Premier League · 2025Mon, 4 May 2026, 19:00 UTCFull timeHill Dickinson StadiumFull-time recap

Everton

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This page describes the completed match context. The result is not presented as a prior forecast.

This match

Match statistics

MetricEvertonManchester City
Shots14 shots/match20 shots/match
Shots on target6 shots/match4 shots/match
Expected goals2.77 xG/match1.37 xG/match
Possession25%75%
Corners5 corners/match9 corners/match
Fouls15 fouls/match5 fouls/match
Yellow cards4 cards/match1 cards/match

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What the record shows

The clearest recorded pattern is: Everton's last-five goals scored average is above their season average. A second useful context is: Manchester City's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit above their competition baselines. Limitation: Lineup availability and tactical choices are not in the retained data.

Everton's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Everton's last-five goals scored average is above their season average.

2 goals/matchGoals forLast 5 · Season1.26 goals/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Goals for2 goals/match1.26 goals/match1.36 goals/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

Manchester City show a distinct attacking-volume record

moderate

Manchester City's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit above their competition baselines.

11.1 shots/matchShotsEverton · Manchester City15.4 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Team shot volume is paired with the opponent's recorded shot allowance.

Window: season

MetricEvertonManchester CityBaseline
Shots11.1 shots/match15.4 shots/match12.4 shots/match
Shots against13.7 shots/match9.91 shots/match12.3 shots/match

Caveat: Shot volume describes activity; it does not establish finishing quality or a match outcome.

The teams have contrasting possession records

strong

Manchester City have recorded the higher season possession share.

43.4%PossessionEverton · Manchester City60.6%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 17.2 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricEvertonManchester CityBaseline
Possession43.4%60.6%50.2%

Caveat: Possession share does not show where possession occurred or how chances were created.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams — history, not a forecast.

0Everton
0Draws
1Manchester City
Manchester CityEverton · Premier League20

Metric comparison

Values, percentiles and samples

Where the edge is

Everton favored in 0 of 14 directional metrics · Manchester City in 12 · 2 too close

1.26 goals/matchGoals scoredseason · 35/342.03 goals/match
1.26 goals/matchGoals allowedseason · 35/340.94 goals/match
1.38 xG/matchExpected goalsseason · 6/51.94 xG/match
1.6 xG/matchExpected goals allowedseason · 6/51.31 xG/match
11.1 shots/matchShotsseason · 35/3415.4 shots/match
13.7 shots/matchShots allowedseason · 35/349.91 shots/match
3.71 shots/matchShots on targetseason · 35/345.35 shots/match
4.14 shots/matchShots on target allowedseason · 35/343.41 shots/match
43.4%Possessionseason · 35/3460.6%
4.23 corners/matchCornersseason · 35/346.18 corners/match
5.17 corners/matchCorners allowedseason · 35/343.76 corners/match
2.03 cards/matchCardsseason · 29/291.86 cards/match
10.4 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 35/349.82 fouls/match
Passesseason · 0/0
Pass accuracyseason · 0/0
Shots inside boxseason · 0/0
Blocked shotsseason · 0/0
Goalkeeper savesseason · 0/0
Offsidesseason · 0/0
31%Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 35/3441%
74%Scoring frequencyseason · 35/3488%

Style profile

How the teams compare

Competition percentiles describe recorded style; they do not rank likely outcomes.

Possession control

Relative share of recorded possession within the competition.

Everton12.5
Manchester City97.5
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

Everton30.8
Manchester City92.5
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Defensive resistance

Lower recorded scoring and shot allowance produces a higher descriptive percentile.

Everton49.2
Manchester City92.5
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Directness proxy

Shots per possession point; a descriptive transition/directness proxy, not an outcome score.

Everton67.5
Manchester City62.5
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

Everton47.5
Manchester City25
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 91%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

Everton22.5
Manchester City92.5
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Tempo and pressure proxy

Combined event-volume percentiles for shots, corners and fouls.

Everton30
Manchester City70
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Last 5

5 / 5 matches
2 goals/matchGoals scored5/52 goals/match
1.8 goals/matchGoals allowed5/51 goals/match
1.45 xG/matchExpected goals5/51.94 xG/match
11.8 shots/matchShots5/521 shots/match
5.6 shots/matchShots on target5/56.2 shots/match
41.4%Possession5/567%
3.2 corners/matchCorners5/511 corners/match
Cards0/0
9 fouls/matchFouls5/58.2 fouls/match

Window

Last 10

10 / 10 matches
1.6 goals/matchGoals scored10/102 goals/match
1.6 goals/matchGoals allowed10/100.9 goals/match
1.38 xG/matchExpected goals6/51.94 xG/match
11.9 shots/matchShots10/1018.5 shots/match
5.1 shots/matchShots on target10/106.2 shots/match
43.2%Possession10/1063.6%
4.4 corners/matchCorners10/107.7 corners/match
1.75 cards/matchCards4/52.4 cards/match
10 fouls/matchFouls10/109.5 fouls/match

Window

Season

35 / 34 matches
1.26 goals/matchGoals scored35/342.03 goals/match
1.26 goals/matchGoals allowed35/340.94 goals/match
1.38 xG/matchExpected goals6/51.94 xG/match
11.1 shots/matchShots35/3415.4 shots/match
3.71 shots/matchShots on target35/345.35 shots/match
43.4%Possession35/3460.6%
4.23 corners/matchCorners35/346.18 corners/match
2.03 cards/matchCards29/291.86 cards/match
10.4 fouls/matchFouls35/349.82 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

18 / 18 matches
1.39 goals/matchGoals scored18/181.72 goals/match
1.33 goals/matchGoals allowed18/181.11 goals/match
1.54 xG/matchExpected goals3/42.07 xG/match
12.3 shots/matchShots18/1814.9 shots/match
4.33 shots/matchShots on target18/184.61 shots/match
46.1%Possession18/1861.4%
5.06 corners/matchCorners18/185.72 corners/match
2.07 cards/matchCards15/142.29 cards/match
10.2 fouls/matchFouls18/189.61 fouls/match

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

9.21 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/112 days
1 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/11 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceready
Season samples35 / 34home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
Analysis cutoff: Mon, 4 May 2026, 23:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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