Opta Stats: Crystal Palace v Everton

Dan Fitch
16 November 2017

Can Roy Hodgson inspire Crystal Palace when they host Everton?

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Two struggling sides meet when Crystal Palace take on Everton. Opta presents the vital statistics.

"The Toffees haven’t kept a Premier League clean sheet since the opening day of the season against Stoke – only West Ham (23) have conceded more goals than the Merseysiders this term (22)."

Both teams to score is 1.981/1.

Only one of Crystal Palace's five Premier League wins against Everton has come at Selhurst Park, a 1-0 victory in October 1994 thanks to an Andy Preece strike. Palace are 2.526/4 to roll back the years.

Everton have kept a clean sheet in their last four Premier League away games against Palace, their joint-longest such run against a team (also four away to Sunderland between 2002 and 2009). They are 5.204/1 to win to nil.

If Crystal Palace lose, they'll equal the record for fewest points after 12 games in a Premier League season (4), currently held by Everton in 1994-95 and Queens Park Rangers in 2012-13. Everton are 3.259/4 to win.

Everton have lost just one of their 20 away Premier League games against sides who started the day bottom of the table (W9 D10), losing at Wolves in May 2004. The draw is 3.39/4.

However, they're without a win in 13 Premier League away games - only once have they had a longer such run in the competition (19 games, ending December 1997). Crystal Palace are 1.758/11 in the Draw No Bet market.

The Toffees haven't kept a Premier League clean sheet since the opening day of the season against Stoke - only West Ham (23) have conceded more goals than the Merseysiders this term (22). Both teams to score is 1.981/1.

Excluding own goals, Crystal Palace have had just two different goalscorers so far this season - the joint-fewest of any side 11 games into a Premier League season (Man City 95-96, Charlton 06-07, Sunderland 10-11 and Aston Villa 14-15). Under 2.5 goals is 1.715/7.

Despite having scored the fewest Premier League goals this season (4), Crystal Palace have the eighth highest expected goals tally so far (13.81). Over 2.5 goals is 2.265/4.

Andros Townsend has beaten an opponent with more dribbles than any other Premier League player this season (36). Townsend is 5.04/1 to score.

Oumar Niasse's four Premier League goals this season have been worth five points to Everton - no other players' goals in the division have been more valuable to their clubs. Niasse is 4.216/5 to find the net.