Stoke vs Everton Predictions, Betting Tips and Match Previews

Stoke may be disappointed to have only taken a point from their last game, considering they conceded the equaliser with the last kick of the game, but if they had been offered a point at the start of their match against Manchester United they would have probably taken it.

In general they played very well that match, as they did in their 3-1 win away to Sunderland the weekend before. They did go out of the FA Cup at the hands of Wolves, but in the Premier League they have picked up seven points from their last three games.

This is very welcome after their torrid start to the season, and it has pushed them to 9th in the table with four points to make up before they catch West Brom. They are in decent form though, as is evident by the fact they have only lost four of their last 17 league goals. Three of these came against Arsenal, Liverpool, and Chelsea away from home as well, so they will feel pretty confident coming into this game. At home they have lost just once in their last nine league matches, winning four of them and drawing the other four.

Everton aren’t in bad shape as they come into this game following a slender win over the struggling Crystal Palace. They have won four of their last six matches in all competitions, but away from home the season has largely been a disappointment.

They have managed to beat Leicester and Crystal Palace recently, but both of those sides are struggling badly. The Toffees only picked up a point against Hull on New Year’s Eve and have lost five of their last nine trips away, winning just twice.

Despite Everton’s poor away record this season and Stoke being very difficult to beat on home soil the bookies have the visitors down as favourites. This, in my book, is a mistake on their part and leaves a lot of value on the table for us. Stoke have only lost three home games this season and two of those were early in the season against Spurs and Manchester City.

Everton, on the other hand, have lost nearly half of their trips away and won just two of their last nine. This makes odds of 2.000 for a Stoke 0.0 Asian Handicap Win look very good value for money, so I’m backing that along with a 2-1 correct score predictions at 10/1.