Manchester City match preview

Last updated : 27 September 2003 By Footymad Previewer
History of the Manchester City v Tottenham Hotspur fixture

Tottenham face a trip to Manchester City at City of Manchester Stadium on Sunday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. Spurs will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 30 and win only 12 of the 55 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in December 2002, with Tottenham inflicting a narrow 2 - 3 defeat upon the Sky Blues in a Premiership match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2002/2003Fri 18 AprTottenham0 - 2Man CityPREM
2002/2003Mon 23 DecMan City2 - 3TottenhamPREM
2000/2001Sat 10 FebMan City0 - 1TottenhamPREM
2000/2001Sat 23 SepTottenham0 - 0Man CityPREM
1995/1996Sat 13 JanTottenham1 - 0Man CityPREM
1995/1996Sat 19 AugMan City1 - 1TottenhamPREM
1994/1995Tue 11 AprTottenham2 - 1Man CityPREM

Recent respective form guides

Manchester City have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, A total of 11 goals have been scored by the Sky Blues in those games, with 6 conceded.

Tottenham have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While Spurs have hit 8 goals, 14 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Man City find themselves in a respectable 5th position, courtesy of the 11 points they have accumulated from 6 games. Tottenham are stuck down in the relegation zone of Barclaycard Premiership with a return of just 4 points from their 6 games thus far.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Man City632113811
Tottenham61145124

FootyMad's prediction ...

Spurs are in poor form away, and the FootyMad team are afraid to say this game can be passed over as a comfortable defeat against Man City. Home win

Sequence statistics:
Man CityNo sequences of note
TottenhamNot won in previous 4 away matches.
An overall losing run of 3 games.
No win in the 4 most recent games.


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