Manchester City – Everton

The reigning champion will break the losing streak with a win

Over the past couple of months, Manchester City have not only fallen into a deep playing crisis. The team has lost the respect of its Premier League and Champions League rivals with a series of poor results. Now the Citizens are being tweaked as a team that can be beaten by any club in the English elite. Apparently, no one is going to sack Guardiola, no matter how poor Manchester City's results are. This could be a solid basis for the revival of the team, which before the start of the current season was considered the strongest not only in England, but in the whole of Europe. For Everton, on the contrary, a couple of matches in a row without defeat is considered an uncharacteristic series. Over the past couple of seasons, the Liverpool team has accustomed fans to the struggle for survival. Even the current sixteenth place does not look like a critical position for Everton, given the situations in which the Blues have been in the past championships. Bookmakers have identified the home team as clear favorites for the upcoming meeting, offering odds of 1.34 on their victory. Manchester City will take to the field of the home stadium after two defeats in the Premier League in a row. Both have become extremely painful. In the first case, the Mancunian derby was lost by the "citizens" literally in the last minutes. In the second case, Guardiola's men lost to Aston Villa in Birmingham in a generally even game. Considering that before these events Manchester City lost the Champions League match against Juventus in Turin, the long-awaited victory of the team is more than overdue. A home match against a mediocre opponent is a great opportunity to finally please their fans and relieve the tension around the team. Everton has been emphasising defence for the last few months. In most cases, this tactic allows the Blues not to lose, which in their case is already good. Four of the ten past matches of the championship ended with Everton with a score of 0-0, and the team itself scored goals in four meetings during this period. The only meeting between the rivals at the Etihad in 2024 took place in February and brought Manchester City a 2-0 victory. Let's have faith in the home team in the upcoming encounter.