Tottenham vs Man City: Head-to-head record in last 10 meetings
Man City host Tottenham as the Premier League returns after the international break. Let’s take a look at the last 10 matches between the two sides to see who has come out on top.
Tottenham vs Man City head-to-head record
The last ten games between Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester City extend back to the 2020-2021 season. Considering that Manchester City won four Premier League campaigns during that period and Tottenham finished 7th, 4th, 8th and 5th, the head-to-head results are relatively well split.
Results for Tottenham
Won: 4
Draw: 1
Lost: 5
Goals scored: 12
Goals against: 17
Of the teams Pep Guardiola has managed against more than 5 times, the only side he has a worse points per game average against than Tottenham is Liverpool.
Different Managers, same problems
Guardiola has been in the dugout for City’s last ten games against Tottenham, but across from him have sat 5 different Spurs managers in that time.
He has faced; Jose Mourinho, Ryan Mason (although Ryan Mason is always there), Nuno Espírito Santo, Antonio Conte and Ange Postecoglou. Despite there being different managers and different approaches, the games have played out in a similar way.
When Manchester City have won, it has appeared relatively comfortable. They almost always dominate possession and generate more chances at goal.
However, Tottenham’s wins often embody a sense of chaotic luck. Packed deep into their own box, riding their luck with City missing good opportunities, Spurs somehow score their one or two shots on target with several last-minute goals featuring as well.
Playing against City seems to inspire Spurs players
As Manchester City each year continue to cement their dominance, their strength invites challenge and some of Tottenham’s players appear to thrive in that fixture.
City fans are often wary of Son Heung-min, whose goals were significant in knocking Manchester City out of the Champions League in 2019. Son has scored in four of the last 10 matches he has played against City, but there is another Tottenham player who relishes the fixture even more.
Manchester City is the club Dejan Kulusevski has made the most goal contributions against in his career. With 3 goals and 4 assists across 7 games, when Tottenham click against City, he is likely to be involved in the goals.
With Spurs in need of a win after their loss against Ipswich, Spurs fans hope they can find the same form which saw them knock City out of the League Cup only a few weeks ago.
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