On Thursday, at 18:00, Everton receives the visit of Southampton, in the 34th round of the Premier League. We are waiting for a spectacular match, between teams that have quality strikers and that play without pressure at the end of the season. Everton does not have Delph, Gbamin, Tosun and Walcott, and the “saints” come to the match without Valery, Boufal and the Danes Hojbjerg and Vestergaard.
Everton is in 11th place (40-48 goal difference), with two wins, two defeats and a draw in the last five stages. Far from Europe, but far from relegation, Carlo Ancelotti’s team is already starting to prepare for next season, in which the ambitions will be much higher. Southampton is not far in the hierarchy: 13th place (goal difference 42-55), one point away.
Ralf Hasenhuttl has worked wonders on the bench of the “saints” this season and the white-reds have three victories in the last four stages, coming after a glorious 1-0 with Manchester City! Before the success with the “citizens”, Southampton passed Watford (3-1) and Norwich (3-0), away. Everton lost hard at Tottenham (0-1), after beating Norwich (1-0) and Leicester (2-1). In the tour, Everton prevailed over St. Mary’s, score 2-1. It was a spectacular match, with many goal phases, at a time when the “saints” were playing modestly. Both are now growing in form and promise a quality duel.
-The last four direct duels ended with the final score of 2-1;
-In the last 6 direct duels, both teams have scored each time;
-In 6 of the last 7 direct duels, at least three goals have been scored;
-Everton has a good record on Goodison Park, in the Premier League: 8 victories in 16 matches;
-Southampton has the 5th record in the away games: 8 successes in 16 games!
PREDICTION: Both teams to score / YES @ 1,75
