On Saturday, from 12:30 pm, Everton will play West Ham United at “Goodison Park” in the 9th round of the Premier League. In the first match of the round, the hosts are favored to success, and the “GG” bet has a 1.60 odds, a sign that the betting agencies expect a spectacular match, with goals from both sides.
Everton is only 18th (goalscoring 6-13) after a reluctant start to the season. West Ham has fared much better and is in 8th place (goal 11-11), with 3 wins, 3 draws and only two failures. Overall, Manuel Pellegrini’s band exceeds expectations, but the London team is one of the most unstable in the first English league.
Everton have four consecutive league defeats, after 1-3 with Bournemouth, 0-2 with Sheffield United, 1-3 with Manchester City and 0-1 at Burnley. Marco Silva’s band fails to link the positive results, although it has a lot of good quality, superior to West Ham. The “hammers” come after a failure on their own ground with Crystal Palace (1-2), after other draws with Bournemouth (2-2) and Aston Villa (0-0). The only success in the last month: 2-0 with Man. United.
Last season, Everton forced themselves to move to West Ham (2-0), after a solid and convincing game, which should emerge again after the international break. The hosts have no excuse for a modest evolution, but the Londoners remember the victories achieved in 2018 against the white-blue, with 3-1 away and 3-1 on their own ground. The style of play of the two teams encourages betting on corners, but we will not risk betting on many goals. But West Ham have been empty in each of the last 14 trips to Goodison Park!
PREDICTION: Everton to win @ 1,96
