Everton vs Manchester City Prediction & Betting Tips - Premier League

Prediction published on 16/02/2021, 03:27  by Daniel Ngulu | Modified on 16/02/2021 at 03:27 in Premier League Predictions

League leaders Manchester City will travel to Everton for a midweek Premier League clash. City, who have a game in hand, are top of the league standings with 53 points, 16 ahead of seventh placed Everton. The hosts, Everton go to this game on the back of a shock 2-0 loss home loss to relegation threatened Fulham. The Toffees were unusually sluggish in the game, with manager Carlo Ancelotti having started seven players who were in action in the FA Cup win over Chelsea earlier. They were duly punished and Everton will rue the chance missed to go level with Liverpool ahead of the Merseyside Derby which comes right after this game. Everton have now failed to keep a clean sheet in six straight matches and conceded two or more goals in four of the last five. A high goal-return has seen three of Everton’s last five matches produce over 2.5 goals. The 5-4 win over Tottenham in the FA Cup was a major highlight of Everton’s last few matches but they have been poor in the league. The team has one win and no clean sheet in the last five league matches, while they’ve conceded two or more goals in three of the five. At home, Everton have just one clean sheet in the last 15 league matches and are winless in four straight league games. Head to head with City, they have just one win in the last 10 and have lost each of the last five.

It is different at Manchester City, who with a 3-0 triumph over Tottenham Hotspur, registered their 16th straight win. City started the season slowly but are so far unbeaten in 23 matches. They have stabilized well both in defence and attack, and heading here, they seven clean sheets in the last eight league matches, and 11 straight wins in the league. Easy wins over Liverpool and Tottenham in their last two league matches highlight the team’s capabilities heading to the Everton game. They have scored two or more goals in eight of their last 10 league matches and are unbeaten in five away league matches, with three clean sheets. It could get even better for City, with reports that Kevin De Bruyne returns soon. In the Belgian international’s absence, German Ilkay Gundogan has stepped up well and has six goals and two assists in the last five league matches.