There are several fixtures to enjoy in the English Premier League on the weekend, including the meeting between Everton and Wolverhampton Wanderers at Goodison Park.
The hosts begin the week in 8th place on 56 points while the visitors are in 12th place on 45 points.
🗣 | "Disappointed and embarrassed."@MrAncelotti reflects on #EVESHU. pic.twitter.com/pZp8C7q7Ey— Everton (@Everton) May 16, 2021
🗣 | "Disappointed and embarrassed."@MrAncelotti reflects on #EVESHU. pic.twitter.com/pZp8C7q7Ey
Everton come into the match having suffered a hugely disappointing 1-0 defeat at home against bottom club Sheffield United.
The Blades opened the scoring after only 7 minutes of the game and despite having plenty of time remaining to get goals, Everton struggled to create many good goal scoring opportunities.
That result means Everton have won only 2 of their last 11 games in all competitions. They have picked up only 2 victories in their 10 most recent Premier League matches and have failed to win any of their last 5 at home.
In fact, Everton have picked up just one win from their last 11 home Premier League fixtures, which is a poor record.
Trends show in Everton’s last 3 games in the Premier League there have been under 2.5 goals scored. The Toffees have also seen under 2.5 goals scored in 7 of their last 11 home league matches.
Everton have been struggling to keep clean sheets at home and they conceded goals in 11 of their last 12 Premier League fixtures at Goodison Park.
Wolverhampton travel to Liverpool having lost 2-0 at Tottenham Hotspur on the weekend. They appeared to be going in level at half-time but conceded a goal in the 45th minute. Spurs scored a second goal 17 minutes into the second half and Wolves could not recover.
That result means Wolves have won one of their last 4 games, all of which have come in the Premier League. Their away form has been poor and Wolves have picked up just one victory in their last 6 league fixtures on the road.
However, they are not always easy to beat and Wolves are undefeated in 8 of their 11 most recent away matches in all competitions.
Trends show Wolves have seen under 2.5 goals in their last 4 away games in the Premier League. Scoring goals has been a problem and they have managed to find the back of the net only twice in their 4 most recent away league matches.
Team news and Everton will be without injured central midfielder Jean-Philippe Gbamin. Central defender Yerry Mina is a doubt. Carlo Ancelotti may make changes to his starting XI, bringing in Gylfi Sigurdsson, André Gomes, and Alex Iwobi.
Wolves travel without the injured trio of Pedro Neto, Jonny, and Raul Jimenez. Willian José and Rúben Neves could come into the starting XI.
We are not expecting to see many goals in this game given the current form of both teams.
Everton are struggling to win games at home and even with some fans inside the stadium, it would not be a surprise to see this one end level, with under 2.5 goals scored.