Everton vs Liverpool prediction: ENGLAND: Premier League betting tips on match 2024-12-06 12:30.
[p]The Merseyside Derby is one of football’s oldest rivalries, and the 245th edition of this particular clash will prove to be an emotional one for the blue half of the city. This will be the last ever Premier League meeting between Everton and Liverpool at Goodison Park, which they’ve called home for more than 130 years, so the supporters will be in full voice as they look to make it a memorable occasion.[/p]
[p]Faith the players can live up to that atmosphere will be boosted by a 4-0 win over Wolves here in midweek which snapped a five-game winless run (D3, L2). Sean Dyche’s men now chase a first set of back-to-back wins since April when they strung together three successive wins, with that streak containing a 2-0 win over Liverpool on this ground![/p]
[p]That result ended the Reds’ recent dominance over their rivals since Liverpool were victorious in four of the five prior clashes (D1), and it served as only their second defeat in the last 30 H2Hs (W15, D13). Arne Slot’s men will be determined to stamp their authority again too after they were left frustrated by a 3-3 draw with Newcastle in midweek which cut their lead at the Premier League summit to seven points.[/p]
[p]That’s something they’ve mastered under Slot however, mounting eight and seven-game winning streaks after their two prior winless results this season. What will be a concern is their recent defensive slumps on the road, as although they possess the league’s best defence, they’ve now conceded 2+ goals in their last four away games (W2, D2). [/p]
[p]Players to watch: Hoping to pounce on Liverpool’s poor recent defensive output will be Dominic Calvert-Lewin, who has scored in each of his last two derbies at Goodison. Outdoing the likes of Mohamed Salah will be a difficult task to say the least after the Egyptian scored for a seventh successive Premier League game against Newcastle, and after he turned provider for Curtis Jones’ goal, has now both scored and assisted in more Premier League games than any other player in history. [/p]
[p]Hot stat: Just three of the last 14 H2Hs saw both teams score.[/p]
[p][i]Written by Peter Stavrinou[/i][/p]