Manchester City vs Tottenham is a suitably entertaining matchweek highlight with which to welcome back English club football as it starts gathering the relentless, breakneck speed of a runaway train, powering through until the next international break in late March.
The stats point to a goal-laden encounter and we’ve got an angle on that aspect of the biggest game of the weekend, along with a brace of EFL bets on spoils being shared.
Weekend Football best bets
Over 1.5 Tottenham goals vs Manchester City @ 17/10
Lincoln vs Wycombe – Half-time draw @ 11/10
Grimsby vs Colchester – Draw @ 9/4
Bet on the latest English football odds at Betzone
Two or more Tottenham strikes the best way to back Etihad goals
Manchester City vs Tottenham is rich in the promise of goals, with City top of the Premier League xG standings on 2.18 per game and Spurs second on 1.86 an outing.
Over 3.5 strikes feels more than feasible under the circumstances and all the more so given the clubs’ last three Etihad meetings have each seen five or more netted, but at 19/20 there are better bets out there – including the 17/10 about over 1.5 Tottenham goals.
City have shipped at least twice in each of their last four in all competitions, including against the Lilywhites in a 2-1 EFL Cup loss in north London. They’ve also been breached at least twice the last three times they’ve hosted Spurs.
For all their inconsistencies, Ange Postecoglou’s men lead the EPL scoring charts with 23 goals from their first 11 games and stand a great chance of doubling up on a City side that remain susceptible without long-term absentee Rodri, even if their defensive injury crisis has eased.
Tip: Over 1.5 Tottenham goals vs Manchester City @ 17/10
Back curious facet of Wycombe streak with Imps the ideal opposition
It’s doubtful any side in the Football League would have wanted the international break to arrive less than Wycombe, who’d racked up eight straight wins in all competitions to go into the November intermission top of League One.
They’re a pass at 8/5 to beat Lincoln City at Sincil Bank, with their momentum potentially stymied, but punters can deploy another aspect of their recent form with a greater degree of confidence.
Wanderers went in at half-time all square in eight of their 14 league games this season, including four of their eight away assignments. That has to bring the half-time draw into the equation at 11/10, especially since the Imps are the opposition.
Michael Skubala’s side have been drawing at half-time in a division-high 10 of their 15 league games this season, including five of their seven on home turf.
Tip: Lincoln vs Wycombe – Half-time draw @ 11/10
Tough to topple Colchester can make Mariners wait for home improvement
The Betzone traders rate Grimsby vs Colchester a tough one to call having chalked up the home win at 7/5 and the away victory at 17/10. It stands to reason the 9/4-rated draw has to be a serious runner as a result.
No side in League Two have sustained fewer than the U’s three defeats in the competition this term, yet conversely no side has amassed less than their total of two wins. It doesn’t need a genius to work out that they also lead the fourth tier for draws, with eight in 15 games.
Grimsby sit seventh in League Two, some 14 points above their Essex visitors, but the Mariners are likely to be short on confidence in front of the Blundell Park faithful having lost four of their last five home games in the division – a draw seems the most likely outcome.
