Chelsea vs Everton Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 18th March 2023

The spotlight is on Chelsea and Everton, as the pair go looking to boost their confidence. They face each other on Saturday at Stamford Bridge in the Premier League.

Chelsea approach round 28 as number 10 in the Premier League table with 37 points on their account so far. With 26 rounds behind them, Everton have amassed 25 points, placing them as number 15 in the standings.

Chelsea have their eyes set on a good performance and, more importantly, three points, when facing Everton. On home soil, the former should have the upper hand, as they aim to move inside the top six.

Chelsea scored seven goals, conceded eight and fought their way to four clean sheets in their previous ten matches.

Everton are currently not the most scoring team in the Premier League, as they only found the back of the net seven times in ten matches. This is an average of just 0.7 goals a game in which they conceded 18 times, an average of 1.8 per game. They managed three clean sheets in of these.

Chelsea won 1-0 against Everton, whereas Everton claimed a 1-0 win in their most recent matches.

Chelsea vs Everton Prediction

Chelsea Form

Chelsea swept all aside in their last three matches and started off by winning 1-0 against Leeds. They went on to defeat B. Dortmund 2-0 and made it three on the spin against Leicester in a 1-3 victory. Chelsea won three of their previous six matches at Stamford Bridge in the Premier League. They drew one and suffered two defeats, scoring four goals to two against.

Everton Form

Everton collected four points in their past three outings, in which they were defeated 4-0 against Arsenal. They followed up, drawing 2-2 with Nottingham Forest, before winning 1-0 against Brentford. Everton didn't manage a single away win in their last six Premier League matches, but managed two draws, while suffering four defeats. They conceded 14 and scored three goals themselves.

At least one side usually pull off a clean sheet, when Chelsea take on Everton, which suggests the value bet lies with both teams not finding the back of the net.

Chelsea scored 22 goals and conceded 12 in their last 15 games against teams from the bottom half of the Premier League table. They collected 32 points and ten victories. Everton scored six goals and conceded 18 in their last 13 encounters with teams in the top half of the Premier League. This lead to two wins and ten points. Chelsea so far pulled off a record of ten wins, seven draws and nine defeats in the Premier League this season. Everton are looking at six wins, seven draws and 14 defeats in the Premier League.

Chelsea vs Everton Squads

Chelsea Squad

Potter will select the starting XI for the upcoming match against Everton from the following players (the statistics in the brackets represent goals scored and matches played in the Premier League this season):

Edouard Mendy (0/9), Gabriel Slonina (0/0), Kepa Arrizabalaga (0/18), Marcus Bettinelli (0/0), Ben Chilwell (2/15), Benoit Badiashile (0/7), Cesar Azpilicueta (0/19), Kalidou Koulibaly (2/18), Marc Cucurella (0/21), Reece James (1/11), Thiago Silva (0/21), Trevoh Chalobah (0/15), Wesley Fofana (1/8), Andrey Santos (0/0), Carney Chukwuemeka (0/0), Christian Pulisic (1/17), Conor Gallagher (1/23), Denis Zakaria (0/6), Enzo Fernandez (0/6), Hakim Ziyech (0/13), Kai Havertz (6/25), Lewis Hall (0/5), Mason Mount (3/23), Mateo Kovacic (1/18), Mykhaylo Mudryk (0/0), N'Golo Kanté (0/0), Noni Madueke (0/0), Ruben Loftus-Cheek (0/18), Armando Broja (1/12), David Datro Fofana (0/0), Joao Felix (1/6), Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (1/12), Raheem Sterling (4/19).

Everton Squad

Here is the full team squad of Everton. The 51 year-old Sean Dyche will select his starting lineup from the following players:

Andy Lonergan (0/0), Asmir Begovic (0/1), Jordan Pickford (0/26), Ben Godfrey (0/7), Conor Coady (1/22), James Tarkowski (1/27), Mason Holgate (0/5), Michael Keane (0/4), Nathan Patterson (0/13), Ruben Vinagre (0/2), Seamus Coleman (1/19), Vitalii Mykolenko (0/26), Yerry Mina (1/3), Abdoulaye Doucoure (1/17), Amadou Onana (1/25), Andros Townsend (0/0), Dwight McNeil (3/25), Idrissa Gana Gueye (0/22), James Garner (0/6), Tom Davies (0/16), Alex Iwobi (1/27), Demarai Gray (4/25), Dominic Calvert-Lewin (1/11), Ellis Simms (0/5), Neal Maupay (1/20).

Chelsea vs Everton Team News

Chelsea are sweating on the fitness of no less than ten players before their match on Saturday.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Edouard Mendy, Raheem Sterling, Christian Pulisic, Armando Broja, Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Ben Chilwell, Reece James, Wesley Fofana and N'Golo Kanté are missing from the squad, Chelsea will field against Evertonon Saturday.

Everton face a list of five absentees from the squad ahead of their next match this coming Saturday against Chelsea.

Names like Alex Iwobi, Nathan Patterson, Michael Keane, James Garner and Andros Townsend most likely won't be deemed fit enough to play Chelsea.

Chelsea vs Everton Lineups

Chelsea vs Everton H2H

Chelsea triumphed in a 1-0 win against Everton, the last time they faced off. However, Everton secured a 1-0 win in the match before that. Chelsea have a 30% win rate in the against Everton, who won four of these matches. The total record reads 3-3-4, which is worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Chelsea vs Everton Results

Both teams found the back of the net two times in the last ten matches between Chelsea and Everton.

Chelsea vs Everton Betting Tips

Despite scoring just once in six Premier League games, Chelsea hope Mateo Kovacic adds to his collection of goals sooner rather than later. Meanwhile, Everton put their faith in Seamus Coleman to handle the home side defence and double up on his recent strike rate of one goal in six Premier League games.

Chelsea won five of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing one and losing four as well. Everton won zero from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew three and lost seven in this run. Chelsea should go full-on attack at Stamford Bridge, as Everton don't have the best record, when it comes to conceding. They managed just five clean sheets in their 10 most recent away matches. The hosts claimed one clean sheets in their last 10 matches at home.

Under 2.5 goals happened eight times in the last ten encounters between these two rivals. Chelsea managed an average of 0.9 goals, with Everton averaging 0.8 goals in these. Both teams not to score was a winning bet eight times in this run of matches. Chelsea saw over 2.5 goals in one of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 0.8 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in four of Everton's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 0.7 goals in these matches.