Chelsea vs. Everton: EPL Game Preview

Chelsea clashes with Everton in what promises to be a very entertaining game on Saturday. Chelsea is coming off a 3-1 road win against Leicester City on Saturday while Everton beat Brentford 1-0 at home on Saturday.

Chelsea is in 10th place in the Premier League standings with 37 points in 26 games while Everton is in 15th place with 25 points in 27 games.

The player to watch in this game is João Félix, who has one goal and zero assists in six Premier League games this season. AccuScore gives João Félix a 38.44 percent chance to score against Everton. He has 13 SCA and 0 GCA in six Premier League games this season.

FBRef defines SCA as “the two offensive actions leading directly to a shot, such as passes, dribbles and drawing fouls.” GCA is “the two offensive actions leading directly to a goal, such as passes, dribbles and drawing fouls.” Let’s take a closer look at where the value is at in this matchup.

DafaNews Picks

Team to Win (Regular Time)
• Chelsea 1.46
• Everton 7.40
• Draw: 4.40

Spread
• Chelsea -1, -1.5 (2.04)
• Everton +1, +1.5 (1.78)

Total
• Over 2.5 (2.01)
• Under 2.5 (1.81)

Key Points to Consider

Head-to-Head: These two sides last matched up in Premier League action on August 6 and Chelsea won 1-0.

Projected Leaders

For Chelsea, João Félix has a 38.44 percent chance to score. He averages 2.66 shots overall per sim, 1.49 shots on goal per and 0.48 goals per sim.

For Everton, Demarai Gray has a 6.06 percent chance to net the ball. He averages 0.57 shots overall per sim, 0.33 shots on goal per and 0.06 goals per sim.

Analyst’s Pick

Under 2.5 (1.81)

Three-star (out of four) AccuScore hot trend pick on the total in this one. Average score in simulations is Chelsea 1.67 to Everton 0.24.