Saturday, at 15:00, Crystal Palace receives Everton’s 36th Premier League visit, in a direct duel that brings unpleasant memories to the “eagles”. Palace has never defeated Everton on Selhurst Park since 1994!
Palace is one of the inconsistent teams in the Premier League with four wins and four failures in the last eight stages. Saved from relegation under the command of experienced Roy Hodgson, Crystal Palace is ranked 12th (goal 43-48), seven points behind Everton, which is ranked 9th (goal 50-44). In this duel, Everton has additional motivation, because Marco Silva’s team is still fighting for the qualification in the next UEFA Europa League. Only two points separate Wolverhampton from the 7th place, and a successful move would greatly enhance the chances of white and blue.
Everton is one of the most formable teams in the Premier League, but the Merseyside team has “spoiled” the impeccable balance with a surprising failure suffered by Fulham, score 0-2. In addition to this, Everton beat Manchester United (4-0), Arsenal (1-0), West Ham United (2-0) and Chelsea (2-0) last month. On the other side, the Palace just defeated Arsenal (3-2), away, after losing Manchester City (1-3) and Tottenham (0-2).
The tour was 2-0 for Everton, Goodison Park, but the match was more balanced than the score shows. Luka Milivojevic missed a penalty for the Londoners, and Calvert Lewin and Tosun scored the goals of the victory in the last five minutes. It was a balanced game in which Roy Hodgson thought of a good defense mechanism, and only the individual value of the players of Marco Silva made the difference.
Without defeating eight consecutive matches in front of Crystal Palace, Everton has an excellent balance on the Selhurst Park trips, where he missed the goalless goal of each of the previous three visits. With an almost complete batch, of which only a few players in the “second line” will be missing, Everton should dominate the game’s possession and rhythm, especially as the Palace is not a force on its own. With just four wins in 17 matches played on Selhurst Park this season, the Palace evolves without a goal, while Marco Silva targets all three points in the fight for UEFA Europa League qualification.
The moment of the guests recommends a big win, but we will bet on the corners, knowing that 15 rounds were awarded in the tour. In fact, this duel is always more profitable for this type of bet, because in both lots there are dangerous band players who often take the ball to the side.
PERSPECTIVE TEAMS AT CRYSTAL PALACE – EVERTON
Crystal Palace: Guaita – Wan-Bissaka, Kelly, Dann, Ward – McArthur, Kouyate, Milivojevic, Meyer – Benteke, Zaha
Everton: Pickford – Coleman, Zouma, Keane, Digne – Schneiderlin, Gueye – Walcott, Sigurdsson, Bernard – Calvert-Lewin
PREDICTION: Both teams to score / YES @ 1,75
