Premier League betting – Man City vs Everton

Man City vs Everton betting preview

Man City: League Position: 3rd, League Form: DWDWW

City are unbeaten in seven in the league, and have only lost at home once all season. A ten man defeat against Arsenal isn’t an awful blot to have on your copybook. They’ve only let in five goals in eight home games, yet surprisingly have only scored one per home game.

This stat is more of a worry after the news that broke from Manchester this week. Captain, star and top goalscorer Carlos Tevez wants to leave, and he’s adamant it will be in January. A team lacking goals can’t lose the man who scores the majority of them if they a) want to challenge for the league and b) want to make the top four.

However, they are hard to break down and play with a tight defensive shield, with at least two or maybe three holding midfielders. Yaya Toure has taken it upon himself to lead his midfield forward more often as of late, and was the quality that tore open West Ham in last weekend’s 3-1 away win.

Everton: League Position: 15th, League Form: LDLDD

Everton fans will be extremely disappointed with their side this season so far. 15th place, three wins and only 18 goals from the 17 games played. They won’t lose patience in manager Moyes yet, but the Toffees boss most definitely is running out of such a commodity with his side.

They are a side who lack goals, and must be looking for a striker come the transfer window. Yakubu, Beckford and Saha all have some quality, but fitness and consistency seem to escape them. Goalscoring is left to jack in the box Tim Cahill, but he’ll find less space to drift with three defensive minded midfielders blocking his path.

They have however pulled out 1-1 draws away at both Spurs and Chelsea, were unfortunate to lose at home to Arsenal and had that dramatic comeback against Premiership leaders Manchester United. There is quality there, and no one expects them to stay this low all season.

Match Prediction: Manchester City WIN – 1.75 best odds at Paddy Power

Sadly for Everton, the City of Manchester Stadium isn’t the place to come when you’re low on confidence in front of goal. The five goals they let in this season are over three games, of which one they lost 3-0.

Both teams will grind out a performance, and this could be a dour game. City need a lift after the Tevez saga began, and at least they are lucky to have a player that, if selected, will play with pride and passion whatever mood he is in.

As such, and considering the form each side is in, it’s hard to look past Manchester City to take all three points here, and to do it comfortably.

With there being no real indication of whether Tevez will play, or how well he’ll do, the man in form for City has been ex-Barcelona man Yaya Toure, and is worth a punt at 15s.

Highlighted Bets:-

Over/Under: Under 2.5 Goals – 1.85 Bet 365
First Goalscorer: Yaya Toure – 15.00 Bet 365
Correct Score: 2-0 City Win – 8.00 Paddy Power

Match Odds:-

Manchester City – 1.75 Paddy Power
Draw – 3.8 Victor Chandler
Everton – 5.5 Victor Chandler

By Chris Wilkerson

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