Everton v Southampton Betting Tips – Premier League 5th May 5.30pm
Southampton boosted their survival hopes last weekend with a home win over Bournemouth in the south coast derby. They are still in the relegation zone but a point this weekend could be enough to get them out if Swansea fails to win their game. Everton have put together a nice run of form to go four matches undefeated in the league and have been improving on their travels as well.
Everton News and Form
Everton are closing out the season in a positive frame of mind it would seem even though fans aren’t happy with their style of play. They are W2 D2 in their last four games and have bagged themselves a clean sheet in three of those four games (home and away combined). On the back of that, Everton to win to nil at Coral is at 15/4 odds* (Betting Odds taken at 10:395 p.m. on May 1st, 2018). Everton have taken a clean sheet in 39% of their home games this season. With their last two fixtures at home having stayed under the 2.5 goal line that is a good option for this one too. Everton have posted a good season on Merseyside with a W10 D3 L5 home record and each of those defeats were against sides currently above them. So they have handled themselves well against the lower standing sides. Everton have an average of 1.5 goals per home game this term and 74% of their home goals have come in the second half of home fixtures. They are just winding down the season at this point.
Southampton News and Form
The Saints are battling for their Premier League lives at the moment. They got three points last weekend with a home win over south coast rivals Bournemouth which was a big boost for them. Still, they didn’t look particularly fluent at any point, but they got the points and have a chance of getting themselves safe. The win snapped an eight-match winless streak (D3 L5) that they were on. The last time that they were out on the road they played out a draw with Leicester and that leaves them winless in five away from home, collecting just the two points in hat sequence. They have only scored in one of their last four road games too. Overall Southampton are averaging under a goal per game on their travels and have failed to score in 41% of their away games. Only three players have produced more than one away goal for them this season, one of them being Charlie Austin (2) who looks their best route to a goal at the moment. Their hom win against Bournemouth at home doesn’t change the nature of their poor season. Both teams not to score at Coral is at 10/11 odds with some appeal* (Betting Odds taken at 10:395 p.m. on May 1st, 2018).
Everton v Southampton Head to Head
Southampton landed a big 4-1 home success at St Mary’s over Everton at the end of November and each of the last three meetings between these two have ended in a home victory. Everton are well up in the head to head against Southampton and including their 3-0 home win over the Saints last season, the Toffees are W9 D3 in their last twelve league games at Goodison Park against Southampton. Both teams have scored in just two of the last eight league meetings between the two of them.
Everton v Southampton Betting Odds*
Southampton 11/8, Everton 19/10, Draw 23/10* (Betting Odds taken at 08:49 p.m. on April 30th, 2018)
Everton v Southampton Predictions
Draw: Everton’s home form hasn’t been that bad this season but they aren’t playing for anything here. Southampton most definitely are playing for something, but even in winning last weekend, they looked pretty poor. Draw.
