Sports Innovation previews the Premier League match between Everton and West Ham and offers team stats and betting tips with the latest odds.
Two European-chasing sides meet as Everton welcome West Ham United to Goodison Park on Sunday afternoon.
Under a new manager in Rafael Benitez, Everton have had a decent start to the season. Four wins, two draws and just one defeat in seven games has lifted them into sixth-place in the Premier League table. With 14 points to their account, they have a three point advantage over 10th-placed West Ham.
Everton may have won every home game under Benitez so far, but Hammers boss David Moyes will be hungry for the win in what should be a close affair in Merseyside.
Our tip
Stats and facts for Everton and West Ham.
- Everton has won the last 4 matches in a row at home;
- Everton has won in the last 4 of 5 matches at home;
- Everton scored in the last 7 of 9 matches;
- Total goals was UNDER 3.5 in Everton’s last 3 of 5 matches.
- West Ham unbeaten the last 6 matches in a row when playing away;
- West Ham conceded in the last 16 of 18 matches;
- Total goals was OVER 2.5 in West Ham’s last 8 of 10 matches;
- West Ham scored in the last 10 of 12 matches.
Current form — Everton v. West Ham
The Toffees paddling along
It is difficult to point a finger on recent results for Everton as they have performed according to their level. Rafael Benitez’s side go into their upcoming match unbeaten in their previous 3 matches, which started off with a 2-2 draw against QPR. They went on to beat Norwich 2-0, before sharing the spoils with Manchester United in a 1-1 draw.
The Hammers on a roll
West Ham look to continue their current momentum with another positive result. In their last 3 matches, David Moyes’ side first took out Leeds by 1-2 before downing Rapid Wien by 2-0. The winning streak came to an end against Brentford who ran out 1-2 winners.
According to the bookmakers, Everton are favourites to win. Betting on the away win will get you odds of 2.95, meaning the bookies predict West Ham do have a decent chance of winning at Goodison Park. Placing your bet on a home win returns a best price of 2.70 at the time of writing.
Everton v. West Ham — fixture history
The last match between these two clubs was a close affair with Everton taking a small 1-0 victory.
Everton have the following 5-2-3 meeting statistics with West Ham. In their previous 10 meetings over 2.5 goals came up 3 times. Both teams to score paid out 3 times in these 10 matches.
Current table in the Premier League
Top goalscorer
Looking at the goalscorer market, it would seem a good idea to side with Andros Townsend. He is the top scoring player for Everton in their last 6 matches. He has managed to find the back of the net 5 times, and will surely want to add some more goals against West Ham.
The visitors will be looking to in-form Michail Antonio to find the net once again, as he has been their main man recently. The striker has netted 2 goals in their last 6 matches.
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