Everton VS Chelsea Match Prediction

In 175 all-time meetings, Chelsea lead the way over Everton with 69 victories to 54 with 52 draws also having been played out.  Here's how the last five matches finished:

Nov 5, 2016: Chelsea 5-0 Everton
Mar 12, 2016: Everton 2-0 Chelsea (FA Cup)
Jan 16, 2016: Chelsea 3-3 Everton
Sep 12, 2015: Everton 3-1 Chelsea
Feb 11, 2015: Chelsea 1-0 Everton

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Everton vs Chelsea Prediction

Chelsea will have to fight hard for a victory here, but they look like champions and will scratch and claw their way to the title.

Correct Score Prediction: Everton 1-2 Chelsea

Everton vs Chelsea Betting Tips and Odds

Bet365 have the following odds available for this match:

Everton are at 5/2 to win, a draw is at 13/5, and a Chelsea win is at 1/1.

Both teams to score has been set at 7/10 for yes and 21/20 for no.

A 1-0 win for Everton at the final whistle could bring you 20/1 odds if correct.

Reason: The bookmakers know have Chelsea as favorites due to them being the league leaders and because of the head to head record against Everton.  But Everton aren't rank outsiders here, and they do have a chance to win as they are one of the best seven teams in the league.

Team News

Ronald Koeman will be unable to use right back Seamus Coleman, center back Ramiro Funes-Mori, and winger Yannick Bolasie due to injuries.

Key Man

With rumors swirling that he won't sign an extension, many have speculated that Romelu Lukaku will end up moving back to Chelsea next season.  And it's easy to see why.  The big Belgian striker has scored 24 times in the league to date in 33 appearances, and he looks like a real long-term replacement for Diego Costa.  This could be the man that takes Chelsea- and Conte- back to European glory as well for years to come.  But for this match, Everton will be counting on him to be good on the ball with his hold up play and will hope he can get in behind David Luiz will some smart running in order to finish a chance or two.

Team Form

Everton have two draws, two wins, and a loss in their last five matches.  They lost 3-1 away to Liverpool to begin March and followed that up with a 1-1 draw away to Manchester United.  Home wins over Leicester City (4-2) and then Burnley (3-1) came next before they drew 0-0 at West Ham last Saturday.

Expected Line-up: 4-1-4-1

Team News

Antonio Conte looks set to have a full squad to choose from here as he has no injuries or suspensions to deal with at this time.

Key Man

Willian is a man on fire right now, and it would be very unwise to let that fire die down without getting the very most out of it.  His two goals at Wembley helped take Chelsea past Spurs and to the final next month, and there are few better players out there at set pieces.  Willian is also such a great, shifty player that can set the table for his teammates.  He only has six league goals this season, but he's not always been a starter.  That has led to speculation that he could leave.  The best way to make sure that doesn't happen is to get him on the field in this match!

Team Form

Chelsea have four wins and one loss in their last five matches in all competitions.  Chelsea saw off Manchester City at home 2-1 before defeating Bournemouth 1-3 away from home.  They fell 2-0 at Manchester United, but they rebounded to win 4-2 at Wembley against Spurs in the FA Cup semi-finals last Sunday.  They then defeated Southampton by the same score on Tuesday to tighten their grip on the league title.

Expected Line-up: 3-4-3

Chelsea are closing in on the league title now. They have five matches left to play (the same as Spurs), and have a four point gap. It\'s closer than it was a few weeks ago, but it\'s still the Blues\' title to lose. Four wins, or twelve points, will be enough to clinch it no matter what Spurs are able to do. So that means that a win at Goodison could be vital to getting them closer to that trophy. Everton are in seventh place and are very likely to stay there. They are technically still able to move up, but the sides above them have extra matches and more points right now. Either way, they are a dangerous side that will be in Europa League next season, so they could cause Chelsea harm here.

Spurs\' match at home to London rivals Arsenal kicks off about two and a half hours after this one does. If Chelsea can get a win here, it would put Spurs under an even bigger amount of pressure against Arsenal.