Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur both started the 2025-2026 Premier League season with a victory. Therefore, they will definitely be determined to extend their joy.
Pep Guardiola's side temporarily held the top spot after beating Wolves 4-0 in the opening round. Tottenham, meanwhile, are no less in a good position, having beaten Burnley 3-0 at home.
Man City entered this match with impressive form. They have earned the most points in the league (26) and are the only team unbeaten since April (8 wins, 2 draws). The Citizens' defense has become a solid support, with 7 clean sheets and only having to face an average of 7.6 shots per match.
However, Guardiola cannot be subjective. Tottenham has always been the most difficult part of his coaching career. The Spaniard has suffered nine defeats against Spurs - only behind Liverpool (10). Last season, Man City were disappointed when they lost to Tottenham in both the Premier League (04) and the League Cup (1-2).
On the other side of the front line, coach Thomas Frank is making a promising start with Tottenham. After an emotional European Super Cup match with PSG, Spurs continued to show confidence when they convincingly defeated Burnley 3-0.
Tottenham will aim to win both of the opening rounds of the Premier League for the first time since the 2021-2022 season. However, the challenge is not small as in the last 11 matches against non-rookie opponents, they have never experienced a sense of victory (2 draws, 9 losses).
Frank once caused a stir in the whole of England when he helped Brentford defeat Man City 2-1 at the Etihad in November 2022. In history, only Jose Mourinho and Antonio Conte have beaten Guardiola away from home for two different sides. Now, Frank has the opportunity to add himself to this special list.
Statistics also show that a goal party will appear at the Etihad. The last 4 confrontations between the two teams at the Etihad have witnessed a total of 21 goals (Man City 9, Tottenham 12). No away team has maintained that record in five consecutive games against Man City since Sunderland in the 1980-2000 period.
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