FootyMAD's Tottenham Hotspur match preview

Last updated : 08 November 2008 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Manchester City v Tottenham Hotspur fixture

Man. City prepare to entertain Tottenham Hotspur at City of Manchester Stadium on Sunday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 68 games played, Sky Blues have recorded 34 wins, and Tottenham H. have come away with 19 victories.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at City of Manchester Stadium was less than a year ago, in March 2008, the Sky Blues carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a Premier League match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2007/2008Sun 16 MarMan. City2-1Tottenham H.PREM
2007/2008Tue 18 DecMan. City0 - 2Tottenham H.LGEC
2007/2008Sun 09 DecTottenham H.2 - 1Man. CityPREM
2006/2007Sun 13 MayTottenham H.2 - 1Man. CityPREM
2006/2007Sun 17 DecMan. City1 - 2Tottenham H.PREM
2005/2006Sat 08 AprTottenham H.2 - 1Man. CityPREM
2005/2006Wed 04 JanMan. City0 - 2Tottenham H.PREM

Recent respective form guides

Manchester City are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 17 goals for the Sky Blues, with 9 goals against.

Tottenham H. have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Spurs have hit 8 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Man. City's 13 points from 11 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position. Tottenham H. find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 11 games have yielded only 9 points.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Man. City621310117
Tottenham H.631213910

FootyMad's prediction ...

The match against Tottenham H. is certainly an interesting one with me deciding its going to end up with a victory for the Sky Blues in a close run game. Home Win

Sequence statistics:
Man. City 14 games since last home draw.
Not drawn a match in their last 4 .
Tottenham H. Not won in previous 5 away matches.
5 games since last defeat.