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Match preview · Premier League

Tottenham Hotspur – Manchester City

Tottenham Hotspur 20th in Premier League Home 1.29 projected goals by the model
Manchester City 1st in Premier League Away 1.53 projected goals by the model

Model updated 4 October, 03:30 Odds not yet available

What the model expects

expected goals
1.29 1.53
Tottenham Hotspur Manchester City
Tottenham Hotspur
30%
Draw
29%
Manchester City
41%
The odds each result is fair at by the model's chance of it, with no margin in it
Tottenham Hotspur Draw Manchester City
Fair odds 3.38 3.41 2.43
Total goals
2.81
Over 2.5 goals
55%
Both teams to score
62%
Data coverage · full

Both teams have the full 20-match model window available.

Model vs market

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The model's case

Why the model leans Manchester City

41% Manchester City to win

Attack
2nd vs 8th
Manchester City attack v Tottenham Hotspur defence
Defence
5th vs 20th
Manchester City defence v Tottenham Hotspur attack
Recent xG form
+0.47 vs -0.34
xGD per match, last 6
Projected goals
1.29 – 1.53
Tottenham Hotspur v Manchester City
How the model arrived here →

Squad news

From Fantasy Premier League

Tottenham Hotspur

15 listed
  • Dane Scarlett 0% chance

    Forward · Has joined Leyton Orient permanently

  • Richarlison 0% chance

    Forward · not included in squad.

  • Djed Spence 0% chance

    Defender · Has joined Internazionale permanently

  • Souza 0% chance

    Defender · Has joined FC Porto on loan for the rest of the season

  • Guglielmo Vicario 0% chance

    Goalkeeper · Has joined Juventus on loan for the rest of the season

  • Cristian Romero 0% chance

    Defender · Has joined Atletico Madrid permanently

  • Pape Matar Sarr 0% chance

    Midfielder · Has joined Juventus on loan for the rest of the season

  • Mikey Moore 0% chance

    Midfielder · Has joined FC Köln on loan for the rest of the season

  • Mykhailo Mudryk 0% chance

    Midfielder · Ankle injury - Unknown return date

  • Ashley Phillips 0% chance

    Defender · Has joined Middlesbrough permanently

  • Xavi Simons 0% chance

    Midfielder · Knee injury - Unknown return date

  • Wilson Odobert 0% chance

    Midfielder · Knee injury - Unknown return date

  • Dejan Kulusevski 0% chance

    Midfielder · Knee injury - Unknown return date

  • Pedro Porro Sauceda 75% chance

    Defender · Hamstring injury - 75% chance of playing

  • Jan Paul van Hecke 75% chance

    Defender · Foot injury - 75% chance of playing

Manchester City

9 listed
  • Phil Foden 0% chance

    Midfielder · Suspended until 17 Oct

  • Divine Mukasa 0% chance

    Midfielder · has joined West Ham on loan for the rest of the seaon.

  • Max Alleyne 0% chance

    Defender · Has joined Burnley on loan for the rest of the season

  • Tijjani Reijnders 0% chance

    Midfielder · Has joined Al Qadsiah permanently

  • Claudio Echeverri 0% chance

    Midfielder · Has joined Benfica on loan for the rest of the season

  • Kalvin Phillips 0% chance

    Midfielder · Has joined Sheffield United on loan for the rest of the season

  • Jeremy Monga 0% chance

    Midfielder · Has joined Swansea City on loan for the rest of the season

  • Rodri 0% chance

    Midfielder · Has joined Barcelona permanently

  • Antoine Semenyo 75% chance

    Midfielder · Ankle injury - 75% chance of playing

The status, the chance of playing and the note beside each name are Fantasy Premier League's own, and it covers this competition only. Nothing above this section knows about any of it: a rating fitted over recent matches describes the side that played them.

Team comparison

Season to date, per match, with each club's placing in the competition. The last row is the last 6 matches.

Overview: Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester City compared, each figure with where it places in the competition.
Reading Tottenham Hotspur Manchester City
xG / match 1.00 · 18th (better) 2.10 · 2nd
xGA / match 1.56 · 11th (better) 1.45 · 9th
xGD / match -0.56 · 16th (better) +0.65 · 3rd
xPts / match 1.17 · 13th (better) 1.87 · 2nd
Last 6 xGD / match -0.34 (better) +0.47

The scorelines behind the model's numbers

No exact score is especially likely. The 3 most probable scorelines account for 34% of the model's distribution.

Manchester City clean sheet
25%
Manchester City 2+ goals
47%
Under 2.5 goals
45%
Both teams to score: no
38%

Most likely scorelines

1:1
14.5%
1:2
10.4%
2:1
8.6%
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Model details

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the last 20 matches, recency weighted (a match 107 days old counts half)
Tottenham Hotspur sample
20 matches
Manchester City sample
20 matches
Home xG sample · Tottenham Hotspur
3 matches
Away xG sample · Manchester City
2 matches
Computed
Sunday, 04/10/2026 at 03:30

Limitations

The model reads expected goals and nothing else. It does not know the lineups, who is injured or suspended, what either side has to play for, the weather, or how congested the schedule around this match is.