Our Everton vs Coventry Premier League preview, including a 30/1 bet builder tip and a correct score prediction.
Everton host Coventry in Premier League matchweek 10 still riding two wins over Newcastle in four days. David Moyes's side sit seventh on 13 points after Monday's 1-0 success at St James' Park, where Thierno Barry scored the only goal, and they have three wins, four draws and two defeats from nine league games. Frank Lampard's Coventry are 16th on nine points after beating Sunderland 3-1, a third win in five that lifted them clear of the bottom three following an opening run of four straight league defeats. Stuart Attwell is the referee.
Everton vs Coventry Bet Builder Tips
1. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall over 2.5 fouls won at 2/1
Dewsbury-Hall starts as Everton's number 10 and has won three or more fouls against Chelsea, Hull City and Tottenham this season, with two more in the EFL Cup win over Newcastle and two against Ipswich. He averages 1.70 fouls won per 90 across 1,061 minutes and has been fouled in eight straight starts earlier in the campaign. He lines up against Caleb Yirenkyi, who commits more fouls per 90 than any other Premier League player and made five against Sunderland, five against Nottingham Forest and three against Tottenham.
2. Vitaliy Mykolenko over 1.5 fouls won at 7/4
Mykolenko starts at left back and has won four fouls against Chelsea, two in the EFL Cup win over Newcastle, two against Wolves and two against Bournemouth. Everton's full backs win 2.00 fouls a game, sixth most in the Premier League. He faces Tatsuhiro Sakamoto on that flank, and Sakamoto has committed three fouls against Sunderland, two against Fulham and two in the EFL Cup against Plymouth, while Coventry's number 10s and wingers commit 3.22 fouls a game, third most in the division.
3. Bobby Thomas over 1.5 shots at 10/3
Thomas starts at centre back and has had two shots against Fulham, two at Tottenham, three against Brighton and five against Manchester City. He averages 1.55 shots per 90 across 813 minutes. Everton concede 5.78 corners a game, third most in the Premier League, and centre backs take 1.78 shots a game against them, fourth most in the division, so Thomas has set piece volume to work with at Hill Dickinson Stadium.
Everton vs Coventry Betting Tips
Best bet: Under 2.5 goals at 23/20
Everton's Premier League games have gone over 2.5 goals only 22.2% of the time, the fewest of any side in the division. Seven of their nine league matches have finished with two goals or fewer, including 1-0 wins at Newcastle and against Ipswich and a 0-0 draw at Tottenham.
Coventry have scored only two goals in four away league games and were blanked in five of their nine league matches before the Sunderland win. Their lowest scoring trips were 1-0 results at Nottingham Forest and Manchester City.
Everton have scored nine and conceded nine in the league and average 1.38 xG and 1.44 xG against. Under 2.5 goals is 23/20 with AK Bets and Betway and 11/10 with bet365, with over 2.5 at 8/11.
Who Is the Favourite to Win Everton vs Coventry?
| Outcome | Price |
|---|---|
| Everton | 8/11 |
| Draw | 31/10 |
| Coventry | 4/1 |
Everton are 8/11 with AK Bets and IvyBet and 7/10 with bet365 after consecutive wins over Newcastle. Coventry are 4/1 with Paddy Power and Betfair Sportsbook, or 15/4 with bet365, after three wins in five. The draw is 31/10 with IvyBet and 3/1 with bet365. Everton Draw No Bet is 2/7 with bet365, and Coventry Draw No Bet is 14/5 with Paddy Power and Betfair Sportsbook, or 5/2 with bet365.
Everton vs Coventry Score Prediction
Everton 1-0 Coventry at 8/1
Everton have scored nine Premier League goals from 1.38 xG per game and created 2.34 xG in the 1-0 win at Newcastle, with Barry now on eight goals in 12 appearances across all competitions. Their last two league wins were both 1-0, and they have kept four clean sheets in nine league matches.
Coventry average just 0.92 xG per game, the lowest in the Premier League, and have scored only twice in four away league trips. They allow 16.78 shots a game, third most in the division, and Everton average 13.89 shots and 4.78 on target.
Seven of Everton's nine league games have stayed under 2.5 goals, and both teams have scored in only a third of each side's league matches. Everton 1-0 Coventry is 8/1 with bet365.
Everton vs Coventry Value Betting Tips
Everton vs Coventry Predicted Lineups
Everton (4-2-3-1): Pickford; O'Brien, Tarkowski, Branthwaite, Mykolenko; Armstrong, Garner; Röhl, Dewsbury-Hall, George; Barry.
Coventry (4-2-3-1): Rushworth; van Ewijk, Thomas, Pinnock, DaSilva; Yirenkyi, Torp; Sakamoto, Rudoni, Gboho; Awoniyi.
Out for Everton: Jack Grealish (club decision). Jarrad Branthwaite is a doubt after cramp at Newcastle.
Out for Coventry: Aurèle Amenda, Haji Wright, Josh Eccles, Luke Woolfenden. Bobby Thomas is a doubt with a calf issue and needs a late fitness test; Stephen Mfuni starts if he is not fit. Frank Onyeka is a doubt with a muscle issue.
