Liverpool vs Everton betting tips: Preview, predictions & odds

By Stephen Drennan Published: February 18, 2021 11:28 pm
Last Updated: February 19, 2021 6:48 am

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Alcantara, Thiago
Origi, Divock

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Iwobi, Alex

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Sigurdsson, Gylfi

Mane, Sadio

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Jones, Curtis
Shaqiri, Xherdan

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Calvert-Lewin, Dominic

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Gomes, Andre
Sigurdsson, Gylfi

Kabak, Ozan

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Henderson, Jordan
Phillips, Nathaniel

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Starting lineup

Alisson1

Alexander-Arnold, Trent66

Kabak, Ozan19

Henderson, Jordan14

Robertson, Andrew26

Alcantara, Thiago6

Wijnaldum, Georginio5

Jones, Curtis17

Salah, Mohamed11

Mane, Sadio10

Firmino, Roberto9

1Pickford, Jordan

23Coleman, Seamus

4Holgate, Mason

5Keane, Michael

22Godfrey, Ben

16Doucoure, Abdoulaye

26Davies, Tom

19Rodriguez, James

21Gomes, Andre

12Digne, Lucas

7Richarlison

Substitutes

Adrian13

Davies, Ben28

Phillips, Nathaniel47

Tsimikas, Kostas21

Keita, Naby8

Oxlade-Chamberlain, Alex15

Shaqiri, Xherdan23

Williams, Neco76

Origi, Divock27

33Olsen, Robin

18Nkounkou, Niels

20Bernard

6Allan

62Onyango, Tyler

10Sigurdsson, Gylfi

9Calvert-Lewin, Dominic

17Iwobi, Alex

11King, Joshua

Liverpool vs Everton betting tips

This article covers Liverpool vs Everton betting tips and predictions.

Also included is a thorough Liverpool vs Everton betting preview.

Note: All odds mentioned in this article are correct at the time of publishing and are subject to change.

LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND – DECEMBER 02: Divock Origi of Liverpool celebrates with teammate Fabinho after scoring his team’s first goal during the Premier League match between Liverpool FC and Everton FC at Anfield on December 2, 2018 in Liverpool, United Kingdom. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)

Liverpool vs Everton: Match details

Match: Liverpool vs Everton

Competition: Premier League

Date: February 20, 2021

Kick-off time: 5:30 pm, February 20, 2021 (UK time)

Stadium: Anfield

during the Emirates FA Cup Third Round match between Liverpool and Everton at Anfield on January 5, 2018 in Liverpool, England.

Betting prediction: Liverpool 2 – Everton 1

Liverpool to beat Everton 2-1

Betting odds: 15/2

The Reds welcome Everton to Anfield in Liverpool on Saturday for the 236th edition of the Merseyside Derby and the 58th in the Premier League.

Liverpool have the strong upper hand in the head-to-head, with 24 wins to Everton’s 9, from their 57 Premier League encounters. Or 93 wins to 66 in all competitions.

Everton haven’t won a Merseyside Derby in over a decade and haven’t won at Anfield since the turn of the millennium. The last 23 matches between the two sides have seen 11 Liverpool wins and 12 draws.

The Reds come into this one having won their last 4 Merseyside Derbies at Anfield. However, this will be the first here without a crowd due to the pandemic.

LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND – DECEMBER 02: Divock Origi of Liverpool shoots under pressure from Jordan Pickford of Everton during the Premier League match between Liverpool FC and Everton FC at Anfield on December 2, 2018 in Liverpool, United Kingdom. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)

Liverpool vs Everton: Recommended bets

Liverpool’s last home victory over Everton was a 1-0 victory in the FA Cup 13 months ago. A repeat of this score on Saturday is available at odds of 17/2.

The last Premier League match between them at Anfield finished 5-2 to Liverpool. The odds of 66/1 suggest few expect a repeat of that scoreline here.

Everton’s last win at Anfield was a 0-1 victory back in 1999. You can back them at 20/1 for the same scoreline here on Saturday.

The sides shared the points when they met earlier in the season. They played out a 2-2 draw at Goodison Park back in October. Odds of 18/1 are available for this one to have the same 2-2 scoreline.

