Everton vs West Ham Prediction & Betting Tips - Premier League

Prediction published on 29/12/2020, 04:57  by Daniel Ngulu | Modified on 29/12/2020 at 17:03 in Premier League Predictions

Everton had their game against Manchester City postponed and will be well; rested when they get to host West Ham United in their first match of 2021. Ahead of this game, Everton are fourth with 29 points while West Ham United have managed 22 points and are placed 10th. Everton missed the chance to go joint top with Liverpool with the cancellation of their game against Manchester City, but they will only feel slowed for an achievable target, going by their recent run. In their last match, Everton needed a late Gylfi Sigurdsson strike to down Sheffield United, making it four wins in their last five matches. The only result that has blighted Everton’s run in their recent five matches is the League Cup loss to Manchester United. Apart from that they have four straight wins in the league. They have three clean sheets in the last five matches and have lost once in the last six matches. The Toffees have scored in eight of their last 10 matches and thrice in the 10 matches they have scored two or more goals. They have not lost any of their last five league matches and at home in the last two matches they have beaten Arsenal and Chelsea, results that have contributed to their four wins in seven league matches at home. Keeping clean sheets has however been a key problem; Everton have managed just one clean sheet in their last seven home matches in the league this season. They have conceded two goals or more in four of the seven matches and have just one clean sheet in the last 11 home matches in the league. That sole clean sheet is the recent 1-0 win over Chelsea.

West Ham United have already felt the Everton quality this season, when the two sides met in the League Cup. They lost 4-1, with Dominic Calvert-Lewin scoring three. In the two matches these sides have faced off this year, Calvert-Lewin has scored four goals and West Ham will be keen on keeping him off the scoring positions. The Hammer are coming from a 0-0 draw with Southampton – that was their fourth straight winless outing, having drawn three and lost one. Out of a possible 12 points, they have registered just three and will need to be at their best in this game. West Ham have registered just one clean sheet in their last seven matches and conceded two or more goals in four of their last 10 matches. They will bank heavily on their scoring run, that has seen them hit the back of the net 13 times in the last 15 matches and won six of the 15 games. The visitors go to this game on four wins in 12 league matches and they have failed to score in their last two away league matches. In seven of their last 10 matches, West Ham United have scored less than two goals and against Everton, they have no win in the last four matches. They have actually lost three of the last four meetings and have no clean sheet in their last seven meetings.