SlipsTips examines the Bet Builder market ahead of Everton’s encounter with Aston Villa in the Premier League on Wednesday night.
Everton vs Aston Villa (Wednesday, 19:30)
David Moyes gets his second spell in charge of Everton underway with a home game against Aston Villa on Wednesday night.
The 16th-placed Toffees parted company with Sean Dyche last week following a string of underwhelming performances.
Meanwhile, Aston Villa will be bidding to make it three wins on the bounce after coming from behind to defeat West Ham 2-1 in the FA Cup last Friday night.
Iliman Ndiaye To Be Fouled Once or More
Iliman Ndiaye has been causing Premier League defences problems all season. That has coincided with the Everton winger drawing a team-high average of 1.63 fouls per-game in the top-flight this term. In fact, Ndiaye has been brought down in 15 of the 17 Premier League games that he has started for Everton this season.
It’s also worth noting that the 24-year-old has been fouled twice or more in a sizable 11 of those contests. Thus, the Senegalese ace looks well placed to earn his side a minimum of one free-kick on Wednesday night.
Matty Cash to Commit 1+ Foul
Given the aforementioned Ndiaye’s knack for winning fouls, it makes sense to side with the player he could be in direct battle with to commit a foul, namely, Matty Cash. The Aston Villa right-back’s aggressive streak often draws unwanted attention from match officials. That is evidenced by the fact that Cash is committing an average of 1.23 fouls per 90 in the Premier League this season, making multiple misdemeanours in each of his last three outings.
Furthermore, the Villa defender has tackled his way into the referee's notebook in four of his last six top-flight outings.
3 or More Cards
With a keenly-contested affair anticipated under the Goodison Park lights under Wednesday night, I’ll round off the Bet Builder with a minimum of three match cards. Everton’s Premier League games this season are producing an average of 3.21 bookings per-game, while Villa’s top-flight tussles are generating an average of 5.05 cards per 90 minutes. A combined total of five cards were dished out when the pair crossed paths at Villa Park earlier this season.
On top of all that, Samuel Barrott has been handed the whistle for this Merseyside match-up. The Yorkshire-born referee is averaging north of five yellow cards per-game in the Premier League this season, covering the required 3+ line in 11 of the 12 games he has taken charge of thus far.
Recommended Bet
- Iliman Ndiaye To Be Fouled 1 or More Times
- Matty Cash To Commit 1+ Foul
- 3 or More Cards
- Bet Builder – 17/20 (Betfair)
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