Aston Villa vs Everton – A goal to be scored in the match

Aston Villa host Everton in the early kick off on Saturday and both sides will be hoping to pick up some points after suffering defeat in their opening fixtures. William Hill have come in with an incredible boost, lifting odds for a goal to be scored in the match from 1/16 to Evens.

In the last six matches between there has been only one goalless draw back in May 2021. Before that you'd have to go back to 2003 to find the next time both these teams failed to find the back of the net. After disappointing starts against Bournemouth and Chelsea respectively, both Gerrard and Lampard will be anxious to get off the mark in the league.

With former captain Tyrone Mings left on the bench at the Vitality Stadium, Villa didn’t appear to have shaken off their defensive problems from 2021/22. Added to that, only Leeds – who escaped relegation on the final day – along with relegated pair Norwich and Watford conceded more home goals than Villa last season (29 in 19 games).

Villa drew their last two home league games of last season 1-1 and kept only five home clean sheets across the season, two of which came in the first five games of the season before the appointment of Gerrard – who went on to record just three in the last 14.

Meanwhile, only Southampton (43) conceded more goals than Everton (41) on the road last season. For context, relegated Watford leaked 10 less (31) and Burnley 13 fewer with 28.