Manchester City v Everton Betting Tips & Preview

Man City were tough to be beat on their own patch last term, with only Chelsea managing the feat in a game Guardiola’s side ought to have won. Yet they proved to be flat track bullies as against the rest of the division’s top eight they were a very average W1-D5-L1. Given this record, City are far too short to win, even allowing for a significant improvement we expect to see this term. Everton have lost only one of their last five against City so they represent decent value on the double chance to get something from this match.

The Toffees were poor travelers last term, losing six of eight winless matches against their fellow top-nine sides. However, their rearguard looks stronger this year following the signings of Keane and Pickford, and though they’ll miss the goals of Lukaku at the other end we think they have the tools to get something out of this game. Defence is the area that has seen the biggest upgrades in the City side too and with five of the last six meetings between these teams seeing fewer than three goals we could be in for a surprisingly cagey affair. Ronald Koeman’s side have won all three of their competitive games this season 1-0 while City have looked far more assured at the back in pre-season and our banker here is Under 3.5 Goals.

The Citizens drew 1-1 in this fixture last term as well as when hosting top-eight sides Liverpool and Southampton, while Everton also managed the same result at Old Trafford, and we think the 1-1 correct score is one of the more likely outcomes here.