Brentford arrive at Goodison Park on Saturday for the Premier League tie with hosts Everton.
All Everton v Brentford match predictions, user poll and stats are shown below (including the best match odds).
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Form Guide
Everton
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Everton are hoping to win again after their last result, a 2-0 Premier League success against Nottingham Forest.
In that match, Everton managed 41% possession and 7 attempts on goal with 4 of them on target. For Everton, the scorers were Idrissa Gueye (29') and Dwight McNeil (76'). Nottingham Forest got 8 shots at goal with 3 on target.
Sean Dyche's Everton have scored a sum total of 5 times in their last half-dozen outings. Conversely, the tally of goals that have been scored against them in those fixtures is 11.
Coming into this contest, Everton have not lost a league tie with Brentford in their previous 3 matches.
Brentford
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Brentford come into this clash following a 1-5 Premier League win versus Luton Town in their last game.
In that match, Brentford managed 48% possession and 21 attempts at goal with 9 on target. For Brentford, the scorers were Yoane Wissa (24', 45'), Ethan Pinnock (62'), Keane Lewis-Potter (64') and Kevin Schade (86'). On the other side, Luton Town got 6 attempts at goal with 3 on target. Luke Berry (92') was the scorer for Luton Town.
In the course of their 6 latest matches, Thomas Frank's Brentford have converted 12 times - yielding them the goals scored per game average of 2.
Ahead of this meeting, Brentford haven't been defeated in their previous 2 away league matches.
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Head to head
A look at their prior head-to-head meetings stretching back to 28/11/2021 shows that Everton have won 3 of them & Brentford 2, with the tally of drawn matches standing at 1.
A combined sum of 18 goals were scored between them in these games, with 11 from The Toffees and 7 being from The Bees. That’s an average goals per game figure of 3.
The previous league clash featuring these clubs was Premier League match day 6 on 23/09/2023 when it finished Brentford 1-3 Everton.
In that match, Brentford managed 56% possession and 12 attempts at goal with 2 of them on target. Their only player on the scoresheet was Mathias Jensen (28').
Everton had 18 shots at goal with 6 on target. Abdoulaye Doucouré (6'), James Tarkowski (67') and Dominic Calvert-Lewin (71') scored.
The match was refereed by Michael Oliver.
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Team News: Everton
Dele Alli (Partial muscle tear) and Nathan Patterson (Hamstring injury) will not be taking part for Everton gaffer Sean Dyche.
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Team News: Brentford
Brentford boss Thomas Frank has to choose from a squad that has some fitness concerns. Yunus Emre Konak (Adductor injury), Aaron Hickey (Hamstring injury), Christian Nørgaard (Back injury), Josh Dasilva (Knee surgery), Kristoffer Ajer (Calf strain), Ben Mee (Ankle injury), Rico Henry (Knee injury) and Ryan Trevitt (Ankle surgery) are those who can’t be considered.
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Prediction
We’re of the view that Brentford and Everton should both be able to find the back of the net here although it’s difficult to select a clear winner.
There should be little in it, and a draw looks to be quite a realistic result. That’s why we have predicted a close game with a 1-1 draw at the end of the match.
Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.
Lucas Pereira,
10:01 23/04/2024
⚽️ Team Focus:
Everton
Formed: 1878
Stadium: Goodison Park (39,414)
Captain: Séamus Coleman
Chairman: Farhad Moshiri
Manager: Sean Dyche
Competitions: Premier League position 16
⭐ Star Player: Abdoulaye Doucouré
Mostly taking to the field in the Centre Midfield position, Abdoulaye Doucouré was born in Meulan-en-Yvelines, France. Having made his senior debut playing for Rennes in the 2012 - 2013 season, the goalscoring Midfielder has managed 6 league goals in the Premier League 2023 - 2024 campaign so far in 27 appearances.