The Toffees will look to build on the momentum with a win on the pitch against West Ham United on Saturday morning 10 a. If you look at these two teams at face value it may seem odd that Everton is a clear favorite in this tilt.

West Ham checks into this match seven places and eight points not including the deduction ahead of the Toffees in the standings and the Hammers are coming off an impressive, rot-stopping win over Brentford on Monday Night Football. But a quick peek under the hood tells a very different story.

West Ham, meanwhile, ranks 16th with a Normally, a team with that kind of gap in their expected goals is in the relegation scrap.

But soccer is funky sometimes. West Ham has played a ton of high-event matches this season 86 total goals on 82 expected goals , but Everton go about things quite differently. Ignoring their point deduction, only five Premier League teams have bettered their total of 17 points won on the road in five wins, two draws, four defeats.

However, they are winless in four away games across all competitions two draws, two defeats , after winning four in a row on their travels between late October and mid-December.

The Opta Power Rankings are a global team ranking system that assigns an ability score to over 13, domestic football teams on a scale between zero and , where zero is the worst-ranked team in the world and is the best team in the world. City seem to be hitting their stride at the perfect time, and the Opta supercomputer does not foresee an end to their ominous run on Saturday.

That is the largest win probability assigned to any Premier League team on MD Everton are given just an 8. Sheffield United Enjoy this? Subscribe to our football newsletter to receive exclusive weekly content. You should also follow our social accounts over on X , Instagram , TikTok and Facebook.

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If they can follow that by ending their long wait for a league win, which stretches back nine games to 16 December, it would be huge for them. They should have beaten man Brighton last week, and would have done if not for Lewis Dunk's stoppage-time leveller - but they showed enough in that game to make me think they will be out of trouble soon.

Without the points deduction, we wouldn't have been talking about them being in danger of the drop. Now it has been reduced, they are perfectly fine. West Ham have had some good news too, with Lucas Paqueta back from injury after six games out, and he made an immediate impact against Brentford.

Jarrod Bowen was on fire in that game too, with a hat-trick, but I am not expecting more of the same from him or his team. I keep backing Everton at home, and getting it wrong, but I fancy them here.

Their former boss David Moyes has won at Goodison with West Ham once before, in , but I have feeling he will leave empty-handed this time. See the full list of predictions here. March 2, at PM. Chris Sutton, Sam McTrusty and Ross McNae. It should be a top clash between two teams from Merseyside and London.

This prediction article has predictions and tips across GG, a goal market, and many more. At the time of writing, Everton have successfully reclaimed four of ten previously deducted points after an appeal.

They now jump to 15th on the log and five points clear of the drop zone. Looking at the head-to-head, Everton and West Ham both have two wins each from their past four meetings.

The Toffees won the reverse fixture at the London Stadium and strive to complete the double over the Hammers. Everton are usually strong at home, while West Ham United have been poor on the road in recent weeks. That is why we have decided to back this tip in this Everton v West Ham predictions piece.

Bet 1: Everton or West Ham win 1. Meanwhile, Everton have only conceded 34 goals and have based their team plays on their solid defensive strategy.

The last three games involving Everton have produced over 1. On the other hand, the Hammers concede a lot on the road and are without a clean sheet in their past eight games. Going for a second-half tip is not a bad move.

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