Everton VS Newcastle United Match Prediction

Through 156 meetings down the years, this tie has been very close.  Everton lead the way, but they don't have a huge lead.  They have 64 wins, 32 draws, and 60 losses to date.  In the PL era, they have played 45 times.  It's very close over that stretch as well, but the Toffees lead with 19 wins, 17 losses, and nine draws. Here's a look at the last five results:

Dec 13, 2017: Newcastle 0-1 Everton
Feb 3, 2016: Everton 3-0 Newcastle
Dec 26, 2015: Newcastle 0-1 Everton
Mar 15, 2015: Everton 3-0 Newcastle
Dec 28, 2014: Newcastle 3-2 Everton

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Everton vs Newcastle Betting Tips and Odds

Bet365 have the following odds available for this match:

Everton are at 13/10 to win, a draw is at 23/10, and a Newcastle win is at 11/5.

Everton and Newcastle will enter this match as very close neighbors in the current table. Both teams are in the top half and have more than 40 points already, so they are safe from the drop.  That means a bit of freedom will be given to each, to hopefully go out and attack a little bit more.  Everton are in ninth with 42 points, while Newcastle are just a point behind in tenth.  The side that wins, if there is a winner, would have a big advantage in the race for at least a top half finish as they would hold a good gap over Bournemouth with victory.  On current form, Everton have not looked anywhere near Newcastle with two points and no wins in three games, while the Magpies have won each of their last four games to ensure safety for sure.

At home, Everton have been fairly good this season.  The Toffees are the seventh rated team as things stand, having taken 30 points from their 17 matches played so far.  They have failed to win in their last two home outings, against bigger clubs Manchester City and Liverpool, but they had won each of the three matches at Goodison before those.

As for the Magpies, they have done surprisingly well away from Tyneside this season.  They have taken just 16 points from 16 encounters, but that has them in eighth in the division, and it has helped them build a gap to many of their once relegation rivals.  They broke a winless run on the road last time out as they went on to defeat Leicester.

Ayoze Perez scoring anytime, via Ladbrokes, is at 16/5.

Everton vs Newcastle Prediction

Newcastle have rattled off four impressive wins in a row to clinch their safety, and they will not be looking to back down now. Their manager has gotten the very most out of them, and he can take advantage of the Toffees' lack of ambition under Allardyce.

Correct Score Prediction: Everton 1-2 Newcastle

Team News

Sam Allardyce will be missing goalkeeper Maarten Steklenburg, center back Eliaquim Mangala, and center midfielder James McCarthy through injuries.  Attacking midfield man Gylfi Sigurdsson, who once was thought be in danger of missing the rest of the season, could just be set to play a role if he is needed for this affair.

Key Man

When you look at the Toffees team, there aren't a lot of holes in truth.  Sure, there are some players in there that are a little 'over the hill,' but it is a very good team.  The tactics, though, have not helped unlock the best of them, and that has seen them continue to rely upon veteran Wayne Rooney for inspiration.  In his first season back at the club, he has performed admirably to score ten times without a set position.

Team Form

Everton have two draws, a loss, and two wins in their last five matches:

1-1 draw at Swansea
0-0 home draw vs Liverpool
1-3 home loss vs Manchester City
1-2 win at Stoke  
2-0 home win vs Brighton

Everton Predicted Starting Line-up

Expected Line-up: 4-2-3-1

Team News

Rafa Benitez has been aided by a lack of injuries in this recent run, and that continues for this match as only right back Jesus Gamez looks set to miss out.

Key Man

There were a couple of heroes in the big comeback win against Arsenal at home last weekend, including substitute Islam Slimani and winger Matt Ritchie, but the man that was the biggest was Ayoze Perez.  The Spaniard has been very inconsistent down the years, and he remains that way, but he won the Magpies the match last weekend with a performance that included a goal and an assist to raise his tallies to five on each.

Team Form

Newcastle have four wins and a loss in their last five matches:

2-1 home win vs Arsenal
1-2 win at Leicester
1-0 home win vs Huddersfield
3-0 home win vs Southampton
2-0 loss at Liverpool

Newcastle Predicted Starting Line-up

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

As mentioned briefly before, the desire to win this match is going to have a big say in the outcome at the end of the 90 minutes. Both sides have more than 40 points, which has been the signal for safety for some time now. That means neither have a whole lot to play for other than pride. Everton look the less likely, even at home at this stage, given that Benitez's Magpies are surging and will be keen to climb as high as possible.

Everton have won each of the last four meetings against Newcastle, and they have kept a clean sheet each time.