Premier League - Manchester City VS Everton Prediction

Premier League - Manchester City VS Everton
Match Time: 10-02-2024 20:30 Saturday (GMT+8)
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Team Analysis
Manchester City enters this match on a high, boasting nine consecutive victories across various leagues. In ten of their past twelve Premier League matches, both teams registered goals. Despite featuring in only 17 matches this season, Erling Haaland remains the joint leading scorer in the league. Opposing sides from different quarters of the Premier League standings will kick off Gameweek No 24 on Saturday afternoon at Etihad Stadium, with Manchester City seeking their 10th consecutive victory across leagues. They are projected to easily defeat Everton, who are currently struggling to avoid relegation.

Manchester City emerged victorious from the previous Premier League round, leveraging Liverpool's loss to Arsenal. Pep Guardiola's team completed a comeback on Monday night at Brentford, narrowing the gap on leaders Liverpool to two points while still having a game in hand. Phil Foden was the star player on Monday, netting three goals at Gtech Community Stadium. This marked the first start for Erling Haaland after a lengthy injury break.

Meanwhile, Everton arrives at the Etihad with no Premier League victories in their last six games. They managed to earn a significant point last weekend through Jarrad Branthwaite's late equalizer against Tottenham. Despite a satisfying attacking performance by head coach Sean Dyche's team, their two goals against Spurs will certainly lift the team's spirit after three consecutive league matches without a goal.

Head-to-Head
Manchester City has had the upper hand in recent games against Everton, with 13 wins and one draw from their previous 14 matches against the Toffees. In the reverse game on Boxing Day at Goodison, the Citizens celebrated a 3-1 victory. Interestingly, only two of the last seven head-to-head matches saw both teams score.

Odds Analysis
Manchester City is currently in excellent form, having achieved nine straight victories across all competitions and five consecutive wins in the league. However, it is worth noting that both teams scored in ten out of Manchester City's last twelve Premier League matches. Even though Pep Guardiola's forces have not been as defensively sound as in previous years, Everton has shown a scoring potential as seen in their home draw against Tottenham seven days ago. Consequently, a prediction of Manchester City victory with both teams scoring seems probable.

Erling Haaland returned to the starting lineup for Manchester City playing 86 minutes on Monday at Brentford. Despite not scoring in that match, Haaland is eager to score and is expected to exploit the space against Everton's defense. Therefore, backing Haaland to be the game's first goal scorer seems like a feasible prediction.

Pick: Manchester City to win & Both Teams Score