Everton vs Brentford Prediction & Match Preview

Everton vs Brentford Match Preview

• Brentford are unbeaten in five subsequent Premier League games.
• Everton had a tough match against bitter city rivals Liverpool on Wednesday.
• Yoanne Wissa completed a brace in the 5-1 thumping of Luton Town seven days ago.

Everton will continue their battle for the elite-class survival on Saturday afternoon. They host Brentford in Gameweek No 35 at Goodison Park. Both teams were successful last weekend but the visitors had a full week to rest. Everton had to face Liverpool in the Merseyside derby on Wednesday evening. Will fatigue play a role on Saturday?

Everton claimed a massive three-pointer in the home clash against direct relegation rivals Nottingham Forest seven days ago. Idrisa Gueye and Dwight McNeil notched goals in a controversial win. Nottingham Forest claimed penalties on several occasions but referee did not blow his whistle on any.

Brentford kind of entered the relegation scrap with a poor series of results since the turn of the year. However, back-to-back wins over Sheffield United and Luton pushed them towards safe waters. The Bees are now five points above Everton and nine points adrift of the relegation area.

Recent Meetings

• Everton claimed a 3-1 victory in the reverse game in September last year at Gtech Community Stadium.
• The Toffees have five wins and three losses in the previous eight home clashes against the Bees.
• Both teams were on target in all but one of the previous five head-to-head encounters.

Everton vs Brentford Prediction

Everton have shown strong displays at Goodison in the last couple of months. They lost just one of the previous five home affairs. That said, we are not quite optimistic regarding their chances in this matchup for several reasons. Firstly, the fatigue will play a big role in this game.

Sean Dyche does not have enough depth in his ranks for a Saturday-Wednesday tempo. Everton had a very difficult match against fierce city enemies Liverpool three days ago. Secondly, the Toffees did not look great defensively last weekend despite a clean-sheet win over Nottingham Forest.

Finally, Brentford are flying high after a 5-1 drubbing of Luton last weekend. We will back the visitors to get their third successive league win at the attractive 2.87 odds.

Brentford have been playing attacking-minded football of late under Thomas Frank. We’ve seen goals at both ends in seven of their previous nine league fixtures. The fact they put five goals past Luton without Ivan Toney in the squad speaks volumes. Toney could easily skip the trip to Goodison this weekend.

Regardless of whether he makes the starting lineup or not on Saturday, Yoanne Wissa should feature from the get-go. Wissa has been spectacular last weekend at Kenilworth Road. He scored his team’s first two goals in the drubbing of Luton. We see big value in backing Wissa to score anytime at the 3.50 odds.

Steffen Schmidt- April 25, 2024

Everton vs Brentford Betting Tips

Brentford to win

OK

2.88 Odds

Yoane Wissa to score anytime

OK

3.50 Odds

Correct Score: Brentford 3-1

OK

23.00 Odds