Everton – Fulham SOCCER PICKS
Everton and Fulham meet at Goodison Park, in a match for the 7th round of the Premier League. There is no recent record of direct confrontations between these two teams, who have not played any matches in the last 3 years. The last time they met, on 30-03-2014, in a match that ended with the final score: Fulham (1-3) Everton. Attention to the home factor, since Everton usually conquer different results at home and abroad.
Everton:
After 1 win, 3 draws and 2 losses, the home team is currently in the 12 th position, with 6 points won. In the last match, they have lost in a away match against Arsenal by (2-0), after in the previous match they have lost (1-3) at home, against West Ham United. This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 3 wins, 4 draws and 8 losses in away matches; against 6 victories, 5 draws and 4 defeats in his stadium. In the last 10 home matches Everton has won 4, tied 3 and lost 3.
For this competition, they have not won any of the last 4 matches. They have not been very strong defensively, since they have suffered goals in the last 6 matches, but their offense has scored frequently, since they have scored goals in 5 of the last 6 matches for this competition. In the last 5 home matches for all competitions there is 1 period that stands out: they have scored 3 of their 7 goals between minutes (31′-45 ‘).
Everton enter this unmotivated round, after a foreign snub, by 2-0, in the visit to the Arsenal arena. To point out that the locals no longer win four consecutive games. One of the weaknesses of the premises is the inability that shows in a situation of disadvantage, because most of the time does not get comebacks. In addition, Everton presents some difficulties in the air football and in the defensive transition. It is guessed that the local team acts in a 4-3-3, in which the three most advanced pieces are Richarlison, Cenk Tosun and Walcott. The Everton coach will not be able to count on McCarthy, Baningime and Jagielka, for being injured.
Fulham:
After 1 win, 2 draws and 3 losses, the away team is currently in the 15 th position of the league, with 5 points won. In the penultimate match, they won in an away match against Manchester City, by (3-0). In the last match, they tied in a home match against Watford, by (1-1). This is a team that usually maintains its competitive level in home and away matches, since in the last 30 matches they register 8 wins, 1 draw and 6 losses in away matches; against 8 wins, 5 draws and 2 losses at their stadium. In the last match they played, for the League Cup, they won against Millwall by (1-3). In the last 10 away matches Fulham has won 3, tied 1 and lost 6. The team has not been very strong defensively, as they have suffered goals in the last 6 matches they played in this competition. In their away matches there is a tendency for goals, since 18 of the last 27 matches have ended with Over 2,5 goals.
The Fulham enters this day motivated, after a triumph stranger, by 1-3, in the visit to Millwall, managing to advance towards the next phase of the League Cup. However, it is important to note that visitors no longer win three days in a row in the English championship. The visiting team usually acts in a tactical system in 4-3-3, privileging fast transitions, mainly through the wings. One of the strengths of the foreigner group is the way they manage to take advantage of direct free. The visiting coach should not be able to count on Kebano, because he is injured.
