Everton vs Leicester Betting Tips – EFL Cup, 18th December 7.45pm
The pressures of the Premier League are put aside in midweek as Leicester square up against Everton in the EFL Cup quarter-finals. The Foxes have had a tremendous season in the top flight, whereas Everton have had their struggles. But there has been a bit of a fightback from the Toffees recently with Duncan Ferguson in temporary charge. Read our predictions for Everton vs Leicester.
Everton vs Leicester Betting Odds*
Leicester 13/10
Draw 13/5
Everton 7/4
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Everton News and Form – Can Everton pull off the upset?
A convincing home win over Chelsea and then a point at Old Trafford against Manchester United on Sunday. Since the departure of Marco Silva, Everton have done alright under interim boss Duncan Ferguson. They seem to be playing with a bit more vim and vigour and so could pose a threat to Leicester in this one. It was just back at the start of December that they went to Leicester in the league and Everton lost 2-1 at the King Power.
Everton have lost just one of their last five home games in all competitions (W3 D1 L1). They are without a clean sheet in three there however. Everton’s League Cup campaign started with an away win at Lincoln, before coming through a tricky tie at Championship side Sheffield Wednesday. A 2-0 win at home over Watford in the last round sets them up for this. Given that they have to face Liverpool in the FA Cup third round, this looks to be their best shot at silverware.
Everton vs Leicester Head to Head
Leicester won 2-1 at home against Everton on December 1st in the EPL
The Foxes have won the last two meetings with Everton
The Toffees lost their last home cup games Leicester, a 2017 FA Cup tie
This is the first League Cup meeting between the two teams
Key-Facts – Everton vs Leicester
- Everton have lost one of their last five home games
- All of Leicester EFL Cup games this season have been away
- Leicester are on a five match winning streak on the road
Leicester News and Form – Will Leceister beat Everton again?
Will Leicester get another win over Everton this season? It has been such a great season for Leicester who are sitting second in the Premier League table. They had an eight-match winning streak of league form snapped on the weekend with a 1-1 home draw against Norwich. The Foxes are not realistically going to catch Liverpool for the league title, but being three games from potential silverware in the EFL Cup, they may really go for this.
They have a lot of strengths, have so much going for them at the moment. It is a five-match winning streak away from home that they are on in all competitions, scoring at least two goals in each of those fixtures. All of their games in this season’s EFL Cup have been away from home. They edged a penalty shoot-out win at Newcastle to open with, before securing wins at Luton and Burton. Can they strike at Goodison Park?
Everton vs Leicester Tips & Odds
Home win at 7/4
Both teams to score at 4/6
* (Betting Odds were taken from bet365 on December 15th, 2019 at 7:54 p.m.)
Everton vs Leicester Predictions
Everton to win: Leicester weren’t quite themselves on the weekend at home against Norwich. Everton have to recognise that this is their one big shot at success this season and should be targeting a full-on assault on the EFL Cup. Home win.
