Everton Vs. Manchester United Prediction: The Toffees Banks Bad Record Over The Red Devils

JAKARTA - The match between Everton and Manchester United in the Premier League will take place on Saturday 22 February at Goodison Park Stadium. This will be the Red Devils' last visit to the historic stadium before Everton move to their new stadium on the seafront, next season.

Manchester United, under Ruben Amorim, are experiencing difficult times this season, while David Moyes has managed to lift Everton's form since returning to coach the club. The Toffees are now above United in the Premier League standings, an achievement that has never occurred since the 2013-2014 season when Moyes himself was United manager.

Just a few weeks ago, Everton was still struggling with relegation. However, since Moyes took over, they have had an extraordinary revival. In the first six games under his leadership, Everton won 13 points, more than any team in the league in the same period.

Under Sean Dyche, Everton have only won three of their first 19 league games this season, scoring just seven goals from open play. However, in six games behind Moyes, they have scored eight goals from an open game scheme and won four games.

Most recently, Everton won an important victory at Selhurst Park against Crystal Palace. Carlos Alcaraz's first goal for the club brought victory for The Toffees in a match that also marked their first goal from this season's counter-attack.

Currently, Everton is 13 points from the relegation zone and is closer to the top five, which is likely to give tickets to the Champions League next season, compared to teams in the red zone. However, the difference of nine points with eighth rank is still difficult to catch, unless they continue to maintain this positive trend until the end of the season.

Despite being in an impressive form, Everton had a bad record against Manchester United. They lost their last five meetings against the Red Devils, where the last four games ended without scoring a single goal and conceded a total of 11 goals.

The last time Everton suffered five consecutive defeats without scoring a goal against a team was in the late 1950s, against Wolverhampton Wanderers.

At the first meeting of the season, United won 4-0 over Everton. However, the score did not reflect the game, as United only had xG (expected goals) 0.73, but were able to score four goals.

United also have a good record at Goodison Park. If they win this match, it will be their third straight win at Everton's home, something they haven't achieved since 2007. They also have the chance to record a clean sheet in a row at Goodison for the first time since the mid-1990s.

Last season, United won 3-0 at the stadium in a massive protest-torn match from Everton supporters after their team got a 10-point deduction. However, the protests eased just three minutes after the game started, when Alejandro Garnacho scored a spectacular goal through a cross-kick that eventually won the Pusk betters Award.

Manchester United came into this match in difficult conditions. Tottenham Hotspur's 1-0 defeat last week saw them drop to rank below Everton in the standings.

The attack line is United's biggest problem. Rasmus Hojlund has yet to score in his last 15 games, while Joshua Zirkzee has also scored a goal drought in 12 league games. The last time Zirkzee scored was in the game against Everton in the first meeting of the season.

United have failed to score in 10 league games this season, the same number as Everton. If this trend continues, they could set the record for the most in their Premier League history.

Both Everton and Manchester United are both experiencing an injury crisis, with many major players absent, forcing both teams to field many young players on the bench.

Everton The Toffees will be strengthened again by Abdoulaye Doucoure who has been suspended, but it is not certain whether he will immediately return to the starting XI after Carlos Alcaraz's impressive appearance in the previous match.

Iliman Ndiaye is still absent due to a medial ligament injury (MCL) and is expected to be back in the next six to eight weeks. Jack Harrison is likely to replace him again in midfield.

Everton also lost seven other players, includingten McNeil who underwent knee surgery, as well as attacking trio Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Armando Broja, and Youssef Chermiti.

However, Beto's existence as the spearhead is a fairly effective solution. The Guinea-Bissau striker has scored seven goals in the Premier League this season, scoring an average of one goal every 114 minutes.

Manchester United Meanwhile, Manchester United is also hit by a player crisis. Ruben Amory is likely to be able to return to play Leny Yoro, Christian Eriksen, Manuel Ugarte, and Toby Coller after recovering from minor injuries and illness.

However, they are confirmed to have lost Amad Diallo until the end of the season after the winger suffered a serious ankle injury. United's midfielder also had major problems due to the absence of Kobbie Mainoo and Mason Mount.

In the back line, United will not be strengthened by Leandro Martinez, Luke Shaw, and Jonny Evans. Leny Yoro's return is becoming very important, but Victor Lindelof has also recovered and is ready to play after becoming the only senior on the bench against Tottenham.

Seeing the trend of performance between the two teams, Everton is more favored to achieve positive results in this match. They are in high confidence and have a better home record than United's poor away performance this season.

On the other hand, United continue to have difficulty scoring goals and their back line is still not solid because of the large number of absent players. If this trend continues, Everton have a great chance of ending their poor record against United.

Everton (4-2-3-1):Pickford; O'Brien, Tarkowski, Branthwaite, Mykolenko; Lindstrom, Gueye, Garner, Alcaraz, Harrison; Beto

Manchester United (5-2-3):Onana; Dalot, Mazraoui, Maguire, De Ligt, Dorgu; Fernandes, Casemiro; Zirkzee, Hojlund, Garnacho

Score prediction: Everton 2-1 Manchester United