Everton v Liverpool betting tips: Back Blues to score in historic Merseyside derby

Bragging rights for winning the last Merseyside derby at Goodison will live on forever, so the home crowd will be particularly hopeful of frustrating their old foe for the third time in as many matches here.

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Odds correct at the time of publication.

 

Everton v Liverpool betting tips

Everton: Double chance - 13/5

Both teams to score - 9/10

Over 5.5 cards shown - 1/1

 

Everton v Liverpool betting preview

Everton have avoided defeat in six of seven meetings on this ground and 10 of 12 dating back to a 2-0 Liverpool win in 2012.

Not only has David Moyes guided the Toffees to three wins on the spin, but he’s reminded their barren attack that it’s perfectly natural to put the ball in the net.

We rarely see the Premier League’s perennial underachievers score multiple goals, but it’s threatening to become a habit.

After beating Wolves 4-0 here in December, Iliman Ndiaye and Beto discovered their shooting boots to help stick three past Tottenham and four past Leicester.

On the other hand, you may see all three of those sides had it coming, with Liverpool likely to offer a much sternest test of their attacking credentials.

Arne Slot’s side were left floored by one of the biggest FA Cup shocks this decade, as they crashed out at the hands of Championship strugglers Plymouth Argyle at the weekend.

 

 

That result should have little impact on the first-choice eleven, yet it is another slip-up that extends their current wobble to five wins in 11 matches.

That may be a harsh assessment, but the defence has looked shaky at times, and they haven’t displayed the remarkably high standards that were on show as Slot led them on a run of 20 wins and three draws.

The team hosting this fixture have found the net 13 times in 17 meetings, with the four exceptions coming as the sides played out a 0-0 draw.

Draws have been prominent at Goodison Park, with nine of the previous 12 clashes there finishing all square.

Whether we get goals or not remains to be seen, but you should be safe to pop a few quid on there being cards.

There have been an average of 3.6 yellows per game in the Premier League era, but that’s risen as high as five per game in recent seasons.

The blood and thunder of this fixture under the lights should be enough to tip it over the edge, so we’ll bet on the side of optimism for a better price.

 

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