Can Anyone Stop Man City Winning Spate of Silverware?
The betting odds continue to shorten when it comes to Manchester City winning the 2020/21 quadruple, with Pep Guardiola’s team getting ever closer to lifting multiple pieces of silverware and it will be interesting to see whether the north-west side can book themselves into the semi-finals of the FA Cup this season.
At the moment, the Citizens are trading at betting odds of 9/1 to win the FA Cup, Premier League, EFL Cup and Champions League, with City having already practically regained their domestic title crown, while they have a League Cup final date against Tottenham where they are strong favourites. But can they go deeper in the other domestic cup competition?
Manchester City Massive Favourites to Beat Everton – Again!
Since Manchester City drew 1-1 with Everton in August 2017, it has been one-way traffic as far as the head-to-head stats are concerned. City won 3-1 at Goodison Park at the end of March during that particular season and have gone on to win the next five clashes between these sides.
Perhaps we should look at the most recent clash which took place at Goodison Park on 17 February where Richarlison cancelled out Phil Foden’s opening goal although Riyad Mahrez and Bernardo Silva were on the scoresheet in the second half to help the visitors to a 3-1 victory.
Manchester City are the FA Cup betting favourites to actually win this trophy and they’re no bigger than 4/11 to beat Carlo Ancelotti’s team, with an enormous string of W’s featuring next to their name in the past few months and it’s only been a Manchester United away masterclass which really halted them in their tracks.
Everton a Big Price to Cause an FA Cup Shock
Everton are trading at a best price 15/2 to beat their north-west rivals and this might have seemed like great value at the beginning of the season, although the Merseyside team might have their work cut out considering that they were beaten at home to Burnley last weekend and this is an altogether different ordeal.
The Toffees have often looked more comfortable on the road this season and they have struggled at Goodison to the extent that there have been seven defeats in the Premier League and that represents 50% of their matches played at their own stadium, with Everton proving inconsistent since a flying start to the season.
However, they do generally find the net against Man City and this being an FA Cup clash means that the tie is decided on the day and we could see an attacking approach from an Everton side who have a couple of livewires in the form of Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Richarlison.
What Are the Best Bets for Everton v Man City?
Well it’s safe to assume that Everton will fall short against Manchester City, although there’s little imagination involved when it comes to tipping the visitors to win this game, although there is a way of getting with the away team at a bigger price which could reap dividends.
You can get FA Cup betting odds as big as 2/1 about the Citizens winning the game and both teams finding the net, something that has happened in five of the previous six matches between these sides. The fact that this is also a cup game means we could expect an attacking approach from both teams.
On a similar note, the prospect of Manchester City winning this game by a 2-1 or a 3-1 scoreline makes plenty of appeal, with the 3-1 victory available at the slightly bigger price and it could well go close considering that Everton might as well be hung for a lion than a sheep.
Man City are an even money chance to lead at half-time and full-time, while some punters might alternatively prefer the 17/5 that is available that the game is level at the break before the visitors kick on and win the match.