Will Everton remain unbeaten for the third time in a row?

Fans of high-scoring games are advised not to attend an Everton FC game. Fans have not been treated to goals at Goodison Park this season. That may change this weekend as they host Leicester City, a team that has been known for high-scoring encounters so far.

Only in the duels involving the Citizens have there been more goals. Both teams are currently in the bottom half of the table and desperately need the three points to work their way up the standings.

The hosts slipped into the bottom of the table due to a small series of defeats, but in the last two games they gained some breathing space in the relegation battle. Now they want to extend their winning streak against the Foxes and move up into the top half of the table. Everton vs Leicester odds of 2.45 are on offer for a win for the home side. The Foxes have been one of the Toffees’ favourite opponents in recent years. The Blues are now six without defeat in this clash.

While the hosts have tended to fall short of their own expectations, it was foreseeable that the Foxes would probably have a tough season. The financial leeway was severely restricted and important key players were lost. After a pretty bad start to the season, however, the team has stabilised in recent weeks. We’ll see if they can at least achieve a partial success this weekend on Saturday from 18:30.

Everton – statistics & current form

The days of great success are long gone for the Toffees. In recent years, the Blues only belonged to the mediocrity of the English Premier League and always occupied double-digit positions in the table. This season, too, things are going anything but smoothly for head coach Frank Lampard’s team.

From the first thirteen games, the home side have only collected full points three times and five times they have managed a draw. The total of fourteen points currently means twelfth place in the Premier League table. The lead over the first relegation place, which is occupied by the upcoming opponents Leicester City, is just three points. In the event of a home defeat against their direct rivals from the bottom of the table, the men from Liverpool will have to deal with the issue of a relegation battle for better or worse.

Not enough goal threat for the Blues

It was especially the harmless offense that got the Blues into this situation. Only eleven times the opposing keeper was overcome, which is the third worst value in the whole league. Only Wolverhampton and Nottingham Forrest have scored less often. The Toffees’ top scorer is Anthony Gorden, who has scored three times.

In their last game at Fulham FC, Lampard’s side managed just nine shots on goal compared to 24 for their opponents. Everton’s defence, on the other hand, is one of the best in the league. Goalkeeper Jordan Pickford only had to keep the ball out of his own net twelve times. That makes the Blue and Whites the fourth best team in the league in this respect.

Everton look to extend little run

The Toffees suffered three defeats in a row in mid-October, which led to a slide down the standings. It was only in the last two games that things got better again, with the 3-0 win over Crystal Palace and the 0-0 draw at Fulham FC putting points on the books. This series should now be extended at home.

Predicted Everton line-up:
Pickford – Mykolenko, Tarkowski, Coady, Coleman – Gueye, Onana – Gordon, Iwobi, Gray – Calvert-Lewin

Last games played by Everton:

Premier League
29/10/2022 – Fulham 0 – 0 Everton

22/10/2022 – Everton 3 – 0 Crystal Palace

20/10/2022 – Newcastle 1 – 0 Everton

15/10/2022 – Tottenham 2 – 0 Everton

10/10/2022 – Everton 1 – 2 Manchester United

Leicester – Statistics & current form

Leicester City’s greatest success to date came in 2016 when they won the league title just a year after promotion to the Premier League. In recent years, the Foxes have always entered the fray for a place in one of the international competitions, usually finishing the season between fifth and ninth. But this summer, the blue and white had to tighten their belts. Important players like Fofana, Schmeichel and Hirst left the club and the few new signings did not compensate for the loss of quality.

Accordingly, Foxes fans must expect a difficult season. However, after a correspondingly disastrous start to the season, things have gone better for the Blue and Whites in recent weeks. With three wins and two draws, they have now collected eleven points and left the bottom of the table. They are currently in eighteenth place and only one point away from safety. A win at Everton FC with a two-goal difference would see the Foxes move past the Toffees.

Leicester concede too many goals

With 21 goals scored, the visitors provide the best offence in the bottom half of the table. The seventh best value in the entire Premier League is delivered by the Blue and Whites. The best scorer is James Maddison with six goals. The problem area is the defence. Goalkeeper Danny Ward has already had to make 25 saves. Only bottom of the table Nottingham and Bournemouth have conceded more goals.

First away win for the Foxes

After a difficult start to the season, the Foxes made it back to the save bank with seven points from three games in October. Only Manchester City could put the brakes on this little series last weekend. Away from home, head coach Brendan Rodgers’ team has yet to pull up any trees.

After five defeats in a row, they celebrated their first away victory with a 4-0 win at Wolverhampton Wanderers. This is also the reason for the bookmakers’ caution, who are making poor predictions for a win for the visitors in the Everton v Leicester match. The odds are 2.95 at the top.

Predicted Leicester line-up:
Ward – Castagne, Amartey, Faes, Justin – Söyüncü – Maddison, Tielemans, Dewsbury-Hall, Barnes – Vardy

Last matches played by Leicester:

Premier League
29/10/2022 – Leicester 0 – 1 Manchester City

23/10/2022 – Wolverhampton 0 – 4 Leicester

21/10/2022 – Leicester 2 – 0 Leeds

15/10/2022 – Leicester 0 – 0 Crystal Palace

08/10/2022 – Bournemouth 2 – 1 Leicester

Everton – Leicester Direct comparison / H2H record

106 duels can be found between these two teams in the annals of football history. 41 times the Toffees were successful and 33 times the Foxes kept the better end for themselves. Last season the two teams drew 1-1 at Goodison Park. For the upcoming match between Everton and Leicester City, the bookmakers’ predictions see the hosts with the advantage. Odds of up to 2.45 at the top are paid for bets on the team from Liverpool.

The visitors have not won any of their last six competitive matches against the Blues. Three times the Toffees won and just as often they ended up with a draw. In their last seven away appearances at Everton FC, the Foxes have won just once.

Everton – Leicester Tip

With the Blues and the Foxes, two teams meet that are currently in the lower midfield. The visitors are now out of last place, but Rodgers’ eleven is still up to its neck in the water. Their successes in recent weeks have given them renewed confidence and a draw is certainly within the realms of possibility. In the Everton v Leicester match, odds of 3.30 are paid for bets on a draw.

The hosts have avoided the drop into the relegation battle in their last two games. With a three-goal win in front of their own fans, they can jump back into the safe midfield. However, more has to happen on the offensive. Not even one goal per game has been scored on average so far. The visitors’ defence has improved a lot recently and no longer allows itself to be caught off guard.

After the Foxes were one of the league’s shooting galleries at the beginning of the season, there has been a huge improvement here. Only one goal was conceded in the last four games. It will be difficult for the home side’s weak offence to break down the Foxes’ defensive bar. On the other hand, Lampard’s side has one of the best defences in the league, so we don’t expect a goal spectacle.

In the three-way segment, we would only dare to bet with caution and place a small stake in the match Everton vs Leicester, at betting odds of 3.30, on a score draw, as a clear favourite cannot be discerned.