SATURDAY 02/08/2020 PREMIER LEAGUE FOOTBALL GAME PREDICTION FOR TODAY
EVERTON VS CRYSTAL PALACE
Everton vs Crystal Palace predictions for Saturday’s Premier League clash at Goodison Park. Everton look to extend their unbeaten streak in the Premier League when they host Crystal Palace on Saturday. Read on for all our free Premier League predictions and betting tips.
PREDICTION AND TIPS
EVERTON VS CRYSTAL PALACE = 1X OR UNDER 2.5
REASON FOR EVERTON VS CRYSTAL PALACE PREDICTIONS
- Everton have lost just one of their 10 Premier League matches since Marco Silva was sacked.
- Crystal Palace have seen fewer than three goals in six of their last seven Premier League away games.
- Everton are unbeaten in their last 10 Premier League matches against Crystal Palace.
- Two of the Toffees’ four home games under Ancelotti have ended 1-0 to the hosts.
Everton heading in right direction under Ancelotti
Everton pulled off a miraculous comeback at Vicarage Road last week, coming from 2-0 down to beat Watford 3-2 despite playing the final 20 minutes with 10 men. There was a sense of togetherness that has been found lacking for the majority of this season, and it’s clear that Carlo Ancelotti has this squad moving in the right direction.
Indeed, they have lost just one Premier League match since Marco Silva was sacked back in December, and Carlo Ancelotti has led them to four wins, three draws and one defeat since his appointment on the 21st December.
This has seen the Toffees propelled up the Premier League table, leaving them 9th in the standings but just four points adrift of Spurs in 5th. They are only eight behind 4th place Chelsea as well, so nothing is out of the question at this stage of the season.
Frustration building in Crystal Palace squad
Crystal Palace, so often renowned for their dreadfully slow starts to campaigns, have seen a reversal this year. They started the season very strongly, but that good form has slowly given way to frustration and the Eagles come into this game winless in their last six Premier League matches.
Their early season success does leave them in a relatively comfortable position, but Roy Hodgson will be eager to get back to winning ways and push for a comfortable mid-table finish this year.
Low scoring game expected at Goodison Park
One thing that hasn’t changed in the Crystal Palace camp is their inability to find the net. They have scored fewer than any other Premier League team this season, averaging just 0.88 goals per game. That being said, their 29 goals conceded does leave them with the joint 4th best defensive record, conceding the same amount of goals as both Manchester United and Manchester City.
The result of this has been plenty of low scoring games where Palace are involved. 10 of their last 12 league outings have seen fewer than three goals scored, as have six of their last seven on the road.
Ancelotti has managed to plug Everton’s defensive holes too, in turn bringing about a certain lack of excitement at Goodison Park. Just one of his four home matches in charge has yielded three goals.
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