Manchester City vs Tottenham Betting Tips

The league leaders Manchester City will host Tottenham at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester on 13th February 2021 at 23:00 IST. Manchester City will be looking to build an unassailable lead at the top of the table. While Tottenham will be looking to crawl back into the top four with a win here.

Manchester City Form & Team News

After a slow start, Manchester City have rallied very well and are leading the English Premier League points table with 50 points. They have played 22 matches and have won 15 matches, drew five matches and lost just two matches. In the 22 matches that they have played, they have scored 43 goals and have conceded just 14 goals, which is the least number of goals conceded this season. They have the best home record as they have eight wins, two draws and just one loss in the 11 home matches.

Manchester City are still doing pretty well without Sergio Aguero and Kevin De Bruyne. Apart from them, Nathan Ake, Rodri and Ruben Dias are doubtful for the clash against Tottenham. De Bruyne would be a key miss for Guardiola’s side as he is the team’s best creator with ten assists and three goals to his name. The goal scoring list is led by Ilkay Gundogan, who has nine goals to his name and is closely followed by Raheem Sterling with eight goals.

Tottenham Form & Team News

Tottenham are currently in the eighth position of the Premier League points table with 36 points from 22 matches. They are just three points behind the fifth placed Chelsea and also have a match in hand. They have ten wins, six draws and six losses in the 22 matches played this season. They have a decent away form as they have won five matches and draw three in the ten away matches played this season. In the 22 matches played this season, they have scored 36 goals and have conceded 22 goals.

Tottenham will be without the likes of Sergio Reguilón, Serge Aurier and Giovani Lo Celso for the weekend clash against Manchester City. Harry Kane returned to the playing XI over the weekend, which boosted them to a 2-0 win over West Brom. He is the team’s leading goal scorer with 13 goals and also he is the team’s leading assist provider with 11 assists. He is well supported by Heung-Min Son, who has 13 goals and six assists.

Odds by Casumo

According to the Casumo sportsbook, Manchester City are the favorites to win the match and are placed at 1.33 odds. Tottenham are placed at 8.50 and the draw at 5.80 odds.

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Our Tipster’s Angle

Manchester City are currently the best team in the league so far and are in top-notch form. By considering the current form, Manchester City are having an edge over Tottenham. Also, this is expected to be a high scoring clash as both the teams have good attacking strength.

Tip 1: Total Cards Under 3.5

Manchester City have received just 24 cards in the 22 matches played this season at an average of just over one per match. While Tottenham on the other hand, have just received just 28 cards in 22 matches at an average of 1.2 cards per match. This suggests that how disciplined these two teams are. In the last five matches that Manchester City have played at home, they have just received just two cards. Apart from that, Tottenham have just received just four cards in the last four away matches that they have played. So, it is more likely that this is going to be a disciplined match and less than 3.5 cards will be shown at 1.72 odds available on the Casumo sportsbook.

Tip 2: Halftime/Fulltime – Manchester City/Manchester City

In the last three head to head matches that were played at the Etihad Stadium, Manchester City led at halftime in all three matches and went onto win two matches. Out of the 11 home matches, Manchester City have led at halftime and won seven matches. Tottenham on the other hand managed to achieve this feat in just two of their ten away matches. Apart from that, Manchester City have led at halftime and won the match in four of the last five matches that they played at home. Also, Manchester City are currently on a 14 match winning streak in all competitions. So, it is very likely that Manchester City will lead at halftime and go on to win the match at 1.81 odds available at the Casumo sportsbook.

Conclusion

Manchester City have been a team to beat this season and it’s looking like that they will not stop until they have the title in their hands. Tottenham will be hoping to salvage the rest of the season and make it to Europa League at least. Summarizing a couple of bets mentioned above

1. Total Cards Under 3.5 @ 1.72
2. Halftime/Fulltime – Manchester City/Manchester City @ 1.81

 

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