Premier League preview and odds: Stoke City vs Everton

Published on: 01/02/2017

Premier League preview and odds: Stoke City vs Everton

February 1 , 2017 20:00pm - Bet365 Stadium

Premier League

Stoke City will look to extend their unbeaten run in the Premier League to four matches when they host in-form Everton at the Bet365 Stadium on Wednesday night. The visitors themselves have won their last three matches in a row and are currently unbeaten in five.

Stoke unbeaten in five on home soil

Two teams in good form will battle it out on Wednesday with hosts Stoke City seeking to maintain their place in the Premier League`s top 10. The Potters come into this game into this game on the back of a 1-1 draw at home to Manchester United. Prior to that they won 3-1 away at Sunderland and beat Watford 2-0 on home soil.

Mark Hughes` men have not been beaten at home since November, having won two and drawn three since suffering a 0-1 defeat at the hands of AFC Bournemouth. Only one of their last six home matches has featured more than 2.5 goals.

Meanwhile, opponents Everton are unbeaten in their last five Premier League matches and are currently sat in seventh place in the table. Away from home, they have yet to be beaten in 2017, having won at Leicester City and Crystal Palace and drawn at Hull City.

Team news

The home side will operate without the services of Jonathan Walters (knee inflammation), Geoff Cameron (knee injury), Jack Butland (ankle injury) and Stephan Ireland (double leg fracture), while Ramadan Sobhi is still away on African Cup of Nations duty.

Meanwhile, Dominic Calvert-Lewin (knock), Yannick Bolasie (knee), Muhamed Besic (knee ligament) and Matthew Pennington (thigh) make up the list of absentees for the visitors.

Recent form (League)

Stoke City: DWWLL

Everton: WWWDW

Betting odds and tips

Both sides are in good form so this should be a close encounter. Six of Stoke`s last seven home games and three of Everton`s last five away trips have produced Under 2.5 Goals.

Under 2.5 Goals can be backed at 17/20 with Bet365, while Draw/Under 2.5 can be backed at 7/2.

By Neil Morris

Published on: 01/02/2017

Any odds displayed within this preview were correct at the time of publishing (01/02/2017 16:53:26) but are subject to change.