Leeds United vs Everton
England Premier League
Date: Wednesday, 3 February 2021
Kick-Off at 19.30 UK
Venue: Elland Road, Leeds.
Leeds United and Everton take on each other at Elland Road in what is expected to be one of the most exciting games of Wednesday’s program.
The Whites aim to build on back-to-back wins over Newcastle United and Leicester City, and they are likely to stick to their attacking style of play.
A man to keep an eye on in the home team will be in-form midfielder Raphinha, while Berardi, Forshaw, Koch, and Llorente remain in the recovery room.
The Toffees, on the other hand, failed to impress in a 2-0 loss to Newcastle United, and it is no wonder the odds for home win have been dropping.
James Rodriguez has been struggling to find his best form of late, which is yet another reason why we are tempted to put our money on Marcelo Bielsa’s troops.
The likes of Gbamin, Nkounkou, Allan, and Delph are all out of contention with injuries for the visitors.
Leeds vs Everton Head-to-head
Teams Leeds Everton played so far 13 matches.
Leeds won 5 direct matches. Everton won 3 matches. 5 matches ended in a draw. On average in direct matches both teams scored a 2.77 goals per Match.
Leeds vs Everton Prediction
Leeds in actual season average scored 1.64 goals per match. In 6 (60.00%) matches played at home was total goals (team and opponent) Over 1.5 goals. In 4 (40.00%) matches in season 2021 played at home was total goals (team and opponent) Over 2.5 goals.
Everton average scored 1.96 goals per match in season 2021. In 9 (81.82%) matches played away was total goals (team and opponent) Over 1.5 goals. In 6 (54.55%) matches played away team was total goals (team and opponent) Over 2.5 goals.
Team News:
Patrick Bamford sustained a dead leg in the 3-1 win at Leicester, a game in which he scored one and set up two more, but he expects to be fit and available for Wednesday's game.
In-form winger Raphinha is doubtful with a knock, as is Rodrigo Moreno, so Helder Costa and Mateusz Klich may be handed starts.
Defenders Diego Llorente and Robin Koch will definitely play no part because of muscular and knee injuries respectively.
As for Everton, Allan, Fabian Delph and Jean-Philippe Gbamin all remain sidelined.
Despite his place in the side being called into question, Ancelotti kept faith in goalkeeper Jordan Pickford against Newcastle and that should remain the case here.
Ancelotti may be tempted to make some changes, though, with the likes of Andre Gomes, Mason Holgate and Ben Godfrey all in contention to return to the starting lineup.
Leeds United possible starting lineup:
Meslier; Ayling, Struijk, Cooper, Alioski; Phillips; Costa, Dallas, Klich, Harrison; Bamford
Everton possible starting lineup:
Pickford; Holgate, Mina, Keane, Godfrey; Doucoure, Gomes; Richarlison, Rodriguez, Digne; Calvert-Lewin