Everton vs Wolverhampton Predictions

• Everton have drawn six of their last ten in all competitions
• Both teams have scored in nine of Wolves’ last ten matches
• Matheus Cunha has netted seven times in the league this season

Tough to pick a winner at Goodison

Wolves and Everton are separated by just two points in the bottom half of the Premier League and currently look set for a real relegation scrap alongside the three promoted clubs.

Their issues have been broadly the opposite however, with the Toffees struggling in front of goal and Wolves far too leaky at the back.

In fact these two teams have the worst defensive and goalscoring records in the division respectively so this game could be a case of stoppable object vs movable force.

Gary O’Neil’s men have dominated the recent head-to-heads, winning five of the last six meetings between these two, and they will be hoping to bounce back here after a 4-2 demolition at the hands of Bournemouth at the weekend.

Sean Dyche’s men have been solid enough at Goodison Park however, beating Crystal Palace and holding Fulham, Brentford and Newcastle to draws.

Creativity once again seems to be lacking from this Everton side however and their summer signings such as Jesper Lindstrom, Tim Iroegbunam and Orel Mangala have failed to make a major impact.

Dominic Calvert-Lewin is also struggling again in front of goal, he has underperformed his expected goals figure by almost two and Dwight McNeil is the Toffees’ top scorer with three, two of which came in the same game against Crystal Palace.

Wolves strugling

With a nightmare run of games following this one, Everton take on rivals Liverpool, Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester City in their next four, this is approaching must-win territory.

They will have to take advantage of a leaky Wolves backline if they are to do so; they have conceded at least twice in ten of their 13 league games this season.

This is a Wolves team that finished 20 points clear of the drop last term but will be lucky to have a gap that size this time around.

The departures of Pedro Neto and Max Kilman have obviously been a big blow and if it weren’t for the performances of Matheus Cunha, who has seven goals and three assists, they would be in even bigger trouble.

Spoils could be shared

Given the clear weaknesses in both teams’ games it is hard to fancy either of them to take all three points and the stalemate could be a big runner.

While a draw would not suit either team their deficiencies going forwards and defensively may well cancel each other out in what could be a low-quality affair at Goodison Park.

Both teams have scored in all but one of Wolves’ last ten games and the same is fancied here, take a 1-1 draw.

Matheus Cunha has provided the sole spark for the visiting side and he could add to his tally of seven league goals.

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