Everton v Bournemouth Betting Tips – Premier League, 13th January 3.00pm
Things aren’t going well for either of these two and they will meet up at Goodison Park on Saturday sat level on points in the middle of the table. Everton have lost four of their last five games but then the Cherries have been vulnerable for a long time now. This may end up being a good open game between two sides desperately seeking form. Read our predictions for Everton v Bournemouth.
Everton v Bournemouth Betting Odds*
Everton 8/11
Draw 13/5
Bournemouth 15/4
* (Betting Odds were taken from bet365 on January 8th, 2019 at 9:42 p.m.)
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Everton News and Form
Everton could only manage a 1-0 home defeat against Leicester on New Year’s day which leaves them with four defeats in their last five league games (W1). It has been a poor stretch from them. In fact, they have collected only the one victory in their last eight Premier League games now. They are currently winless in four on home soil at Goodison Park as well with a D2 L2 record. They have scored an average of 1.6 goals per home game this season and along the way, they have taken three home clean sheets.
36% of league games at Goodison Park have gone over 2.5 goals. In none their home games this season against sides currently sitting twelfth or higher in the Premier League, have Everton managed a win. They have been level at the half time break in seven of their home fixtures (W2 L2). The Toffees have not collected a clean sheet in any of their last eight games home and away combined. Everton have opened the scoring in seven of their eleven home fixtures though which isn’t bad at all. In the last 8 rounds of Premier League action, only Huddersfield (0) have collected fewer points than Everton
Everton v Bournemouth Head to Head
Everton earned a point a 2-2 draw at Bournemouth earlier in the season
Things are even with two wins each and drawing the last five meetings
Both teams have scored in each of the last four meetings
Everton have won all five previous home games against the Cherries
Bournemouth News and Form
The Cherries earned a point from a 3-3 draw against Watford to start the new year. Once again though their defence problems showed up massively. The Cherries are now W2 D1 L5 in their last eight Premier League games. Their form away from home this season reads pretty poorly at W3 L7 from ten games. They have come up with 12 away goals, conceding 23 and that second number has been where all of their problems have been at. Poor defence. 80% of their away fixtures in the EPL this season have gone over 2.5 goals
In total they have collected just the two away clean sheets and Bournemouth have conceded in both halves of half of their home games. Their half time record in their Premier League away games this season is W2 D2 L6. They have not picked up a clean sheet in any of their last five on the road and actually, they have conceded at least two goals in each of those five in that sequence. The Cherries have opened the scoring in two of their away games this season. Bournemouth currently have the fourth-worst defensive record in this season’s Premier League.
Everton v Bournemouth Tips & Odds
Both teams to score 4/6
Over 2.5 goals 4/6
* (Betting Odds were taken from bet365 on January 7th, 2019 at 10:41 p.m.)
Everton v Bournemouth Predictions
Everton to win: Because the Cherries just look the worse of the two at the back, then we have to predict the home win. This should be a good contest, but home advantage may just get the Toffees over the line. Everton to win & both teams to score.
