Man City vs Everton match review, 9:00 p.m. October 18: When Etihad returns to rhythm

VHO - Commentary on the match Man City vs Everton, round 8 of the Premier League, Erling Haaland and his teammates will find it difficult to lose points against guests who appear to be weak when away from home.

Man City vs Everton form

After an unsatisfactory start, Man City are gradually showing why English football experts cannot yet write them off from the championship race.

In the last 4 rounds, despite having to face tough opponents like Man United or Arsenal, the team under coach Pep Guardiola still earned 10/12 absolute points.

Thanks to the improvement, The Citizens have risen to 5th place with 13 points, only 3 points behind the top position held by Arsenal.

The championship race will certainly be hotter than ever in the context of defending champion Liverpool continuously suffering from empty-handedness.

Welcoming Everton, the home team Etihad of course aims to win all 3 points.

Since the unexpected 0-4 defeat at Goodison Park in January 2017, Man City have continuously vented their anger on their port city rivals.

In the last 16 encounters between the two sides, Man Xanh has won 14 and only drawn 2.

Of these, more than 85% of the wins saw a difference of 2 goals or more.

This is the Citizens' fourth-longest unbeaten run against a single opponent in the Premier League era, behind Fulham (20), West Brom and West Ham (both 19).

Not to mention, the current home form of the Manchester giants is also very impressive. Before round 7, the home team had won 8/9 recent home matches, scoring 23 and conceding only 7 goals.

According to statistics in the calendar year 2025, Man City is the team with the highest average score in the tournament (53 points after 26 matches, equivalent to 2.04 points/match).

Pep's change in approach to the game, with a willingness to play defensively when necessary, is helping Man City become more flexible and unpredictable.

However, it would be a mistake to underestimate Everton. In the last 3 visits to Etihad, the away team lost only 1 and drew 2 (all with a score of 1-1). Under the reign of coach David Moyes, the blue half of Liverpool has shown a more thorny face.

Erling Haaland and his teammates will find it difficult to lose points against the guests from the port city.

In the most recent round, Everton ended Crystal Palace's 19-match unbeaten streak with a 2-1 victory. The Toffees have won 3, drawn 2 and lost 2 after 7 rounds, currently occupying 8th place on the rankings.

Compared to the time when Everton were struggling in the relegation group in the second season of the last season, the current position of Everton is certainly due to the great efforts of Moyes. Especially when the port city team did not shop too much in the summer transfer window.

But leaving Etihad with points in hand is not easy. Everton are not showing their mettle when away from home. In 4 away matches since the beginning of the season, the away team has only won 1 (overtaking the bottom team Wolves) and lost 3.

Man City vs Everton squad information

Man City: Omar Marmoush, Rayan Ait-Nouri and Abdukodir Khusanov are still sidelined due to injury. The possibility of play of conductor Rodri is quite unclear.

Everton: Jack Grealish is out of action due to his loan from Man City. Michael Keane, Jarrad Branthwaite and Merlin Rohl are injured.

Expected lineup Man City vs Everton

Man City: Donnarumma; Khusanov, Dias, Gvardiol, O'Reilly; Gonzalez; Bernardo, Foden, Reijnders, Doku; Haaland

Everton: Pickford; O'Brien, Keane, Tarkowski, Mykolenko; Gueye, Garner; Dibling, Dewsbury-Hall, Ndiaye; Beto

Prediction: 2-0

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