📏 Form Guide

Everton

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Everton, following on from their previous result, will be hoping for more of the same after a 2-0 FA Cup triumph versus Peterborough United.

In that match, Everton managed 54% possession and 13 shots on goal with 5 of them on target. For Everton, the goals were scored by Beto (42') and Iliman Ndiaye (98'). At the other end, Peterborough United had 5 attempts at goal with 1 on target.

Under three goals per game were seen in 6 of the past 6 fixtures where Everton have taken part. With regard to the goal weighting from that period, their opponents scored a total of 4 and Everton managed a tally of 3. Such a trend might not be carried forward into this match, of course.

Their prior results show that Everton:

• have not emerged victorious against Aston Villa in their previous 11 league matches.
• are without a home win in the past 2 league matches.

Aston Villa

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Aston Villa will go into this match following a 2-1 FA Cup win to beat West Ham United in their last fixture.

In that match, Aston Villa had 59% possession and 16 attempts on goal with 5 on target. For Aston Villa, the goals were scored by Amadou Onana (71') and Morgan Rogers (76'). On the other side, West Ham United got 11 shots at goal with 2 of them on target. Lucas Paquetá (9') was the scorer for West Ham United.

Aston Villa have been good when going forward in the lead-up to this encounter, scoring 9 goals in their last 6 matches. Having said that, Aston Villa have had their own issues at the back, also conceding in 6 of those same games.

Taking a look at their past results, Aston Villa:

• have not been beaten by Everton when they have played them away from home in the previous 5 matches in the league. An impressive run.
• are without a win away from home in their last 5 league matches.

🤜🤛 Head to head

A glance at their most recent head-to-head meetings going back to 13/08/2022 tells us that Everton have won 1 of these and Aston Villa 4, with the tally of drawn results being 1.

A sum of 17 goals were shared by the two clubs in these games, with 5 of them for The Toffees and 12 netted by The Villans. This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 2.83.

The last league meeting featuring these sides was Premier League match day 4 on 14/09/2024 which ended up with the score at Aston Villa 3-2 Everton.

On that occasion, Aston Villa had 73% possession and 17 shots at goal with 8 on target. The scorers were Ollie Watkins (36', 58') and Jhon Durán (76').

Everton had 6 attempts on goal with 2 of them on target. Dwight McNeil (16') and Dominic Calvert-Lewin (27') scored.

The match was refereed by Craig Pawson.

📰 Team News: Everton

Tim Iroegbunam (Injury to the ankle), Chermiti (Hamstring injury), Dwight McNeil (Knee injury), Armando Broja (Ankle injury), James Garner (Back injury) and Séamus Coleman (Muscle injury) are not available for Everton boss David Moyes.

In our view, The Toffees will probably make use of the 4-2-3-1 formation in the match featuring Jordan Pickford, Ashley Young, James Tarkowski, Jarrad Branthwaite, Vitalii Mykolenko, Orel Mangala, Idrissa Gana Gueye, Jack Harrison, Abdoulaye Doucoure, Iliman Ndiaye and Beto.

ℹ️ Team News: Aston Villa

Aston Villa manager Unai Emery has some current player fitness concerns. Pau Torres (Metatarsal fracture), Kortney Hause (Knee surgery), John McGinn (Hamstring injury) and Ross Barkley (Calf injury) miss out here.

It’s our belief that The Villans might begin the game with a 4-2-3-1 lineup by sending out Emiliano Martinez, Matty Cash, Ezri Konsa, Tyrone Mings, Lucas Digne, Boubacar Kamara, Amadou Onana, Morgan Rogers, Youri Tielemans, Jacob Ramsey and Ollie Watkins.

🧠 Prediction

We believe that Everton could find themselves up against it to hit the back of the net against this Aston Villa outfit who we think will likely get the vital goal that wins it.

We’re therefore expecting a hard-fought 0-1 win for Aston Villa at the end of this game.

Expecting it to be tight.

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Andre Moura, 19:01 15/01/2025