The Matchday 12 Premier League clash between Everton and Brentford will take place on November 23 at Goodison Park in Liverpool. Everton vs. Brentford: prediction and betting odds, statistics.
Predicted lineups for Everton vs. Brentford
Everton (4-2-3-1): Jordan Pickford – Vitaliy Mykolenko, Ashley Young, James Tarkowski, Jarrad Branthwaite – Idrissa Gueye, Orel Mangala – Jesper Lindstrom, Iliman Ndiaye, Abdoulaye Doucoure – Dominic Calvert-Lewin.
Brentford (4-3-3): Mark Flekken – Sepp van den Berg, Nathan Collins, Ethan Pinnock, Keane Lewis-Potter – Mathias Jensen, Christian Norgaard, Vitaly Janelt – Mikkel Damsgaard, Bryan Mbeumo, Yoane Wissa.
Each team's starting lineup from their last match in this tournament is listed.
Everton
The Toffees come into this game on a three-match winless streak in the league. They drew with Fulham (1-1) and West Ham (0-0) and lost to Southampton 0-1. Sean Dyche's side sits in 16th place, just two points above the relegation zone. Their low position is due to poor attacking performance – just 10 goals scored. Only two teams in the Premier League have scored fewer.
- The team has not lost in 6 of their last 7 Premier League matches (2 wins and 4 draws).
- No more than two goals have been scored in Everton's last five Premier League matches.
- The Toffees have yet to score in the first half at home this season (5 matches).
Brentford
The Londoners secured a comeback victory against Bournemouth (3-2) in their last match. This was their fifth win in six home matches in the current Premier League season (with one draw). They are the best team at home in the league. However, under Thomas Frank, they are the worst away team in the Premier League. Like Southampton, they have yet to earn a single point on the road. Brentford is in 11th place, just three points behind the top four.
- Both teams scored in Brentford's last nine league matches.
- At least three goals were scored in 8 of Brentford's last 9 Premier League matches.
- The Londoners have opened the scoring in 7 of their last 9 Premier League games.
Everton vs. Brentford: Match Prediction
Despite Brentford's excellent home form, they struggle significantly on the road. Not only have they failed to earn any points this season away from home, but they have lost 15 of their last 19 away league matches, with just three wins and one draw. I suspect Brentford will struggle again in this match, possibly settling for a draw at best.
Everton has only faltered against Southampton in the past two months. In the other six matches, they remained unbeaten, aided by a favorable schedule, as they haven't faced any top Premier League teams during this period. Sean Dyche's squad is capable of handling Brentford, especially since they have only lost twice in their last 10 home Premier League matches (6 wins and 2 draws). Notably, Everton has won three and drawn one of their last four league encounters against Brentford.
My prediction – Everton with a handicap (0)