Everton vs Manchester City Prediction & Betting Tips - Premier League

Prediction published on 26/12/2020, 23:56  by Steve Ashfield | Modified on 28/12/2020 at 14:32 in Premier League Prediction

Everton and Manchester City are both coming from winning outings on Boxing Day and as they face off at Goodison Park on Monday, finishing the year on a winning note will be the target. Hosts Everton head to this game placed second in the league standings with 29 points while City are fifth with 26 points. In their Boxing Day fixture, Everton labored to a 1-0 win over bottom placed Sheffield United, with Gylfi Sigurdsson scoring in the 80th minute to see the Toffees leap to second in the standings. That win was their fourth in their last five matches and fifth straight league game without a loss, having won each of the last four. Everton have three clean sheets in the last five matches and have lost once in the last six matches. With the slim win over Sheffield United, Everton have now scored in eight of the last 10 matches but have managed two or more goals in just three of the 10 games. Heading to this game, Everton have two straight home wins in the league – over Arsenal and Chelsea, which make for two of their four home wins in the seven league matches at home in the season. Their main concern going to this game is the few clean sheets that have come at home, the team having managed just one in the last seven league matches and they have conceded two goals or more in four of their seven home league matches. The 1-0 win over Chelsea recently is the only clean sheet Everton have managed in their last 11 home matches in the Premier League. They are winless in the last six meetings with Manchester City and will hope they can get three points to wrap up what has so far been a great season.

While Everton labored to a 1-0 win over Sheffield United, Manchester City almost had a stroll in their 2-0 win over Newcastle United and honestly the score line should have been bigger. The win was their third on the bounce and 10th unbeaten game with eight clean sheets in the 10 matches. City have scored 19 goals in their last 10 matches and conceded just two. In their last 15 matches, they have failed to score in three and after a slow start to the campaign, they seem to be getting to their best, at the moment having lost just one of the last 15 matches. Manchester City have scored two or more goals in five of their last 10 matches and in the last six Premier League matches, they have five clean sheets and four wins. In the win over Newcastle United, Pep Guardiola’s side registered a 13th clean sheet of the season, which is more than any other side playing in the top five leagues in Europe. The visitors will also be glad at their away form, having lost once and won eight of the last 13 away matches. Three clean sheets in the last four away matches in the Premier League will also boost their confidence but having failed to score more than one goal in the last six away league matches should be a worry. City have five wins in nine away Premier League matches.