Ace Football previews the Premier League match between Manchester City and Everton and offers betting tips, odds, and stats.
Manchester City are highly favored to take all 3 points on Sunday at Etihad Stadium against Everton.
The newly crowned Premier League champions are on an exceptional 83 points from 37 matches and sit 24 points above their eighth-placed foes in the standings for their final league game of the season.
The Sky Blues are on a roll.
Even coming from a defeat in their most recent match, Manchester City are still hot favorites. In their last 3 matches, Pep Guardiola’s side were beaten 2-1 by Chelsea, followed by a rousing 4-3 win against Newcastle. Their most recent match brought a 3-2 defeat against Brighton.
With 4 wins in the last 6 matches since March at the Etihad Stadium, home form has been decent and Manchester City should have no trouble claiming all 3 points on Sunday.
Everton enjoy steady progress.
Results have pretty much up to scratch in recent matches for Everton who have been neither awesome nor poor. In their previous 3 matches, Carlo Ancelotti’s men split the points in a 0-0 draw against Aston Villa and went on to a 1-0 defeat against Sheffield United. Their latest match served up a 1-0 win against Wolves.
The Toffees go into this encounter with 3 wins in the last 6 games since March on the road, thus making the upcoming fixture look like a tall order for the away side.
Manchester City vs The Toffees h2h
Goals on the menu:
The last time the two sides faced off against each other, Manchester City came away as 3-1 winners at Goodison Park back in February 2021 in the Premier League. With just 6 of their previous 10 matches going over 2.5 goals, the value bet could be going for under 2.5 goals. All in all, The Sky Blues have had a fine reading on Everton in previous seasons in the Premier League with a 6-3-1 advantage going into this match.
Season facts for Manchester City and Everton.
Facts are calculated for Premier League
- Manchester City scored in the last 27 of 29 matches;
- Total goals was OVER 2.5 in Manchester City’s last 7 of 9 matches;
- Manchester City conceded in the last 5 of 7 matches;
- Both teams scored in Manchester City’s last 5 of 7 matches.
- Everton unbeaten the last 4 matches in a row when playing away;
- Total goals was UNDER 3.5 in Everton’s last 7 when playing away matches in the row;
- Total goals was UNDER 3.5 in Everton’s last 4 matches in the row;
- Everton scored in the last 5 of 7 matches.
According to bookmakers, Manchester City have a 69% chance of beating Everton. That equals odds of 1.44 on The Citizens to win, while the draw sits at 5.00. Placing a bet on the away win for The Toffees returns you odds 7.00.