Everton vs Manchester City Betting Tips

14:17, 18 Mar 2021

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14:17, 18 Mar 2021

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Goodison Park in Liverpool will serve as the host for the FA Cup Quarter Finals between Everton and Manchester City on 20th March 2021 at 23:00 IST. Manchester City are the clear favorites to win the match outright. With the English Premier League title out of their reach, Everton will look to add the FA Cup silverware to their trophy cabinet.

Teams Status

After beating Tottenham in a thrilling nine-goal contest, Everton will be looking to outfox the Premier League leaders Manchester City. But Everton are in a poor run of form as they find themselves in the seventh position of the Premier League points table with 46 points from 28 matches. They have 14 wins, four draws and ten losses under the belt. They have scored as many as 40 goals and have conceded 37 goals. They are coming into this fixture on the back of two back-to-back losses against Chelsea and Burnley. In the Fa Cup, Everton beat, Rotherham by two goals to one in the third round, then they went on to beat Sheffield Wednesday quite comfortably by a 3-0 margin. Lastly, they beat Tottenham 5-4 in extra time. They have a long list of players who could miss the Cup clash, as Jordan Pickford, James Rodriguez, Abdoulaye Doucoure, Fabian Delph, Jean-Philippe Gbamin and Robin Olsen are all out with injuries.

Manchester City on the other hand, bounced back from a 0-2 loss against Manchester United due to which their 21 match unbeaten streak was snapped and are currently in the three-match winning streak in all competitions against Southampton, Fulham and Borussia Monchengladbach. Manchester City are currently at the top of the Premier League points table with 71 points. They have played 30 matches and have won 22 matches, drew five and lost just three matches. In the Premier League, they have scored 64 goals and have conceded just 21 goals. City beat Birmingham in round three with a 3-0 margin, then they went on to beat Cheltenham Town by three goals to one away from home. After that, they beat Swansea City by two goals. Pep Guardiola will be happier of the two managers as all the players in the squad are available for selection.

What Do the Sportsbooks Say?

Home team name	Draw	Away team name
9.40	5.60	1.34
8.50	5.50	1.33
5.45	8.00	1.29

According to the Betway sportsbook, Manchester City are the favorites to win the match and are placed at 1.33, Everton are placed at 8.50 and the draw is at 5.50 odds. Manchester City are placed at 1.29 according to the 10Cric sportsbook, Everton are placed at 8.00 and the draw is at 5.45 odds. According to the Dafabet sportsbook, Manchester City are placed at 1.34, Everton are placed at 9.40 and the draw is at 5.60 odds.

Tipster’s Angel

This is expected to be a high-scoring thriller as both the teams are in good goal-scoring form. Manchester City have a better edge over Everton in this fixture as they are in better shape and also have a dominating head-to-head record.

Tip: Manchester City To Win @ 1.34

Manchester City are unbeaten against Everton in the last seven head-to-head matches. Also, City have won all the last six head-to-head matches against Everton in all competitions. In the last ten matches that Manchester City has played in all competitions, they have won nine nad lost just one match. And also, they have won all of their last five away matches that they have played in all competitions. In the last ten matches, Everton has won five, lost four and drew one match. They have won two and lost three matches out of the last five home matches. Manchester City have won all of the last three matches that they have played at Goodison Park. The manager’s head to head record is tied at two apiece, but Pep will be looking to go ahead of Ancelotti. So, Manchester City is more likely to win the match at 1.34 odds available at the Dafabet sportsbook.

Tip: Total Goals Over 2.5 @ 1.57

In the last six head-to-head matches, a total of 21 goals were scored at an average of over three goals per match. And also, over 2.5 goals were scored in five of the last six head-to-head matches. In the last ten matches that Manchester City has played in all competitions, over 2.5 goals were scored in six of those matches. Three of the last five away matches that Manchester City has played in all competitions had over 2.5 goals in them. In all the previous three FA Cup matches that City has played had over 2.5 goals. In the last five home matches that Everton has played, over 2.5 goals were scored in three matches. Apart from that, over 2.5 goals were scored in all three matches that Everton has played in the FA Cup. So, it is more likely that over 2.5 goals will be scored at 1.57 odds available at the Betway sportsbook.

Conclusion

It is looking like Manchester City is going to achieve the feat that was achieved by Bayern Munich and Barcelona as they won all the trophies in a single season that they could win and no team is anywhere near to stopping them.