Prediction:City win @ 1.50

After breaking two historical records, Manchester City returns to the field on Saturday. At Ethirad Stadium in Manchester, he receives Tottenham. The game is part of the schedule of the eighteenth round of the English Premier League season 2017/2018. The kickoff is scheduled for 15:30 (Brasília time).

The recent performance of Manchester City

On Wednesday, December 13, as a visitor, City thrashed Swansea 4-0. With that, they reached 16 straight wins in the Premier League. A new record in the competition. Another historic mark was beat by Pepe Guardiola. For the first time a coach received the award for best coach of the month for three consecutive times.
All this is the result of an impeccable campaign of the Manchester Blues, who lead the tournament with 49 points (16 wins and a draw). It also has the best attack (52 goals) and the less leaked defense (11 goals). They are 11 more in comparison to Manchester United, runner-up. With 21 days to go, only a big drop in revenue would take the title from the team’s hands.
To prevent this window of opportunity from opening, Guardiola will have to deal with three problems in the defensive system. They have been in the infirmary for some time French right-back Benjamin Mendy (four games, no goal) and defender John Stones (12 games, no goal). The former suffered a knee injury at the end of September and has not been active since. It is in the final stages of recovery and may still play this year. It depends on the improvement of your physical conditioning.
Stones was injured in late November. It has been out of the last seven games and is expected to return in the final days of December or early January. This Saturday will probably still be banned.
The third possible low is also not new. A frequent member of the medical department of the club, Belgian defender Vincent Kompany (seven games, without a goal) suffered a new muscle injury during the classic against Manchester United (City victory 2-1). He was out of the game against Swansea and should stay away from the grass until the end of the year.

The current form of Tottenham

After a three-match losing streak (two draws and a loss) in the Premier League, Tottenham started a reaction. He thrashed Stoke home 5-1 in the sixteenth round and then in his dominance, he made it 2-0 at Brighton.
This caused the club to return to the qualifying zone for the Champions League. It is the fourth place in the English Championship with 31 points (nine wins, four draws and four losses).
Now coach Mauricio Pochettino tries to improve the club’s performance as a visitor. In the last four matches away from their dominions, Tottenham added just one point from the 12 disputed. In this list are classics against Arsenal (2 to 0) and Manchester United (1 to 0).
For this you can count on almost all your main athletes. Of the players who are considered holders, only one is in the process of injury recovery and is doubtful for the game. It is the Belgian defender Toby Alderweid (ten games in the English Championship 2017/2018, no goal). A thigh injury pulled him out of his last nine games. Also in the infirmary is the midfielder Victor Wanyama (two games, no goal).

History of matches between Manchester City and Tottenham
City and Tottenham have already crossed paths once in the current season. In a friendly match, the Blues thrashed 3-0. Last season Tottenham took the Premier League 2-0 at home and tying 2-2 at Manchester.

Only once in history did the Premier League have an undefeated champion. Arsenal was responsible for the feat. The City campaign even opens hopes that this brand will be matched. However, times are different. Clubs compete for a larger number of matches today, which causes more wear and tear on players and virtually requires coaches to spare athletes to avoid serious injury.
In addition, there is the natural accommodation caused by the great advantage in leadership. This opens the possibility of a higher risk guess. In this scenario, Tottenham appear as a good option, as it presents players with technical quality enough to annoy the City. A victory for the London team means multiplying the investment by 6.00 in Rivalo. Success of constituents pays 1.50. Draw yields 4.50 for 1.