Everton vs Tottenham Prediction

🔊 Which of the championship underdogs will manage to score points? An intriguing duel awaits us at Goodison Park on January 19. As part of the 22nd round of the EPL, Everton will host Tottenham. The "Spurs" are of a higher class and are ahead of the "Toffees" in the table, which is why they are considered favorites. However, bookmakers lack confidence in the visitors' success, as evidenced by the very close odds. We will try to delve into the details of the upcoming match and make an accurate prediction based on statistical data.

📊 Head-to-Head

The last time Everton defeated Tottenham in a Premier League match was in 2020. Since then, the opponents have faced each other eight times, and in exactly half of those cases, the "Spurs" emerged victorious. Moreover, in the first round match of the current season, they crushed the "Toffees" with a score of 4-0.

🔵 Everton

Unfortunately, the legendary return of David Moyes to the club where he once began his big coaching career was not marked by triumph. The first attempt was a failure - the "Toffees" lost to Aston Villa at Goodison (0-1). Although the game could be called equal, as evidenced by the statistics. The Scottish specialist jokingly stated that he is already burned out trying to figure out how his team can score goals. Fans, of course, hope that Moyes will find a way out of this situation, but given the large number of injured players, it will be difficult. For example, Dwight McNeil would be very useful considering the hosts' problems in the attacking phase.

⚪ Tottenham

The "Spurs" have claimed 3 victories in their last 8 matches, but the problem is that all of them were in cup games. In the league, the team has not been able to secure three points since mid-December when they thrashed Southampton (5-0). In the last round, Tottenham visited the Emirates, and Son's goal in the 25th minute gave fans hope for success in the North London derby, but the "Gunners" were ahead by halftime and had several more deadly chances against Antonin Kinski's goal. It should be noted that the goalkeeper did not look as confident as in his debut and made several gross errors under pressure. The "Lilywhites" would surely display a more classy game if it weren't for the abundance of injuries. Seven players are currently in the infirmary, and almost all are key players.

⚽️ Goal Prediction

We are used to Everton "drying up" against giants, which they often managed under Sean Dyche. However, now David Moyes is at the helm, wanting to win his first match after returning and will surely want to exploit the "Spurs'" vulnerabilities. The recent head-to-head encounters between these teams have been high-scoring, and we expect the same from the upcoming one, so we bet on total over 2.5 goals, which has played out in 6 of Tottenham's last 7 EPL matches.

🚩 Corner Prediction

Since we expect an end-to-end game, we also anticipate a large number of set-pieces at both ends. In such a situation, a logical bet seems to be on total over 9.5 corners. In 13 of Tottenham's last 15 Premier League matches, this bet has been successful.

📝 Match Prediction

One team is having great difficulty scoring, while the other struggles to keep a clean sheet. Our editorial team leans towards Everton being closer to solving their problem. The players will receive support from their home crowd and emotional guidance from Moyes, which may even be more important than tactical instructions. We believe that the game will be high-scoring and end, for example, with a score of 2-2. The "Spurs" have failed to keep a clean sheet in 8 of their last 9 EPL matches and are unlikely to do so at Goodison. Our editorial team's key bet is Both teams to score (yes).