Manchester City vs Tottenham Hotspur prediction | 2 Jan 2027 | xGtoday


Manchester City
Ranking: #5 overall, #2 in England

90.5 → 91.2 (+0.7 over last 10 games)

Rating
0-2 08 Sep Porto (A) 91.6 +0.7
0-1 13 Sep Man United (A) 91.6 0.0
5-3 20 Sep Sunderland (H) 90.4 -1.2
0-3 11 Oct Liverpool (A) 90.8 +0.4
2-4 14 Oct PSG (H) 91.2 +0.4
Tottenham Hotspur
Ranking: #31 overall, #14 in England

79.3 → 81.1 (+1.8 over last 10 games)

Rating
0-2 29 Aug Newcastle (H) 80.2 +0.3
0-0 05 Sep Nottm Forest (A) 80.5 +0.3
0-0 12 Sep Everton (H) 80.0 -0.5
2-3 19 Sep Aston Villa (H) 80.2 +0.2
1-1 10 Oct Man United (A) 81.1 +0.9

Manchester City vs Tottenham Hotspur: by the numbers

There are 26 places between these two in our European rankings, with Manchester City the higher, and 12 places between them in England.

The recent trend shows Tottenham Hotspur on the rise, +1.8 rating points over their last 10 matches, while Manchester City has also improved, albeit more slowly at +0.7.

Manchester City gained 0.5 rating points in the last contest between these two, on 1 February 2026.

Manchester City first climbed to #1 in our European rankings on 26 July 2018.

The best xGtoday rating Tottenham Hotspur have ever held is 92.0, first set on 1 April 2018.