Premier League: Everton vs Chelsea – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Premier League round 17 match between Everton and Chelsea and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Everton enjoy home advantage, when visitors Chelsea swing by on Sunday for a clash in the Premier League. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

While Chelsea are chasing the lead in the Premier League after collecting 34 points in 16 rounds, Everton trail by 15 points after 15 rounds, leaving them as number 16 in the table.

Form: Everton vs Chelsea

Everton Form

In their last three matches, Everton lost 4-0 against Manchester United, won 4-0 against Wolverhampton, before drawing 0-0 against Arsenal. Everton claimed a modest two wins in their past six home matches in the Premier League. They also drew three and lost one, scored nine goals and conceded five.

Chelsea Form

Chelsea look fabulous with three wins on the trot, starting off against FC Astana, who were defeated by 1-3. Then, Brentford got outclassed in a 2-1 win, before beating Shamrock Rovers by 5-1. Chelsea came through their last six away games in the Premier League with four wins. Of those six matches, they drew once and lost once in which, they scored 16 and conceded eight.

Betting facts for Everton and Chelsea

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Everton and Chelsea. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.

In-form players: Everton vs Chelsea

It’s been a great season for Cole Palmer so far with 11 goals to his name across all tournaments this season. He also hit the target four times in his last six games, and no doubt The Blues want him to continue this productive spell against Evertonthis coming Sunday.

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Full-time result

Everton claimed three wins, drew five and lost two of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Chelsea won seven, drew one and lost two of their last 10 games away. Everton didn’t lose any of their previous 5 matches at Goodison Park. Chelsea won their last 5 matches on the trot.

Both teams to score

Surprisingly, Everton only scored the first goal of the match in three out of their last ten games. Chelsea scored the opening goal in six of the last ten away from home. Both teams have scored in the last 5 consecutive away games Chelsea played. Everton managed the first goal of the game in only three of those 10 previous games played. Meanwhile, Chelsea were first on target in eight of their last 10 outings.

Total goals

Everton saw over 2.5 goals in three of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 0.9 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in eight of the last ten games for Chelsea, who managed to hit the net 3.5 times on average in these games. Chelsea are on a fine streak of scoring at least one goal in their last 15 matches.