Everton are aiming to snap out of a recent rough patch as they host in-form Crystal Palace in a Premier League fixture on Saturday. Palace have been on an upward trajectory in recent weeks and are unlikely to come away from Goodison Park empty-handed.
Everton are coming off a 1-0 defeat at Newcastle in their previous Premier League fixture. They lacked the cutting edge in attack despite Dominic Calvert-Lewin’s return to the team and finished without a single attempt on target.
That was the third straight defeat for Everton, who have lost some of the momentum they had built up in the last few weeks. Frank Lampard’s men are now stuck on 15th, just one point above the relegation zone.
The good news for Everton is that two of their last three defeats have come on the road. They are unbeaten in three of their last four matches at Goodison Park with two of those fixtures ending in draws.
While Everton have been slowly losing momentum in recent weeks, Crystal Palace appear to be building theirs. They have suffered just one defeat in their last six matches and are now up to 10th on the table.
Crystal Palace head into Saturday’s clash off the back of a 2-1 victory over Wolverhampton Wanderers in their midweek Premier League fixture. They fought back from a goal down with second half efforts from Eberechi Eze and Wilfried Zaha earning them the win.
Despite their recent good form, Crystal Palace are still unconvincing on their travels. Patrick Vieira's men are yet to win on the road this season, although they have drawn three of their five away matches so far.
How the bookies view it
Everton have the edge among the bookies with a home win priced at 48/29 by SBK. A victory for Crystal Palace is valued at 2/1 by Unibet while a draw is set at odds of 21/10 with bet365.
Head to head
Everton have an 18-12 advantage with 15 draws from 45 previous matches with Crystal Palace. Both teams won at home last season with Palace claiming a 4-0 victory at Selhurst Park while Everton picked up a 3-2 win at Goodison Park.
Players to watch
Everton have been trying to manage Dominic Calvert-Lewin’s return to the team following a knee injury but given their attacking problems, the striker is likely to feature on Saturday. He was on target in last season’s clash at Goodison Park and is priced at 21/10 by bet365 to get on the score sheet.
Wilfried Zaha ended a dry spell in midweek and could be worth keeping an eye on for Crystal Palace. Bet365 has the forward at odds of 11/4 to get on the score sheet on Saturday.
Anything else catch the eye?
There are often goals in this fixture and with both teams producing over 3.5 goals in their last three meetings. A similar outcome is priced at 31/10 by BetVictor, over 2.5 goals is valued at 6/5 by Coral while SBK is offering odds of 11/12 on both teams to score.
There were more goals after the break in the last meeting at Goodison Park, so the second half could be tipped to be the highest scoring half at 6/5 with Paddy Power.
This English Premier League match between Everton and Crystal Palace will be played on Oct 22, 2022 and kick off at 15:00. Check below for our tipsters best Everton vs Crystal Palace prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
