.50 (Stake)

Erling Haaland First Goalscorer – 3.00 (Stake)

Heung-Min Son Anytime Goalscorer – 4.00 (Stake)