Everton vs Burnley: Preview and Prediction

Friday 3rd May 2019

England Premier League
Friday 3rd May 2019
Kick off at 8pm BST
Venue: Goodison Park

Match Preview:

Friday night football is as rare as hen’s teeth at Goodison Park and hopefully there will be a good atmosphere when Everton host Burnley in their penultimate game of the season.

The Toffeemen have climbed to 9^th and need to win this game to have any chance of catching Wolves in 7^th who are 4 points clear. Marco Silva’s team have been very impressive for two months now, losing just 2 games in that time. The clubs last match finished 0-0 against Crystal Palace, however most would agree Everton were unlucky not to get the 3 points having dominated the game at Selhurst Park. Fans will remember Everton’s last match at Goodison Park though, which finished with the excellent 4-0 win over Manchester United.

Burnley are now safe with 40 points, they lost their last game to Manchester City but it only finished 1-0. In general the team have been able to turn around their poor form since 2019, with some solid displays both home and away. Away from home they have gone their last two matches unbeaten, and overall their recent form is very good, winning 3 of their last 5 games, and only dropping points in well fought matches against quality teams Man City and Chelsea.

A win for Burnley tonight would see them jump 2 positions from 15th to 13th, however will that be enough to motivate a team who are already safe from relegation?

Team News:

Everton: Andre Gomes is still suspended following his red card. At the time of writing he is the only player missing from the main first team going into this game

Burnley: Phillip Bardsley was supposed to return last week but missed out after his leg injury earlier in the month, but he will be assessed again ahead of this game. Peter Crouch is set to come back after his appendix problem. Aaron Lennon is back training but will miss this game and is racing to be fit before the end of the season.

Everton vs Burnley Head to Head:

Earlier this season in the reverse fixture Everton beat Burnley 5-1.

The last time the teams met at Goodison in 2017, Burnley won 1-0.

3 of the last 4 meetings has seen both teams to score.

Burnley have just 1 win at Everton in the last 4 meetings.

Everton vs Burnley Prediction:

Both teams are very much safe and the motivation rests with Silva and Everton to try and challenge Wolves. Everton are still not great on the road but at Goddison Park and espeically recently they have been brillant and claimed wins against the likes of Manchester United, Arsenal and Chelsea. Everton have more than enough to derail Burnley and make them think twice, at the same time Burnley will remember losing 5-1 and will want to avenge that. This should leave gaps and we think the home side will be able to capitalise on that.

Everton vs Burnley Betting Tips:

Everton to beat Burnley at 1.57

Anytime goalscorer: Gylfi Sigurdsson at 2.50