Ace Football previews the Premier League clash between Everton and Leicester City and offers team stats, fixture history, betting tips and the latest odds.
Everton go up against Leicester City at Goodison Park on Wednesday in a Premier League round 18 clash.
Position in the Premier League table: Everton vs Leicester City
Looking at the Premier League standings right now, the difference between these opponents is 12 points. Everton cannot squeeze past Leicester City in the standings anytime soon, but will be eager to reduce or at least maintain the current gap. Leicester City, number nine on 40 points, will do their part to widen the distance to their upcoming opponents on Wednesday.
Latest form and previous Premier League encounters between Everton and Leicester City
Everton continue to look blunt
Everton suffered a couple of disappointments in their last 3 matches, as they were run over by West Ham in a 2-1 defeat. Burnley also proved too hard to handle, as they won 3-2, before Frank Lampard’s men were able to strike back last time out in a 1-0 win against Manchester United.
Leicester City in nice flow
Although losing their latest outing, results have generally been decent in the last 3 matches for Leicester City. They first took out Crystal Palace by 2-1 before downing PSV Eindhoven by 1-2. The winning streak came to an end against Newcastle, who ran out 2-1 winners.
Fixture history: Everton vs Leicester City
Everton and Leicester City had to settle for a point each in their most recent Premier League match, which finished with a 1-1 scoreline. Depending on your betting strategy, another draw will no doubt spice up your next accumulator.
Highlights from the last match between Everton and Leicester City:
Betting stats and facts for Everton and Leicester City
Here are some interesting betting-relevant facts based on statistics from the last couple of matches that Everton and Leicester City played across all tournaments.
- Everton have won 5 of the last 7 home matches
- Leicester have conceded in 26 of the last 28 away matches
- Leicester have scored in 17 of the last 19 away matches
- In 6 of the last 7 matches Leicester played, both teams scored
- Leicester have not won 4 of the last 5 away matches
- In 10 of the last 11 home matches Everton versus Leicester played, both teams scored
- In 9 of the last 11 Everton home matches versus Leicester the sum of goals was over 2.5
Players to watch in Everton vs Leicester City
It is difficult to look past Richarlison, when on the search for a marksman. He seems to be on a strong run as he hit the target 2 times in his last 6 games for Everton. Ademola Lookman has managed to score 2 times in the last half dozen matches for Leicester City. It is probably safe to say that they will both be looking to add to their total here once again.
Best tips for the match: Everton vs Leicester City
In conclusion, we present betting tips for this Premier League match, which are based on the above statements. Besides the main prediction for this game, we have also come up with some lower and higher risk alternatives.
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