FM Preview: Tottenham v Manchester City 14 Aug 2010

Last updated : 13 August 2010 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Tottenham Hotspur v Manchester City fixture

Man. City face a trip to Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane at lunchtime on Saturday, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Sky Blues will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 34 and win only 15 of the 66 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in December 2009, with Tottenham H. running out comfortable 3 - 0 winners in a Premier League match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2009/2010 Wed 05 May Man. City 0 - 1 Tottenham H. PREM
2009/2010 Wed 16 Dec Tottenham H. 3 - 0 Man. City PREM
2008/2009 Sat 16 May Tottenham H. 2 - 1 Man. City PREM
2008/2009 Sun 09 Nov Man. City 1 - 2 Tottenham H. PREM
2007/2008 Sun 16 Mar Man. City 2 - 1 Tottenham H. PREM
2007/2008 Tue 18 Dec Man. City 0 - 2 Tottenham H. LGEC
2007/2008 Sun 09 Dec Tottenham H. 2 - 1 Man. City PREM


Recent respective form guides

Tottenham Hotspur could not have a more impressive recent home form, having won each of the last six games. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 13 goals for the Spurs, with 4 goals against.

Man. City's away form is equally impressive, unbeaten in their last six, consisting of three wins and three draws. Those games have seen the Sky Blues pummel 14 goals, and let in 6.



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Current form guides: P W D L F A P
Tottenham H. 6 4 0 2 9 9 12
Man. City 6 2 2 2 9 5 8


FootyMad's prediction ...

This promises to be an excellent test for the in-form Sky Blues, but one which I believe will end in stalemate. Score draw

Sequence statistics:
Tottenham H. Won 3 successive home games.
10 games since last home draw.
Not drawn a match in their last 12 .
Man. City Previous 2 away games have finished all-square.
Not won in previous 2 away matches.
No win in the 2 most recent games.