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


Manchester City
Ranking: #4 overall, #2 in England

91.2 → 91.0 (-0.2 over last 10 games)

Rating
3-0 13 May Crystal Palace (H) 91.1 +0.3
1-1 19 May Bournemouth (A) 90.5 -0.6
1-2 24 May Aston Villa (H) 89.7 -0.8
2-1 23 Aug Bournemouth (H) 90.1 +0.4
1-4 28 Aug Crystal Palace (A) 91.0 +0.9
Tottenham Hotspur
Ranking: #36 overall, #15 in England

78.5 → 80.2 (+1.7 over last 10 games)

Rating
1-1 11 May Leeds Utd (H) 79.4 +0.1
2-1 19 May Chelsea (A) 80.3 +0.9
1-0 24 May Everton (H) 80.6 +0.3
3-0 22 Aug Brentford (A) 79.9 -0.7
0-2 29 Aug Newcastle (H) 80.2 +0.3

Manchester City vs Tottenham Hotspur: by the numbers

There are 32 places between these two in our European rankings, with Manchester City the higher, and 13 places between them in England.

The recent trend shows Tottenham Hotspur on the rise, +1.7 rating points over their last 10 matches, while Manchester City has gone the other way at -0.2.

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

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

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