Fresh off winning the Club World Cup, Manchester City will be back in Premier League action on Wednesday, heading to Goodison Park for a meeting with Everton.
Bookmaker 10bet offers odds at 1.615 for a goal to be scored in both halves at Goodison, and the odds are at 2.15 for both halves not to have a goal.
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Pep Guadiola’s men will hope to break a poor league run on Wednesday, having won just once in the past six outings. City’s bad run of form has seen them drop fifth in the league, and the team needs to start a winning streak soon to reignite its season. Wednesday’s match-up seems like a good place to start, as City has been dominating Everton for a number of years.
Everton is without a win against City since 2017, and City’s success in the fixture includes seven straight away wins across all competitions. They have scored 17 goals during the streak, conceding none in their last three visits. Home and away, City has failed to beat Everton just once in the past 12 meetings.
However, Guardiola’s side runs into an in-form team this time around. Everton has won four of the last five league outings and registered four consecutive clean sheets before losing 2-1 to Tottenham on Saturday.
Sean Dyche has gotten the team to play a very effective style of football, and Everton has been competitive in most outings this season. Could he now help the team break a very long run without a victory against a reigning Premier League champion? Everton has suffered 18 defeats with three draws in the last 21 clashes against reigning league champions following a 1-0 victory at home against Manchester United in 2012.
City will likely remain without Erling Haaland, but Rodri is expected to be fine for the game, which is great news for the team. City hasn’t lost any of the last 47 games across all competitions with the Spaniard in the lineup, winning 36 times. He’s set to dominate the midfield on Wednesday, especially with Everton likely without Abdoulaye Doucoure for another game.
Rodri is like the glue that holds the CIty team together, although the side has suffered from defensive problems even with him on the pitch lately. City has gone seven Premier League matches without a clean sheet and will equal the longest such streak in the Guardiola era if the hosts score on Wednesday.
