- 曼城在过去的12场比赛中输掉了9场，包括最近三场比赛
- 埃弗顿在最近六场客场比赛中只输了两场
- 曼城在最近四场主场比赛中只赢了一场，输了两场，丢了九个球
城市可能再次受挫
本赛季最引人注目的故事情节之一在周六继续，英超冠军曼城队以2比1被阿斯顿维拉队击败。
在维拉公园的失利标志着曼城在12场比赛中的第九场比赛；一场只包括一场胜利的比赛；瓜迪奥拉的球队陷入了一种似乎永无止境的僵局，没有人能预料到这个赛季的到来。
Mateo Kovacic和John Stones的回归预计将有助于冠军阻止腐烂，但两者都不可能产生足够的积极影响来防止连续第三场失利，这使得曼城队落后领先者利物浦12分，利物浦队也有一场比赛。
太妃糖提供了一个严峻的考验
通常情况下，像埃弗顿这样的保级威胁球队的来访，对于瓜迪奥拉的球队来说，就像在公园里散步一样，但他们很难信任目前的状态，太妃糖可能会闻到血腥味。
Sean Dyche的球队仍在努力争取积分榜的底部，排名第15位，但在最后一场客场比赛中与追逐冠军的阿森纳战平，随后在古迪逊公园与切尔西陷入僵局，这表明他们可能对阿提哈德没有希望。
他们与切尔西0-0战平，结束了蓝军八连胜的局面，证明太妃糖队完全有能力击败英超联赛中最好的球队。
Dyche；s队准备迎接节礼日的欢乐
尽管他们有很多麻烦，曼城仍然属于这一类，他们将在周六主宰控球权并创造大量机会。
然而，乔丹·皮克福德最近表现得非常出色，几乎是一个人在酋长球场为球队赢得了一分，他可能很难再次被击败，有前途的中后卫贾拉德·布兰思韦特的回归是太妃糖的另一个原因；增强防御韧性。
Dyche是一位大师，他擅长让他的球队为自己的生命而战，尤其是在他们的旅行中，他们在过去的六场比赛中只输了两场，支持埃弗顿可能会带来回报，从而增加周六冠军队日益增长的痛苦。
埃弗顿的最后六场比赛中有四场已经达到了水平，所以把它们当作安全的双重机会选择，考虑到皮克福德的状态和曼城前锋的不断失误，在所有这些僵局中出现的0-0的比分是最好的正确得分。
预言：
埃弗顿双倍机会（赢或平局）
平局0-0
Jarrad Branthwaite随时得分
外文原文如下：
- Manchester City have lost nine of their last 12 games, including each of the last three
- Everton have lost only two of their last six away matches
- City have just one win in their last four home games, losing twice and conceding nine goals in that run
City could be frustrated again
One of the most remarkable storylines of the season continued on Saturday as the Premier League champions, Manchester City, were beaten 2-1 by Aston Villa.
That defeat at Villa Park marked City’s ninth in 12 games – a run which includes just one win – with Pep Guardiola’s side stuck in a seemingly never-ending rut that nobody could have predicted coming into the season.
The returns of Mateo Kovacic and John Stones were expected to help the champions stop the rot but neither could have enough of a positive impact to prevent a third straight loss, which has left City 12 points adrift of leaders Liverpool, who also have a game in hand.
Toffees to provide a tough test
Normally, a visit from a relegation-threatened side such as Everton would represent a stroll in the park for Guardiola’s men, but they are hard to trust in this current form and the Toffees may smell blood.
Sean Dyche’s side are still toiling away towards the bottom of the table, sitting 15th, but a draw with title-chasing Arsenal in their last away game and a subsequent stalemate with Chelsea at Goodison Park suggest they might not be without hope at the Etihad.
Their 0-0 draw with Chelsea snapped an eight-game winning streak for the Blues, proving that the Toffees are more than capable of frustrating the best teams in the Premier League on their day.
Dyche’s side set for Boxing Day joy
For all of their troubles, City do still fall into that category, and they will dominate possession and create plenty of chances on Saturday.
However, Jordan Pickford has been in sensational form of late, almost single-handedly earning his side a point at the Emirates, and he will likely be tough to beat again, with the return of promising centre-back Jarrad Branthwaite another reason for the Toffees’ improved defensive resilience.
Dyche is a master at getting his team to dig in and defend for their lives, especially on their travels where they have lost just two of their last six matches, and it could pay to back Everton to upset the odds and add to the champions’ growing misery on Saturday.
Four of Everton’s last six matches have finished level, so take them as a double-chance selection for safety, with the 0-0 scoreline which has occurred in all of those stalemates makes for the best correct-score bet, given the form of Pickford and the constant misfiring from City’s forwards.
Predictions:Everton Double Chance (Win or Draw)
Draw 0-0
Jarrad Branthwaite To Score Anytime
