Manchester United Favourites to Progress to Semi-final
Everton vs Manchester United - 23/12/2020
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The last of the four English League Cup quarter finals to be played this week is on Wednesday the 23rd of December between Everton and Manchester United at Goodison Park. Everton last won this trophy back in 1984 while Manchester United last won the competition in 2017.
The hosts come into this game on the back of a good 2-1 home victory against Arsenal in the Premier League on the weekend. The result was good enough to propel Everton into second place in the table for a short period of time.
It also means The Toffees are unbeaten in their last 4 matches having defeated Chelsea and Leicester City in the Premier League plus picked up a point in a 1-1 draw at Burnley.
Trends show Everton have succeeded in winning by at least 2 goals in 6 of their 7 most recent matches in the League Cup. They have remained undefeated in each of those 7 matches and have scored at least 2 goals in all 7 games.
Everton's last 4 games in the League Cup have been high-scoring, with over 2.5 goals scored. They have seen 15 goals scored in their 3 League Cup fixtures this season, with Everton responsible for 12 of those goals.
Manchester United make the short trip to Goodison Park having recorded a comprehensive 6-2 win over Leeds United in the Premier League at Old Trafford on the weekend.
It was a tremendous performance by the Red Devils, who found themselves 2-0 up after only 3 minutes of the match and could easily have gone on to score more than the 6 goals they registered.
That result means Manchester United are undefeated in their last 7 domestic matches. They have won 6 of their last 7 Premier League games and that run includes a 3-1 victory at Everton earlier this season.
In terms of the League Cup, Manchester United have lost only one of their last 7 matches in the competition. They have won 5 of their last 6 League Cup games and managed to win their last 4 away clashes in the competition at both half time and full time.
Trends show that of their last 6 matches in the League Cup, Manchester United have seen 5 high-scoring fixtures with over 2.5 goals scored.
Team news and Everton are set to be without Fabian Delph, Lucas Digne, Jean-Philippe Gbamin, and Allan due to injury. James Rodriguez is a doubt and Carlo Ancelotti may choose to rest Jordan Pickford and Dominic Calvert-Lewin.
Manchester United travel without Phil Jones, who is not expected back in action until the end of month. Expect to see multiple changes to the team that started against Leeds United. Dean Henderson, Eric Bailly, Paul Pogba, Edinson Cavani, Juan Mata, Timothy Fosu-Mensah, and Donny van de Beek are among those who could start.
If both managers choose to rotate their teams for this game, Manchester United will have the strongest starting XI.
We expect to see both teams find the back of the net in what could be an entertaining night of football but the visitors to have the edge and could progress to the semi-final.
Home team
Away team
Pred
Correct score
Avg. goals
Weather conditions
Coef.
Score
Live
coef.
EFL
253639
2
1 - 2
2.78
6°
2.20
3.25
3.75
2.20
1
1
-1
0 - 2(0 - 0)
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