Manchester United - Everton predictions and free betting tips [09/03/2024]

On Saturday, 9 March, as part of the 28th round of the EPL, Manchester United will host Everton in their own yard. The "Red Devils" suffered a crushing defeat in the derby against Man City last weekend, losing 3:1, whilst the "Toffees" have been winless for seven rounds in a row.

Predicted Line-ups

Manchester United: Onana; Dalot, Varane, Maguire, Lindelof; Casemiro, Mainoo; Antony, Fernandes, Garnacho; Rashford.
Everton: Pickford; Godfrey, Tarkowski, Branthwaite, Mykolenko; Harrison, Garner, Onana, McNeil; Doucoure; Calvert-Lewin.

Stadium

The match will take place in Manchester at Old Trafford.

Manchester United

Currently in sixth place in the Premier League table and falling 11 points behind the top four, United finds themselves in a precarious position - gaining a Champions League slot will be a tall order. However, the Red Devils still hold a chance to earn a ticket to the European cups of a lower rank. After four consecutive wins, the Mancunians were stunned by a 1:2 defeat to Fulham, and over the weekend, Erik Ten Hag's charges succumbed to Man City in the derby (3:1).

Despite leading at halftime, thanks to a stunning goal from Marcus Rashford, the Cityzens turned it around courtesy of Phil Foden and Erling Haaland. United recently overcame Nottingham Forest in the FA Cup (0:1) and will face off against Liverpool in the quarterfinals. It's key to highlight that United is only in 10th place in the tournament table and perform poorly when playing at home in the current EPL campaign. 

Everton

The Football Association recently reduced Everton's 10-point penalty to 6 points for breaching Financial Fair Play rules. Regardless, the Liverpool outfit still faces the risk of relegation: currently sitting 16th in the Premier League table, Everton has one game in hand and is only five points clear of the drop zone. The Toffees have been struggling for several weeks, without a win in their last 10 fixtures (5 draws and 5 losses). Having shared the spoils with Crystal Palace (1:1) and Brighton (1:1), the Liverpudlians were defeated at home by West Ham (1:3) over the weekend.

Beto, having made amends for his penalty miss, put the Blues ahead shortly before the hour but their advantage was short-lived as Kurt Zouma leveled the scoreboard only six minutes later, and Tomas Soucek and Edson Alvarez netted a goal each in injury time. It's worth noting that the Toffees haven't won any of their previous five away games and have scored only two goals. 

Head-to-Head Matches

In their last 30 visits to Old Trafford in the EPL, the visitors have only claimed one victory, drawing eight times and losing on 21 occasions. That sole triumph came in December 2013 when Roberto Martinez's team defeated David Moyes's charges 0:1.

Match Prediction: Manchester United – Everton

Both teams are in urgent need of points, although they're positioned far apart from each other. After consecutive defeats, the Mancunians are lagging behind the European competition zone, whilst Everton is just five points clear of the relegation zone. Despite significant personnel losses, the hosts have fared well against the Toffees over the past decade. My prediction is a victory for the favourite.

Total Prediction 

Without Højilund, United lack a prominent spearhead in their attack, and Everton generally scores few goals in the current season. A promising bet would be to wager on the total number of goals being fewer than 3.

Corner Prediction 

United, of course, will strive to monopolise control of the play and will be much more aggressive in their attack with the support of their home crowd. An audacious bet would be to back the hosts on the corners.

Yellow Card Prediction 

In three out of the four previous direct confrontations, Everton came out on top in terms of yellow cards. It looks like a vibrant bet to assume that this trend will continue this time.

Score Prediction

I'm going to back a precise score of 1:0 in favour of Manchester United.