Everton FC vs Crystal Palace, English Premier League 2024-25, Today Match Prediction

Everton FC vs Crystal Palace Match Prediction & Analysis

Oliver Glasner's Crystal Palace will visit Everton at Goodison Park on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. IST in match week 6. The Toffees enter the encounter on Saturday feeling optimistic about a turnaround this season after ending their four-match losing streak last week by sharing the points with Leicester City (1-1).

However, Crystal Palace, which has yet to taste victory this season, will be looking to turn things around after facing their third consecutive draw, this time against Manchester United at home. 

Current Standings: So far this season, neither side has claimed a victory. The Toffees are currently dwelling at the bottom of the table in 19th place, while Palace, with three draws, is currently ranked 16th in the points table. 

Head to Head Record:  With 14 victories and 10 draws in the 30 encounters between the two teams, Everton has the clear advantage in this encounter. 

TEAMS PREVIEW

Everton FC Preview

After missing two opportunities to earn a point before the Leicester City match, Sean Dyche's Everton team has finally managed to record a point, albeit a draw. After the game, Dyche remarked, "I thought that it was a positive display from us. There have been question marks around us not winning, but we have got our nose in front, and I thought we delivered a good performance."

Lliman Ndiaye, the new signing for the Toffees, had a standout performance in the most recent game. Starting in his third match of the season, Ndiaye finally managed to score with a well-taken shot. Furthermore, he created four chances, more than anyone else in the game. Given his inventiveness and Calvert-Lewin's improved performance, a win seems not so distant for the Toffees. 

Familiar Issues resurface

The fact that Everton has only one point from five games is simply difficult to take in. This, despite the fact that they were 2-0 up twice in five games. The story was the same against Leicester City, as they failed to hold on to their lead and conceded very late in the match. In fact, squandering early leads has been a problem for some time now as the Toffees have a dubious history of dropping 18 points from winning positions in 2024—the most by any PL club. 

Team News  

Jarrad Branthwaite, Everton's most sought-after player, is close to his return. The centre-back played 90 minutes for Everton's U21s over the weekend and is said to be in full training this week. In addition, James Tarkowski's return appears likely as well. 

Stats That Matter 

Everton are ranked the worst in ball possession with 36.6% averaging 12 shots per game. The Toffees score an average of 1 goal per match with a shooting accuracy of 28%. Dominic Calvert-Lewin is the top scorer with 2 goals this season. Michael Keane and Dwight McNeil have scored one goal apiece. The team has an average of 2.8 saves per game, the 13th best in the season. They have conceded an average of 2.80 goals per match.

Everton Probable Starting Lineup - Pickford (GK) ; Garner, Tarkowski, Branthwaite, Mykolenko (Defenders); Gueye, Mangala; Lindstrom, McNeil, Ndiaye (Midfielders); Calvert-Lewin

Crystal Palace Preview

In contrast to the scoreline, Crystal Palace's recent meeting against Manchester United was a highly exciting contest in which the visitors would have felt they missed an opportunity to secure three points. Alas! Not to be. Regardless, the Eagles have remained unblemished in their last three games with three draws.

Need to take their chances

After five rounds of fixtures, Crystal Palace has scored the third fewest goals of any team this season, with four. Their conversion rate is 6.06 percent, with an xG of 6.62. Their problem has been taking chances that come their way, and star forward Eze has been guilty of it several times this season. He wasted two good opportunities to put the ball back in the net during the match against United. 

Key Players

He may have missed a couple of times from netting the ball this season but Eberechi Eze is still the most valuable player of Crystal Palace along with Jean-Philippe Mateta. This season, no player has contributed more to his team's shots than Eze with 30 ( 20 shots, 1 goal and  9 key passes). The Eagles need goals and they need Eze to be at his best. 

Chadi Riad, Cheick Doucoure, and Rob Holding are all expected to miss Saturday's trip to Merseyside due to injuries, while Matheus Franca and Trevoh Chalobah are doubtful.

Stats That Matter 

Crystal Palace are ranked 9th in ball possession with 50% averaging 13.2 shots per game. The Eagles score an average of 0.80 goals per match with a shooting accuracy of 29%. Jean-Philippe Mateta is the top scorer with 2 goals this season. Eberechi Eze is the second best with 1 goal in the 5 matches played this season. The team has an average of 3.8 saves per game, the 7th best in the season. They have conceded an average of 1.40 goals per match.

Crystal Palace  Probable Starting Lineup -  Henderson (GK) ; Lacroix, Guehi, Chalobah, Munoz (Defenders);  Wharton, Kamada, Mitchell (Midfielders); Nketiah, Mateta, Eze (Forwards) 

EVERTON FC vs CRYSTAL PALACE
Winning Prediction

After four consecutive losses, Everton finally managed to secure a point last weekend, and they will fancy walking away with at least a point on Saturday. In the last 19 odd games played between the two teams, Everton has lost only once, that too in 2021. On top of that, Crystal Palace are winless in their last nine visits to Goodison Park (D4, L5). 

This is a tough game to call, as both teams have shown improvements, especially Everton in their last match. However, they are still vulnerable at the back, and Palace are just one good game away from regaining their goal-scoring prowess. We predict an xG of 2.5 given how their recent contests have panned out.

We predict a Draw (1-1)

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