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Everton

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Everton will be hoping to bounce back here following the 3-2 Premier League losing effort in their last game against Aston Villa.

In that game, Everton managed 27% possession and 6 shots at goal with 2 on target. For Everton, goals were scored by Dwight McNeil (16') and Dominic Calvert-Lewin (27'). Aston Villa got 17 shots on goal with 8 on target. Ollie Watkins (36', 58') and Jhon Durán (76') scored for Aston Villa.

At least three goals per match were seen in 5 of the past 6 fixtures where Everton have been involved. Their opponents scored 12 times in these games whereas Everton managed a tally of 7. That sort of pattern won’t necessarily be sustained into this match, however.

Southampton

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Since tasting defeat last time out to Manchester United in Premier League action, Southampton and their travelling fans will hope for a better result here.

In that match, Southampton managed 44% possession and 6 shots on goal with 4 on target. For their opponents, Manchester United got 20 attempts at goal with 10 on target. Matthijs de Ligt (35'), Marcus Rashford (41') and Alejandro Garnacho (96') scored for Manchester United.

The numbers tell their own story, and Southampton have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 games, conceding 11 goals in all. At the back, Southampton have seen their frailties exposed.

↔️ Head to head

Checking out their prior head to head duels stretching back to 25/10/2020, both clubs have shared the honours with Everton winning 3 of those games, Southampton 3 and 0 being draws after 90 minutes of play.

A sum of 15 goals were scored between them during those clashes, with 7 of them for The Toffees and 8 for The Saints. The average goals per game has been 2.5.

The last league meeting featuring these clubs was Premier League match day 20 on 14/01/2023 when the final score was Everton 1-2 Southampton.

In that match, Everton managed 53% possession and 12 attempts on goal with 4 on target. Their only player on the scoresheet was Amadou Onana (39').

At the other end, Southampton got 13 attempts at goal with 5 of them on target. James Ward-Prowse (46', 78') was the scorer.

The referee was John Brooks.

📋 Team News: Everton

Armando Broja (Achilles tendon problems) and Jarrad Branthwaite (Groin surgery) won’t be available for Everton manager Sean Dyche.

📋 Team News: Southampton

Thanks to a largely full-strength squad, there is only the sole fitness problem for the Southampton manager Russell Martin to contend with. Gavin Bazunu (Achilles tendon rupture) won’t be playing here.

💭 Prediction

We’re of the opinion that Southampton will manage to break down this Everton outfit, although it might not quite be enough to prevent defeat.

We’re expecting a 2-1 winning margin for Everton when the full-time whistle blows. Let’s see what happens here.

Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Lucas Pereira, 18:00 17/09/2024