Everton v Chelsea Betting: Action-packed affair in north-west as Conte aims for five in a row over Toffees

Saturday’s Premier League action begins on Merseyside as Everton play host to Chelsea in what promises to be a fascinating fixture at Goodison Park.

The Toffees were in trouble only a few weeks ago after winning just one of eight Premier League fixtures between the end of August and the end of October, but the men from Merseyside have stopped the rot and come into this clash against Antonio Conte’s charges on the back of a six-match unbeaten stretch.

Match odds:

The appointment of Sam Allardyce as manager has certainly gone some way to steadying the ship at Goodison Park and, with four wins from their last five fixtures, Everton will be confident that they can cause problems for the Blues on Saturday afternoon; SportPesa go 19/4 (5.75) that the Toffees take all three points against the defending Premier League champions.

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Chelsea cruised to a 3-0 win when they last visited Goodison Park back in April and Conte will be hoping for more of the same on this occasion as he has an excellent record against Everton, having won each of his four meetings against them - scoring 12 goals and conceding just once.

With that in mind, it is little surprise that SportPesa make the Blues their 5/8 (1.63) favourites to come out on top once again, while the same firm go 29/10 (3.90) that the match remains level at the end of 90 minutes; remarkably, just one of the last 18 meetings between these two teams has ended in stalemate.

Overs and BTTS a path to profit?

The last three Premier League matches between these teams at Goodison Park has produced no fewer than 16 goals and those expecting another high-scoring encounter may be tempted by the 20/21 (1.95) quote on offer from SportPesa for at least three goals to be scored, while the same firm offer even money (2.0) that both teams are on target.

Everton, though, have kept a clean sheet in four of their last six Premier League matches and SportPesa offer 15/4 (4.75) that Allardyce’s men shut out the Blues on Merseyside.

Tips and predictions:

However, there have been more than three strikes in five of the six Premier League victories that Chelsea have chalked up away from Stamford Bridge so far this season and, despite the Toffees’ impressive defensive discipline under Allardyce’s watch, there is plenty of potential for the goals to flow.

SportPesa’s 20/21 (1.95) quote, therefore, for at least three goals to be scored when the Toffees take on the Blues appears to offer good value for punters ahead of Saturday’s showdown as the selection would have landed in six of Everton's last seven matches at Goodison Park.