Analysis: Manchester City - Tottenham, odds and tips

The most interesting match of the 22 round of the Premier League which will take place at Etihad stadium in Manchester where Citizens will host Tottenham.

Classification and team condition:
Confrontation between City and Hotspurs is a match of the first team against the third. The team from Manchester has 51 points what is 5 points more than the opponent from London.

Potential and team situation:
It looks like Roberto Mancini’s players have already passed the temporary crisis. The victory over Liverpool and Wigan let Citizens get back to the leading place. The advantage over the local opponent from Old Trafford makes only 3 points that is why the hosts will have enough motivation for a win. Roberto Mancini has to somehow change the absence of the brothers Kolo and Yaya Toure. The first one would be useful after a 4-match disqualification of Vincent Kompany. Now the 22 year old Stefan Savic has to substitute the captain of Citizens. Brothers Toure go to the African Cup of Nations and the will have a 2 week rest from club football.
No one from the main footballers of Spurs goes to the “Black Continent” since RSA (Pinar) Cameroon (Assou-Ekotto, Bassong) and Togo (Adebayor) have not qualified to the tournament. Harry Redknapp won’t be able to use Gallas, King, Huddlestone but this weakening doesn’t look dramatic if compared to the losses of City. Tottenham is the team which has been recently showing a very leveled-off game in the Premier League what has seriously brought them closer to a chance of reduction of the loss of points to 3.

History of meetings:
Manchester City hasn’t been very lucky in the previous seasons in matches against Tottenham. Spurs won 3 out of 4 previous matches at Etihad stadium.

Tips and justification:
Maybe it sounds shocking for somebody but we bet on Tottenham with a security, the variant “won’t lose”. The losses in the hosts’ team are enormous. Injuries and leaving of main players to the African Cup of Nations have led to huge problems in the defense and the center of the field, which now have to be dealt with by the coach…

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