The league table in Premier League tells a story about these teams so far, with Everton leading Leeds United by 5 points. Match preview to follow:
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Everton form and stats
The story so far in the Premier League for Everton at their home stadium (Goodison Park) is 2 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat.
Happy days for Everton in their previous game, a Premier League match away at Fulham (placed 17th) that ended with a 3-2 victory. Before that game, the home loss against Manchester United with the scoreline 1-3.
The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Everton have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found eight games) they have won four times, drawn three and lost one.
Everton are an "over 2,5 goals" team alone here at Goodison Park in their league games, having scored an impressive 12 goals in 4 matches. Everton are struggling defensively, conceding on average more than two goals per home game (9 from 4 played).
Leeds United form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Premier League travels is 2 wins, 0 draws and 2 defeats.
Leeds played 0-0 against Arsenal in their previous match. Prior to that match, the Leeds manager M. Bielsa Caldera faced defeat when travelling to Crystal Palace and losing 1-4.
Leeds United coach M. Bielsa Caldera could be heard cursing the gods after the 0-0 draw against Arsenal, as the team hit the posts three times.
We have checked recent matches where Leeds have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those one game were one victory, zero draws and zero defeats.
The Leeds manager M. Bielsa Caldera has got the team scoring on the road, with 8 away goals in 4 league matches. For Leeds, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  D. Calvert-Lewin 10 goals |   P. Bamford 7 goals |  J. Rodríguez Rubio 3 goals |
Everton missing players
Leeds United missing players
| Everton | Leeds United | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 9 | 4 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 5 | 2 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 19 | 12 | 9 | Scored | S | 3 | 8 | 14 |
| 16 | 9 | 4 | Conceded | C | 4 | 8 | 17 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 89% |
| 89% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 75% | 67% |
| 78% | 100% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 75% | 56% |
| 56% | 100% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 50% | 44% |
| 33% | 50% | 100% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 100% | 50% | 44% |
| 78% | 100% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 50% | 56% |
| 11% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 50% | 33% |
| 11% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 22% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.7 | 2 | 0.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1.2 | 1.6 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 103 | 47 | 28 | Total Shots | T S | 6 | 58 | 126 |
| 41 | 19 | 13 | Shots on Target | S O | 3 | 22 | 46 |
| 46% | 63% | 69% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 100% | 36% | 30% |
- All of Everton's home-matches have had more than 3,5 goals.
- Everton has the most matches over the total-line (7) in Premier League
- Everton have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
- Everton have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Everton have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Everton haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Leeds United have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Leeds United have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Leeds United haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Tottenham Hotspur | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 12 | 20 |
| 2 | Liverpool | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 20 |
| 3 | Chelsea | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 12 | 18 |
| 4 | Leicester City | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 18 |
| 5 | Southampton | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 16 |
| 6 | Everton | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 16 |
| 7 | Aston Villa | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 15 |
| 8 | West Ham United | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 14 |
| 9 | Crystal Palace | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 13 |
| 10 | Manchester United | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | -1 | 13 |
| 11 | Arsenal | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | -1 | 13 |
| 12 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -1 | 13 |
| 13 | Manchester City | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | -1 | 12 |
| 14 | Leeds United | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | -3 | 11 |
| 15 | Newcastle United | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -5 | 11 |
| 16 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | -2 | 9 |
| 17 | Fulham | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -9 | 4 |
| 18 | West Bromwich Albion | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 11 | -12 | 3 |
| 19 | Burnley | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -9 | 2 |
| 20 | Sheffield United | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 9 | -11 | 1 |
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