Everton v Liverpool: Match Preview, Tips & Odds

Stephen Welch / 12:48 PM GMT • 6th December, 2024

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As we look ahead to this key Premier League fixture, here at betting.bet you’ll find the latest team news, match insights and expert betting tips as well as the latest pre-match odds.

The opening Premier League fixture of the weekend will be played at Goodison Park where Everton host Liverpool in a Merseyside derby of huge importance at both ends of the Premier League table. As we look ahead to this key Premier League fixture, here at betting.bet you’ll find the latest team news, match insights and expert betting tips as well as the latest pre-match odds from our partners at Betfred.

Form

These two local rivals have experienced a hugely contrasting start to the current campaign. Whilst Liverpool have charged to a seven-point lead at the Premier League’s summit, Everton are in 15th position, just five points above the relegation zone.

Everton will go into Saturday's lunchtime kick-off full of confidence after earning a convincing 4-0 win over Wolves in midweek. An inability to score goals has often proved Everton’s downfall this season. Prior to hitting Wolves for four, Everton were the lowest scoring team in the league. They do seem fairly solid defensively and have conceded just one goal in their last four home league games.

Liverpool have made a dream start to life under Arne Slot and remain unbeaten in seven away league games, winning five and drawing two. One of those draws came last time out as they shared the points in a six-goal thriller against Newcastle United at St James Park. only Chelsea have bettered Liverpool’s tally of 29 goals scored in their 14 league games so far whilst they have the league’s best defensive record, conceding just eleven times in the league under Slot.

Team News

The Everton squad is almost back to full sitness with Michael Keane fit to feature against Liverpool on Saturday. The Toffees’ only absentees are fringe players Timothy Iroegbunam, James Garner and Youssef Ramalho Chermiti.

Liverpool are missing several first-team players with their defence particularly short of numbers. Absentees for this weekend include Alisson, Diogo Jota, Alexis Mac Allister, Ibrahima Konate, Conor Bradley and Konstantinos Tsimikas.

Everton v Liverpool: Head-to-Head

Everton won last season’s corresponding fixture 2-0 thanks to goals from Jarrad Branthwaite and Dominic Calvert-Lewin. In claiming all three points, Everton won for just the second time in 30 matches in all competitions against Liverpool and for the first time at Goodison Park since October 2010. Since 2015 seven of the ten Merseyside derbies played at Goodison Park have ended in a draw with five of those matches finishing 0-0.

Betting Tips

Both Everton and Liverpool have looked rock solid defensively this season and with five of the last ten Merseyside derbies at Goodison Park finishing goalless, a 0-0 draw looks a shrewd bet at 14/1.

That being said, Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah is in red-hot form and cannot be ruled out if looking at the various goalscorer markets. Salah is now the Premier League’s top goalscorer having scored for the fifth straight Premier League game on Wednesday evening. Salah now has 13 league goals for the season, including seven in the last five. At 21/20 Mohamed Salah will prove popular in the any time scorer market whilst he is worth consideration at 3/1 to score first.

No Premier League fixture has produced more red cards than the Merseyside derby with a total of 23 red cards dished on in matches contested by these fierce cross-city rivals. Everton are priced at 6/1 to receive a red card on Saturday whilst Liverpool are 7/1 in the same market.

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