West Ham United vs. Everton: EPL Game Preview

West Ham United clashes with Everton in what promises to be a very entertaining game on Saturday. West Ham United is coming off a 1-0 road loss against Wolverhampton Wanderers on Saturday while Everton lost 2-1 at home against Southampton on Saturday.

West Ham United is in 18th place in the Premier League standings with 15 points in 19 games while Everton is in 19th place with 15 points in 19 games.

The player to watch in this game is Lucas Paquetá, who has one goal and two assists in 12 Premier League games this season. AccuScore gives Lucas Paquetá a 28.8 percent chance to score against Everton. He has 31 SCA and 3 GCA in 12 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)
• West Ham United 1.80
• Everton 4.50
• Draw 3.65

Spread
• West Ham United -0.5, -1 (2.02)
• Everton +0.5, +1 (1.80)

Total
• Over 2.5 (1.99)
• Under 2.5 (1.83)

Key Points to Consider

Head-to-Head: These two sides last matched up in Premier League action on September 18 and Everton won 1-0.

Projected Leaders

For West Ham United, Lucas Paquetá has a 28.8 percent chance to score. He averages 2.67 shots overall per sim, 1.28 shots on goal per and 0.34 goals per sim.

For Everton, Dominic Calvert-Lewin has a 12.36 percent chance to net the ball. He averages 0.77 shots overall per sim, 0.3 shots on goal per and 0.13 goals per sim.

Analyst’s Pick

Under 2.5 (1.83)

Two-star (out of four) AccuScore hot trend pick on the total in this one. Average score in simulations is West Ham United 1.57 to Everton 0.52.