Manchester City vs Tottenham

0 - 2
🕒 Sat, 23 Aug 2025 12:30 Europe/London 📍 Etihad Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Peter Bankes 🔁 Regular Season - 2 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 2
Regular Season Table
Manchester City 2 · Tottenham 17
Referee Stats
22 matches · 3.82 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 3.82
Reds avg 0.18
Penalties avg 0.27
Over 4.5 cards 41%
Home wins 64%
Draws 14%
Away wins 23%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (10-12).
  • Manchester City controlled possession (61%).
  • Physical contest: 5 yellows.

Team Overview

Manchester City (Home stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 14-3-2

Goals For / Against

45 / 14
Avg: 2.37 / 0.74

Points

45
Avg: 2.37

Clean Sheets

9

Failed to Score

1
Tottenham (Away stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 7-5-7

Goals For / Against

26 / 26
Avg: 1.37 / 1.37

Points

26
Avg: 1.37

Clean Sheets

6

Failed to Score

4

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Premier League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

2.37
PPG
1.37
2.37
GF
1.37
0.74
GA
1.37
74%
O2.5
63%
47%
BTTS
53%
84%
Score 1st
47%

League-position context

Manchester City rank2nd
Tottenham rank17th
Manchester City points78
Tottenham points41
Manchester City: #2 · 78 pts · GD +42
Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 25 pts above the play-off edge. 37 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Tottenham: #17 · 41 pts · GD -9
37 pts off the top 2. 12 pts off the play-off line. 3 pts from safety.
37-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Manchester City last 5 home

L W W W D
Points10/15
Weighted index62
Goals11-5
Record3-1-1
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Tottenham last 5 away

L W W L D
Points7/15
Weighted index49
Goals5-5
Record2-1-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Manchester City trend breakdown

Over 2.574%
BTTS47%
BTTS + O2.537%
1H Over 0.589%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 21% · 1H BTTS 21%

Tottenham trend breakdown

Over 2.563%
BTTS53%
BTTS + O2.547%
1H Over 0.568%
Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 79% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 16%

Scoring reliability

Manchester City score at home95%
Manchester City clean sheet at home47%
Tottenham score away79%
Tottenham clean sheet away32%

First-goal patterns

Manchester City score first84%
Manchester City win after scoring first75%
Tottenham score first47%
Tottenham win after scoring first78%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Manchester City 50% · Tottenham 33%
Avg first goal minute: Manchester City 24.7' · Tottenham 31.0'

Vs league average

Manchester City score at home2.37 vs 1.53
Manchester City concede at home0.74 vs 1.22
Tottenham score away1.37 vs 1.22
Tottenham concede away1.37 vs 1.53
Manchester City score 55% above league average, while Tottenham score 12% above league average.
Defensive side: Manchester City are 40% below league average at home, and Tottenham are 10% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals2.60
BTTS20%
Over 2.540%
At this venue setup: 4.60 goals on average across the last 5.

Manchester City goal timing (home)

1H scored: 60% 2H scored: 40% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 31-45
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
31-45 12
16-30 9
61-75 9
0-15 5
46-60 4
76-90+ 4
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
31-45 4
46-60 4
16-30 3
61-75 3
76-90+ 2
0-15 1

Tottenham goal timing (away)

1H scored: 50% 2H scored: 50% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
31-45 7
76-90+ 7
16-30 4
46-60 4
0-15 2
61-75 2
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 9
31-45 7
16-30 3
46-60 2
61-75 2
0-15 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
4
5
Total Shots
10
12
Shots off Goal
3
5
Blocked Shots
3
2
Shots Inside Box
6
10
Shots Outside Box
4
2
Ball Possession
61%
39%
Corner Kicks
7
2
Fouls
7
12
Offsides
0
1
Yellow Cards
1
4
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
3
4
Total Passes
525
331
Passes Accurate
456
259
Passes %
87%
78%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
1
Away
4
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
5
Away
4
23'
23' R. Aït-Nouri
1st substitution · For: N. Aké
34'
34' B. Johnson
35'
35' Goal · 0-1
B. Johnson
Normal Goal · Assist: Richarlison
37'
37' VAR
B. Johnson
Goal confirmed
45'
45' Goal · 0-3
João Palhinha
Normal Goal
54'
54' Omar Marmoush
2nd substitution · For: J. Doku
54'
54' R. Cherki
3rd substitution · For: Bernardo Silva
68'
68' C. Romero
71'
71' Nico González
71'
71' Richarlison
75'
75' Oscar Bobb
4th substitution · For: P. Foden
75'
75' Nico González
5th substitution · For: Rodri
78'
78' Richarlison
1st substitution · For: D. Solanke
78'
78' B. Johnson
2nd substitution · For: W. Odobert
81'
81' Pedro Porro
86'
86' M. Kudus
3rd substitution · For: L. Bergvall
90+1'
90+1' João Palhinha
4th substitution · For: K. Danso

Manchester City vs Tottenham 0-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Tottenham beat Manchester City 2-0 on Saturday, 23 August 2025 in Premier League. The match was refereed by Peter Bankes. It was played at Etihad Stadium.

First half: Manchester City made their 1st substitution at 23', with R. Aït-Nouri replacing N. Aké. B. Johnson received a yellow card for Tottenham at 34'. Tottenham took the lead at 35' when B. Johnson scored, with the assist credited to Richarlison, making the score 0-1. VAR intervened at 37' for Tottenham (Goal confirmed). Tottenham extended the lead at 45' when João Palhinha scored, making the score 0-3.

Second half: No goals were scored in the second half. Manchester City made their 2nd substitution at 54', with Omar Marmoush replacing J. Doku. Manchester City made their 3rd substitution at 54', with R. Cherki replacing Bernardo Silva. C. Romero received a yellow card for Tottenham at 68'. Nico González received a yellow card for Manchester City at 71'. Richarlison received a yellow card for Tottenham at 71'. Manchester City made their 4th substitution at 75', with Oscar Bobb replacing P. Foden. Manchester City made their 5th substitution at 75', with Nico González replacing Rodri. Tottenham made their 1st substitution at 78', with Richarlison replacing D. Solanke. Tottenham made their 2nd substitution at 78', with B. Johnson replacing W. Odobert. Pedro Porro received a yellow card for Tottenham at 81'. Tottenham made their 3rd substitution at 86', with M. Kudus replacing L. Bergvall. Tottenham made their 4th substitution at 90+1', with João Palhinha replacing K. Danso.

Manchester City used 5 substitutions while Tottenham used 4 substitutions. Manchester City got 1 yellow card, while Tottenham got 4 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • Shots were tight (10-12).
  • Manchester City controlled possession (61%).
  • Physical contest: 5 yellows.

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games24
Home Wins10
Draws4
Away Wins10
Over 2.5 Goals13 (54.2%)
BTTS11 (45.8%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games12
Home Wins5
Draws3
Away Wins4
Over 2.5 Goals10 (83.3%)
BTTS8 (66.7%)

Manchester City vs Tottenham Head-to-Head History by Season