Everton FC vs Manchester City FC, Premier League 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Everton FC vs Manchester City FC — Premier League at Everton Stadium.
- Everton FC 38 games · 49 pts (2025/26)
- Manchester City FC 38 games · 78 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Michael Oliver
- Assistant 1 Stuart Burt
- Assistant 2 Nicholas Greenhalgh (England)
46 games this season 🟨 1.2/game ⚽ 5.9 goals/gameStandings
# Team P Pts 1 Arsenal FC 38 85 2 Manchester City FC 38 78 3 Manchester United FC 38 71 4 Aston Villa FC 38 65 5 Liverpool FC 38 60 6 AFC Bournemouth 38 57 7 Sunderland AFC 38 54 8 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 38 53 9 Brentford FC 38 53 10 Chelsea FC 38 52 11 Fulham FC 38 52 12 Newcastle United FC 38 49 13 Everton FC 38 49 14 Leeds United FC 38 47 15 Crystal Palace FC 38 45 16 Nottingham Forest FC 38 44 17 Tottenham Hotspur FC 38 41 18 West Ham United FC 38 39 19 Burnley FC 38 22 20 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 38 20 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 04 May Manchester City FC H 3–3 D 25 Apr West Ham United FC A 1–2 L 19 Apr Liverpool FC H 1–2 L 11 Apr Brentford FC A 2–2 D 21 Mar Chelsea FC H 3–0 W 14 Mar Arsenal FC A 0–2 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 04 May Everton FC A 3–3 D 25 Apr Southampton FC H 2–1 W 22 Apr Burnley FC A 1–0 W 19 Apr Arsenal FC H 2–1 W 12 Apr Chelsea FC A 3–0 W 04 Apr Liverpool FC H 4–0 W Season Stats
Everton FC Manchester City FC #13 Position #2 49 Points 78 38 Played 38 13 / 10 / 15 W / D / L 23 / 9 / 6 47 Scored 77 50 Conceded 35 -3 GD +42 1.29 PPG 2.05 34% Win % 61% Key Stats
47% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)53% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history29% Clean Sheets
Everton FC this season42% Clean Sheets
Manchester City FC this seasonEverton FC are 13th (49 pts). Manchester City FC are 2nd (78 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Everton FC0-151/116-301/131-451/346-602/261-752/–76+3/8■ Scored ■ ConcededManchester City FC0-151/–16-302/131-453/146-603/161-753/376+5/1■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' We are underway at Everton Stadium. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
- 5' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Manchester City FC winning 50% of all matches.
- 10' It looks like no one’s ball. Everton FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 15' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 20' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 25' Everton FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 30' Everton FC is showing some good football. However, Everton FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 35' Everton FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 40' Manchester City FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Jeremy Doku scoring 2 goals.
- 43' GOAL! Jeremy Doku scores on 43.
- 45' The referee calls foul for Michael Keane. He receives a card.
- 48' It’s gonna be a card for Beto.
- 53' It’s gonna be a card for James Tarkowski.
- 58' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Everton FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 63' Jake O'Brien needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 5 Yellow cards this season.
- 68' What an equalizer from Thierno Barry!
- 73' What a strike from Jake O'Brien! The score is 2-1.
- 74' Manchester City FC player sees a card in front of him.
- 75' The referee calls foul for Gianluigi Donnarumma. He receives a card.
- 80' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Erling Haaland suffering a number of foals already.
- 81' Goal! Thierno Barry scores his 2 goal in 172 matches.
- 83' GOAL! Erling Haaland scores on 83. Assisted by Mateo Kovacic
- 86' The referee calls foul for Jake O'Brien. He receives a card.
- The final score is 3-3.
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Lineups
Everton FC Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 10
- 6
- 1
- 5
- 16
- 37
- 9
- 15
- 22
- 34
- 42
Bench
- 12
- 7
- 23
- 24
- 2
- 11
- 20
- 19
- 45
Coach David MoyesManchester City FC Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 42
- 20
- 25
- 27
- 9
- 11
- 15
- 10
- 14
- 33
- 45
Bench
- 4
- 6
- 8
- 5
- 47
- 21
- 7
- 26
- 1
Coach Pep Guardiola -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Gabriel Jesus 7 Erling Haaland 5 Bernardo Silva 4 Phil Foden 4 Ilkay Gundogan 3 Kevin De Bruyne 3 Raheem Sterling 3 Richarlison 2 Head to Head
Everton FC Form
Manchester City FC Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy2 / 41.22 Everton FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo2.02 Manchester City FC xGI would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 62% + Both teams to score 61%Match Result
✗ WrongActual: DrawBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 3.24Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 95% 5% ± 1.5 83% 17% ± 2.5 62% 38% ± 3.5 40% 60% ± 4.5 23% 77% Double Chance
Everton FC or Draw 50%Draw or Manchester City FC 75%Everton FC or Manchester City FC 75%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Manchester City FC win at HTCorrect Score
✗ 3–3 not predicted3 – 3Actual1 – 1 10.5%1 – 2 9.4%0 – 2 7.9%0 – 1 7.3%1 – 3 6.3%2 – 2 5.7%2 – 1 5.7%0 – 0 5.4%0 – 3 5.2%1 – 0 4.1%2 – 3 3.9%1 – 4 3.2%Asian Handicap — Everton FC
Handicap Everton FC covers Push Manchester City FC covers -2.5 3% — 97% -2 3% 6% 91% -1.5 9% — 91% -1 9% 13% 78% -0.5 22% — 78% +0.5 46% — 54% +1 46% 22% 33% +1.5 67% — 33% +2 67% 17% 16% +2.5 84% — 16% Clean Sheet
Everton FC keeps clean sheet 14% ✓Manchester City FC keeps clean sheet 30% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.