Will the Toffees remain stuck in a relegation spot?

Jordan Pickford has been in goal for the England national soccer team for many years. The 29-year-old goalkeeper has been between the posts at Everton Football Club since 2017. His class is undisputed and also becomes clear when you look at an interesting statistic. The 0-0 draw against Fulham the previous week was the 70th time (!) Pickford has kept a clean sheet in his Premier League career. He was only the ninth English keeper ever to reach this milestone. Since making his first-team debut in January 2016, only Ederson, De Gea, Lloris and Alisson Becker have more clean sheets than Pickford

This season, Jordan Pickford has already kept eight clean sheets for his Toffees. However, a look at the table makes it clear that there is more to a good team than a decent defense. Recent failures and the painful points deduction have seen the Blues from Liverpool slip into a relegation spot. The Dyche team will be looking to get out of this position as quickly as possible with another three-pointer on Saturday lunchtime. In the clash between Everton and Tottenham, the betting odds for the home side are quite high at 3.00.

This, in turn, is primarily due to the fact that the visitors’ offense is currently performing as if from a single mold and has only lost one of the last seven PL matches. In terms of the table, this is a match-up between the third-last team and the fourth. As the Lily Whites also won the first leg a day before Christmas Eve and generally have a strong record against the Toffees, the prediction of an away win in the Everton v Tottenham clash plays an overriding role in our considerations.

Everton – Statistics & current form

The fans of Everton Football Club are going through a difficult time at the moment. As if the regular sporting setbacks weren’t reason enough to mope, a second points deduction for breaches of Premier League financial rules is even under discussion. As is well known, this would not be the first time that points have been deducted from the traditional club and long-standing first division club this season. Back in November, ten points were wiped off their tally, meaning the Toffees could go into Saturday lunchtime’s home game in a potential twelfth place with relative peace of mind.

The reality is different, however, because despite a total of eight wins this season (8-4-10), they have just 18 points and are third bottom of the table. They are one point adrift of the drop zone, with direct rivals Luton Town, Nottingham Forest and Brentford either having performed better recently or at least having a game in hand. The situation is therefore critical and could look even bleaker in the event of a further points deduction. The only thing that really helps are wins!

Everton are simply not scoring enough goals

However, the turmoil in and around the club has also had a negative impact on performances on the pitch recently. The Toffees were knocked out of the FA Cup against Luton Town and have also failed to win any of their last five Premier League matches. After three consecutive defeats, the last two matchdays against Aston Villa and Fulham have seen them draw points.

It is particularly worrying, however, that Sean Dyche’s side have failed to score in three consecutive matches in the English top flight, have failed to score in four of their last six competitive matches and have scored a total of two goals in five games in the 2024 calendar year. Despite the fact that their defense continues to function very well, the Blues still owe a lot to the third-worst offense in the Premier League.

To make matters worse, the nine-time English champions and cup winners are only 18th in the home table. Only Sheffield United and Burnley have won even less often at home than the Toffees, who have lost six times out of eleven at home, including against top teams Manchester City (1:3), Manchester United (0:3) and Arsenal (0:1). Since Spurs are in similar spheres in terms of quality, the odds on the visitors’ three-goal win between Everton and Tottenham are quite exciting.

Predicted Everton line-up:

Tottenham – Statistics & current form

It’s great fun watching Tottenham Hotspur Football Club play at the moment. Personnel problems? Never mind! Too many goals conceded? Never mind! Increased expectations? Never mind! The North Londoners continue to be one of the most positive phenomena of this Premier League season. They remain in fourth place in the standings. Although the train to the English championship in 2023/24, in which the Spurs professionals had not reserved any seats anyway, may have left the station by now, the ticket for the modified Champions League group stage in 2024/25 is still – to stay in the picture – on the tracks.

Especially if coach Ange Postecoglou’s team continues to play the “Ange ball” with full conviction and exploit the enormous quality in attack regardless of losses. Even in the absence of their captain and superstar Hyeung-Min Son, the Lily Whites found it surprisingly easy to create scoring chances and score goals.

Spurs have scored at least twice in seven (!) consecutive Premier League games. If you want to bet on this remarkable run continuing this weekend, you can place a prediction of over 1.5 THFC goals between Everton and Tottenham. At Intertops, for example, there is a very lucrative 1.94.

Richarlison hopes for the next goal against his old love

While it cannot be denied that the brash approach sometimes comes at the expense of the defense, the results absolutely prove the capital club right. Tottenham have won five of their last seven Premier League matches and are still the only team in the English top flight to have scored at least one goal in every league game. Their good away record, which includes five wins, four draws and just two defeats, is also a source of confidence. Together with Manchester City, Postecoglou’s team has scored the most goals away from home (24).

The team’s attacking performance these days and weeks is closely linked to Richarlison. The Brazilian has scored a total of seven times in his last seven PL matches. The Spurs attacker could now score in four league games in a row for the first time since March 2021. There should definitely be no lack of motivation against his former club. Given that the 26-year-old, who has been superbly set up by Werner, the recovering Maddison, Kulusevski and Johnson of late, also got on the scoresheet against the Toffees in the first leg, it’s a hot tip to predict Richarlison to score in the Everton v Tottenham clash.

Predicted Tottenham line-up:

Everton – Tottenham head-to-head / H2H record

The last time the clubs faced each other was on December 23, 2023. In the first leg of the current Premier League season, Tottenham came out on top 2:1 thanks to a strong first half. For the first time since 2017/18, the Lily Whites could now win both matches within one season against the Toffees. The odds are anything but bad, as the north Londoners have actually not lost any of their last ten Premier League away games against Everton at Goodison Park. However, the last four encounters in Liverpool have all ended in draws.

Everton – Tottenham betting tip

After Spurs won the London derby against Brentford 3-2 during the week and the Toffees drew 0-0 at Fulham FC for the second time in a row, the two sides will now go head-to-head at Goodison Park. We see relatively clear advantages for Ange Postecoglou’s side, who have scored the most goals of any Premier League club away from home, are in fine form having won five of their last seven PL matches and have scored at least twice in the English top flight seven times in a row.

The home side, meanwhile, have slipped to third-bottom, have been without a win in five league games and were also knocked out of the FA Cup against Luton Town. Offensively, Dyche’s team are not getting anything going at the moment. With only three wins in front of their own fans, there is also no evidence of home strength. This is one of the reasons why lower odds are being offered on an away win between Everton and Tottenham