Premier League: Everton vs Leicester – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Premier League round 24 match between Everton and Leicester and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Both Everton and Leicester need points to escape their current position at the relegation-end of the Premier League table. The match takes place at Goodison Park and could be labelled a serious six-pointer.

Ranked as number 16 in the Premier League standings, The Toffees, have so far collected 23 points this season, while Leicester collected 17 points. This puts them up as number 17 after 23 rounds.

Form: Everton vs Leicester

Everton Form

In the previous three matches, Everton lost 0-1 against Aston Villa, beat Tottenham by 3-2 and won 0-1 against Brighton. Everton only pulled off two wins from a possible six in recent Premier League matches on home soil. Of the remaining four matches, they drew two and lost two, as they scored seven and conceded five goals.

Leicester Form

Leicester collected one win from their last three matches, as Crystal Palace won by 0-2. Fulham were too strong as well, winning 0-2, before Leicester won 1-2 against Tottenham. Leicester managed to win just once in their past six away games in the Premier League. On top of winning once they also drew zero as well as losing five, while scoring 17 time and letting in five.

Betting stats for Everton and Leicester

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

Players in form: Everton vs Leicester

Iliman Ndiaye has been great for Everton lately, hitting the target three times, which makes him worth considering in the betting market. Leicester are optimistic that Jordan Ayew doubles up on the one goal he provided in their past six outings.

Popular markets: Everton vs Leicester

Full-time result

Everton claimed four wins, drew four and lost two of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Leicester won two, drew one and lost seven of their last 10 games away. Amazingly, Leicester failed to keep a clean sheet in their 16 last matches. Leicester have not lost to Everton in 3 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Everton scored the first goal of the match in four of their previous ten games. Curiously, Leicester only scored the opening goal of the match in two of the last ten away games. Everton will be optimistic of getting on the scoresheet this coming Saturday, as Leicester have been unable to keep a single clean sheet in their last 10 games. The former fought their way to five clean sheets in their last 10 games. Leicester have scored in 15 consecutive meetings with Everton when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Everton saw over 2.5 goals in two of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.1 goals during this run. Of the last ten games for Leicester, seven had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 1.2 times goals per game.