| Team | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tottenham U23 | W3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 9/15 | 14-13 |
| Manchester City U23 | L1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12/15 | 15-5 |
Computed over each team's last 15 finished games before kickoff.
Aggregated from 5 finished meetings in the GioScore fixtures corpus.
| Date | Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-05-07 | Tottenham U23 | 1-6 | Manchester City U23 |
| 2021-04-30 | Manchester City U23 | 4-1 | Tottenham U23 |
| 2019-12-15 | Manchester City U23 | 2-0 | Tottenham U23 |
| 2019-08-16 | Tottenham U23 | 3-1 | Manchester City U23 |
| 2018-05-02 | Tottenham U23 | 0-5 | Manchester City U23 |
| Team | Pos | Pld | Pts | GD | Form | Form rank | Form vs pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tottenham U23 | 7 | 26 | 37 | 4 | WLWDL | 6 | +1 |
| Manchester City U23 | 1 | 26 | 54 | 33 | WDDWW | 2 | -1 |
Form rank = league-wide rank by points from the last 5 league games; "Form vs pos" > 0 means over-performing the table.
Figures computed from the GioScore results database · data cutoff: kickoff 2021-12-04
On paper the standings were lopsided — Manchester City U23 1st with 54 points, Tottenham U23 7th with 37, 17 apart.
Momentum sat with Tottenham U23, winners of their last three, having scored in 7 consecutive games.
The sides have met 5 times in the GioScore results database: 1 win for Tottenham U23, 0 draws and 4 for Manchester City U23, at 4.6 goals per meeting. The fixture leans high-scoring: 80% of meetings brought at least three goals, and both sides scored in 60%.
