Everton v Sunderland EFL Cup Predictions & Betting Odds – 20th September 2017

Toffees to get a much-needed win for themselves

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Everton v Sunderland Betting Preview – EFL Cup 20th September 7.45pm

The Toffees will be looking forward to launching off a win in this one. They will be expected to do that and it could be a good morale booster for them because they have had a rough run of results and were hammered 4-0 against Man United on the weekend in the Premier League despite playing much better. Sunderland are struggling near the drop zone in the Championship and will probably be fodder for even an under strength Toffees side.

Everton v Sunderland EFL Cup Betting Tips

So Everton could use a bit of cheer in their lives right now. They are on a three match losing streak in the Premier League and after their 4-0 defeat against Manchester United on Sunday, they found themselves stuck in the bottom three. But this is a game which looks as if it could afford them the chance of collecting a win, even with the Toffees being on a six match winless streak at the moment and having lost their last four in all competitions. Worryingly for boss Ronald Koeman, they haven’t scored in any of their last four games now and they have conceded twelve goals in that sequence. Sunderland are not likely to trouble them too much. In the anytime goalscorer market Wayne Rooney and Dominic Calvert-Lewin are 21/20 favourites, with Sandro at 6/5. Will things come together on the night for them? You have a price of 11/10 at bet365 on Everton to win to nil and that actually has some appeal despite the goals that Everton have conceded lately. An Everton 2-0 result in the bet365 correct score market is the shortest priced option for this cup fixture at 11/2. Everton won 2-0 at home and 3-0 away against Sunderland last season in the Premier League.

Sunderland are struggling more than they would have thought that they would have in the Championship this season. They have taken just the one win in their eight league games this season and they have only gone D2 L4 in their last six league games home and away. Two of their three wins this season then across all competitions have happened in the EFL Cup. They took a 1-0 away win at Bury and then they beat Carlisle 2-1 in the last round. The Black Cats are a huge price of 12/1 to win this by a one goal margin. They have actually done better on the road (W3 D2 L1) across all competitions than they have done at home. Sunderland have at least scored at least one goal in all but one of their away games this season. With their league position a priority and with them having lost their last two at Goodison Park, it’s hard to see them mustering up a lot of interest in this fixture. They may be able to keep the scoreline down and under 2.5 goals may be worth a punt at a price of 7/5 with online betting site Bet365.

Everton v Sunderland EFL Cup Betting Odds

Everton 1/4, Draw 19/4, Sunderland 11/1

Everton v Sunderland EFL Cup Predictions

Everton to win: Even though Everton probably will not be at full strength, if they don’t win this there will be huge questions asked. They aren’t in form, but Sunderland are looking a bit hapless at the moment and will likely write this game off before they kick off. Everton 2-0 in the correct score market looks value.