In their last Champions League match, Manchester City defeated Red Bull Leipzig 3-2, in which they had 70% of the possession, with 6 shots on target from a total of 14 shots. City's goals were contributed by Erlin Harland (54th minute), Phil Foden (70th minute) and Julian Alvarez (87th minute). Red Bull Leipzig, for their part, had five shots, three on goal, with two goals scored by Lois Openda in the 13th and 33rd minutes. A look at City's recent record in games has usually been an exciting matchup with a lot of goals, with a total of 25 goals scored between the two sides in the last six games (average of 4.17 goals per game), with City's side contributing 17 goals. Against their upcoming opponents, City are unbeaten in their last 17 home league games, an impressive run.
Tottenham Hotspur will be looking to turn their fortunes around in this match after their last match ended in defeat against Aston Villa. Against Villa, Tottenham had 62% of the possession, with 18 shots on goal and 8 on target. Tottenham's goal was scored by Giovanni Lo Celso in the 22nd minute. Villa, on the other hand, had 15 shots, five on target, with goals scored by Paul Torres and Ollie Watkins in the 45th and 61st minutes, respectively. In their last six games, Spurs have scored eight goals and have scored in each of those games, but they have also conceded nine goals in that time. We'll have to see if that trend continues beyond the end of this game.
Looking back at the all-time head-to-head between the two sides since February 13, 2021, each team has won 3 matches and drawn 0. In those games, both sides have scored a total of 17 goals, with Manchester City scoring 10 and Tottenham Hotspur scoring 7. This means an average of 2.83 goals per game.
The last time the two sides met in the Premier League was on February 5, 2023 in the 22nd round of the competition, which ended with Tottenham Hotspur defeating Manchester City by a 1-0 margin. On the day, Tottenham had 36% possession and attempted 12 shots, 3 on target, with the only goal being scored by Harry Kane in the 15th minute. Manchester City, on the other hand, had 15 shots, five on target. The referee on duty was Andrew Medley.
For Manchester City, Zack Steffen will be unavailable due to knee surgery and Kevin De Bruyne due to a partially torn muscle. It is expected that City may play in a 3-2-4-1 formation with Ederson Moraes, Kyle Walker, Ruben Dias, Nathan Ake, Manuel Akanji, Rodney, Phil Foden, Julian Alvarez, Bernardo Silva, Jeremy Doku and Erling Haaland rounding out the starting lineup.
For Tottenham Hotspur, Ryan Sessegnon will be unavailable due to surgery, Rodrigo Bentancur due to a torn ankle, Alfie Whiteman with an ankle injury, Papu Matar Sarr with a knock, Manoel Solomon with a meniscus injury, Richarlison with groin surgery, Ashley Phillips with an ankle injury, Ivan Perisic with a torn cruciate ligament , James Maddison's ankle injury and Mickey van der Ven's hamstring injury will be unavailable. Cristian Romero will also be unavailable due to suspension. It is expected that Tottenham may play in a 4-2-3-1 formation with a starting lineup that includes Guglielmo Vicario, Pedro Polo, Emerson Royal, Ben Davies, Iyenoma Udoji, Ives Bissouma, Giovanni Lo Celso, Brennan Johnson, Dejan Kuluszewski, Brian Hill and Son.
