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Premier League | Gameweek 26
Feb 19, 2022 at 5.30pm UK
Etihad Stadium
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Man City
2 - 3
Spurs

Gundogan (33'), Mahrez (90+2' pen.)
FT(HT: 1-1)
Kulusevski (4'), Kane (59', 90+5')
Hojbjerg (64'), Romero (76'), Lloris (80')

The Match

Team News

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola makes two changes to his starting lineup for Saturday's Premier League encounter with Tottenham Hotspur at the Etihad Stadium.

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Premier League clash between Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Predicted Lineups

Sports Mole looks at how Tottenham Hotspur could line up in Saturday's Premier League clash with Manchester City.

Injuries & Suspensions

Sports Mole rounds up all of Tottenham Hotspur's latest injury and suspension news ahead of their Premier League fixture with Manchester City.

We said: Manchester City 3-1 Tottenham Hotspur

Man City have won six of their last seven home matches against Tottenham in all competitions, and we are finding it very difficult to back against the Citizens here. Spurs will be desperate to return to winning ways, but Guardiola's side are incredibly strong at the moment, so we can only see one winner here. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Manchester City win with a probability of 74.46%. A draw had a probability of 15.7% and a win for Tottenham Hotspur had a probability of 9.87%.

The most likely scoreline for a Manchester City win was 2-0 with a probability of 11.5%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 3-0 (9.6%) and 2-1 (9.22%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (7.36%), while for a Tottenham Hotspur win it was 1-2 (2.95%). The actual scoreline of 2-3 was predicted with a 1% likelihood.

Result
Manchester CityDrawTottenham Hotspur
74.46%15.66%9.87%
Both teams to score 50.63%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
64.15%35.84%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
42.07%57.93%
Manchester City Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
91.82%8.18%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
71.34%28.66%
Tottenham Hotspur Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
55.14%44.86%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
19.17%80.82%
Score Analysis
    Manchester City 74.46%
    Tottenham Hotspur 9.87%
    Draw 15.66%
Manchester CityDrawTottenham Hotspur
2-0 @ 11.5%
3-0 @ 9.6%
2-1 @ 9.22%
1-0 @ 9.19%
3-1 @ 7.7%
4-0 @ 6.01%
4-1 @ 4.82%
3-2 @ 3.08%
5-0 @ 3.01%
5-1 @ 2.41%
4-2 @ 1.93%
6-0 @ 1.26%
6-1 @ 1.01%
5-2 @ 0.97%
Other @ 2.76%
Total : 74.46%
1-1 @ 7.36%
2-2 @ 3.7%
0-0 @ 3.67%
Other @ 0.94%
Total : 15.66%
1-2 @ 2.95%
0-1 @ 2.94%
0-2 @ 1.18%
2-3 @ 0.99%
Other @ 1.81%
Total : 9.87%

How you voted: Man City vs Spurs

Manchester City
72.0%
Draw
7.5%
Tottenham Hotspur
20.6%
214
Head to Head
Aug 15, 2021 4.30pm
Gameweek 1
Spurs
1-0
Man City
Heung-min (55')
Moura (66'), Sanchez (90+1')

Grealish (90+1')
Apr 25, 2021 4.30pm
Feb 13, 2021 5.30pm
Gameweek 24
Man City
3-0
Spurs
Rodri (23' pen.), Gundogan (50', 66')
Silva (29')

Lamela (65'), Dier (77'), Davies (90+1')
Nov 21, 2020 5.30pm
Gameweek 9
Spurs
2-0
Man City
Heung-min (5'), Lo Celso (65')
Sissoko (42'), Kane (90')

Dias (87'), Torres (88')
Feb 2, 2020 4.30pm
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Feb 18, 16:55
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Pep Guardiola and Antonio Conte pictured on March 4, 2018
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Feb 18, 15:07
Tottenham Hotspur's Eric Dier claps the fans on December 26, 2021
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Feb 17, 18:03
Tottenham Hotspur's Eric Dier claps the fans on December 26, 2021
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Feb 16, 10:11
Manchester City's Jack Grealish pictured on September 15, 2021
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Sports Mole rounds up all of Manchester City's latest injury and suspension news ahead of their Premier League clash with Tottenham Hotspur.
Feb 16, 10:08
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2Manchester CityMan City117222213923
3Chelsea115422113819
4Arsenal115421812619
5Nottingham ForestNott'm Forest115421510519
6Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton115421915419
7Fulham115331613318
8Newcastle UnitedNewcastle115331311218
9Aston Villa115331717018
10Tottenham HotspurSpurs1151523131016
11Brentford115152222016
12Bournemouth114341515015
13Manchester UnitedMan Utd114341212015
14West Ham UnitedWest Ham113351319-612
15Leicester CityLeicester112451421-710
16Everton112451017-710
17Ipswich TownIpswich111551222-108
18Crystal Palace11146815-77
19Wolverhampton WanderersWolves111371627-116
20Southampton11119721-144


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