Everton v Crystal Palace Betting Tips – Premier League, 21st October 4.00pm
Everton managed for the first time this season, to win back to back games in the Premier League just before the international break. Can they make it three in a row as they return to action on Sunday at home against Palace? The Eagles have failed to get off the ground this season as they have found the going tough in producing goals. Read our predictions for Everton v Crystal Palace.
Everton v Crystal Palace Betting Odds*
Everton 5/6
Draw 5/2
Crystal Palace 10/3
* (Betting Odds were taken from bet365 on October 15th, 2018 at 7:52 p.m.)
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Everton News and Form
Everton have back to back wins under their belt for the first time this season, having beaten Fulham and Leicester before the international break. It’s a return to Goodison Park this weekend where the Toffees are W2 D1 L1 for the season. The only loss they suffered at home was against West Ham, but they responded with a big win over Fulham in their subsequent home fixture.
The Toffees have produced at least two goals in five of their eight league games now, so things are starting to come together. Gylfi Sigurdsson has played a large part in their output with three goals in his last two games. Richarlison was also back on the scoresheet last time out in their win at Leicester.
Everton have conceded in their last five home games against the Eagles in the top flight, but we are going against that and backing both teams NOT to score at 19/20 odds* (betting odds taken on October 17th, 2018) and while that bucks the trend, Palace look poor at the moment.
Everton have made progress this season as they are four points better off than they were after eight games of their last campaign. Three of Everton’s four home games this season have ended over 2.5 goals, but again we are bucking that trend too and going under the goal line.
Crystal Palace News and Form
It has been a poor return from Palace again this season and the big difference is that Wilfried Zaha isn’t scoring as well as he was last term. Palace have five defeats in their last seven league games, with only the four points collected in that sequence.
Both wins that they have recorded this season were clean-sheet away wins against Huddersfield and Fulham, two of the current bottom four in the league. Palace have failed to score in four of their eight games this season. Everton to win to nil is at 21/10 odds* (betting odds taken on October 17th, 2018).
The Eagles have produced only five goals this season, only Huddersfield and Cardiff having managed fewer. Zaha does have three of Palace’s five goals but has failed to net in any of their last three. In that sequence, Palace have come up with one goal.
Of the goals which Crystal Palace have conceded this season away from Selhurst Park, 75% of them have been shipped in the second half of matches. Only Newcastle and Cardiff have lost more Premier League matches (6) than Palace have done this season (5). The last time that Palace bagged a clean sheet at Goodison Park was in 1992.
Everton v Crystal Palace Head to Head
Everton took a home win and an away draw against Crystal Palace last season in the top flight. That moved them on to a seven-match undefeated streak of form against the Eagles in the top flight with a W3 D4 record. Everton have picked up a W1 D2 record in their last three Premier League home games against the Eagles. Four of the last six have ended under 2.5 goals.
Everton v Crystal Palace Predictions
Everton to win: There should be a good chance for the Toffees to put a solid three points on the road in this one. Crystal Palace are just looking so lightweight and out of touch going forward at the moment. Everton to win to nil.
