Everton take on the visitors Manchester City in the round 36 match of English Premier League. The match will be played on Sunday, May 14th at Goodison Park (Liverpool).
Everton are not lacking in ambition, just like half of the participants in the Premier League. But while there were relatively serious attempts to aim for high positions under Ancelotti (although they couldn't even return to European competitions, let alone the Champions League), for the past two years, they have been fighting for survival in the Premier League. Lampard, who was the savior in the spring of 2022, quickly disappointed. But Super Frank still accomplished his task and ensured Everton's residency in the Premier League a year ago. Yes, Sean Dyche is more experienced and had a better start at Goodison Park. But it is still unclear whether they will achieve the simple task of survival. Draws against Chelsea, Tottenham, and Crystal Palace are honorable, but they only bring one point each, and there have been no victories since mid-March. They even lost to the unmotivated Fulham and played a 2-2 draw against direct competitor Leicester. However, it seems like they deliberately saved their strength for Brighton as they unexpectedly thrashed the strong opponent 5-1 in the last round.
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Manchester City are currently undoubtedly focused on another front. On May 9th, they played in Madrid against a familiar opponent, Real. It was a worthy battle with alternating advantages and, overall, a fair 1-1 result. Now, of course, Pep Guardiola is thinking about the home leg of the Champions League match against Carlo Ancelotti and his team – defeating the Eared has long been an obsession for the entire blue side of Manchester. But it should be remembered that they haven't won anything yet in other competitions. Yes, they managed to reach the cup final, but there they still have to play the derby against United. And in the Premier League, they need to bring the current campaign to a successful conclusion. For a long time in the title race, City found themselves in an unusual position as they were chasing Arsenal. However, in April, the Gunners themselves squandered their advantage, playing three draws. When the champion defeated the new leader 4-1, it largely put an end to the intrigue. All that is needed for the title to remain in Manchester is to continue winning against clearly weaker opponents. So far, it has been working, including against Leeds, to whom they scored a couple of goals in the first half. Although it wasn't without some nervous moments: Gundogan missed a penalty instead of completing his hat-trick, and they immediately conceded a goal in response. Nevertheless, they held on to a 2-1 victory until the final whistle.
From 2018 to 2022, in 10 head-to-head matches in a row, the Citizens came out on top. The winning streak was interrupted at the end of December when the Blues finished with a 1-1 draw away. The away team will have their minds set on the main spring match against Real and will conserve their energy for it. The hosts will be content with a draw. It seems reasonable to bet on under 3.0 goals total.
Prediction for the match: Under 3.0 scored goals.