Recent Merseyside Derbies have tended to be low scoring, with 5 of the last 7 matches seeing only 1 goal scored or less. You can back another low scoring game here on Saturday with odds of 13/10 for under 2.5 goals.

Liverpool to beat Everton

Betting odds: 4/9

LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND – MARCH 01: Dominic Calvert-Lewin of Everton celebrates with teammates after scoring his team’s first goal during the Premier League match between Everton FC and Manchester United at Goodison Park on March 01, 2020 in Liverpool, United Kingdom. (Photo by Jan Kruger/Getty Images)

Liverpool vs Everton: What are the betting odds?

The Reds have won each of their last 4 Merseyside Derbies at Anfield. They start the match as the heavy favourites at 4/9 on.

Everton haven’t won at Anfield since the turn of the millennium; a run of 24 matches without a victory. They are the 6/1 underdogs on Saturday to pick up a rare away win the Merseyside Derby.

Draws are commonplace in the Merseyside Derby, with 5 of the last 7 league matches all ending in a stalemate including each of the last 2. Odds of 7/2 look good value for Liverpool and Everton cancelling each other out once again on Saturday.

Liverpool vs Everton – recent form and head to head statistics

LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND – JUNE 21: Naby Keita of Liverpool battles for possession with Andre Gomes of Everton during the Premier League match between Everton FC and Liverpool FC at Goodison Park on June 21, 2020 in Liverpool, England. Football Stadiums around Europe remain empty due to the Coronavirus Pandemic as Government social distancing laws prohibit fans inside venues resulting in all fixtures being played behind closed doors. (Photo by Peter Powell/Pool via Getty Images)

Liverpool vs Everton: Match preview

While both sides come into this looking to get their seasons back on track having failed to win any of their last 3 league matches, this was a top-of-the-table clash when the sides met earlier in the season.

Then league-leaders Everton came into the match on 12 points after a perfect start of 4 wins from 4 over the opening weeks of the season. Liverpool were joint-second on points at the time, with 9 points from a possible 12 having suffered defeat at the hands of Villa.

It was a more eagerly anticipated clash than usual as a result and in terms of entertainment value for the neutral, it certainly delivered. Four goals, several hairy challenges, numerous controversial decisions, two serious injuries and a red card.

For Liverpool fans looking back though, it is the match that derailed their title defence. With their side already 1-0 up due to an early Mané goal, Liverpool had a massive penalty shout after Pickford brought Virgil van Dijk down in the box.

Van Dijk had to be replaced, with him later being ruled out for the season due to an ACL. To add insult to injury, no penalty was awarded as van Dijk was deemed offside by the edge of his sleeve. The referee, Michael Oliver, later confirming that Jordan Pickford probably should have been sent off for the reckless tackle though regardless.

Michael Keane levelled shortly after for Everton. Salah restored Liverpool’s lead midway through the second-half before Calvert-Lewin equalised once again with another header.

Richarlison then took out Thiago, who was making his first start for Liverpool, with a knee-high challenge and received a straight-red in the 90th minute. While Thiago was able to complete the match, the resulting knee injury meant he didn’t start another match for the Reds for the remainder of 2020.

The drama wasn’t finished there, with Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson firing in from close range. However, Liverpool once again had VAR intervene to rule Mané offside in the build-up, with the sleeve once again being the offender.

After a spate of dull matches finishing either 0-0 or 1-0 between these sides, it was a real treat for the neutral to bring this derby to life once more. Although, I’m sure Liverpool fans would take another uneventful, quiet, injury-free derby if offered.

LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND – OCTOBER 17: (THE SUN OUT, THE SUN ON SUNDAY OUT )Virgil van Dijk of Liverpool collides with Everton’s goalkeeper Jordan Pickford during the Premier League match between Everton and Liverpool at Goodison Park on October 17, 2020 in Liverpool, England. Sporting stadiums around the UK remain under strict restrictions due to the Coronavirus Pandemic as Government social distancing laws prohibit fans inside venues resulting in games being played behind closed doors. (Photo by John Powell/Liverpool FC via Getty Images)

Liverpool team news vs Everton

The Reds come into today’s match missing all 3 first-team central defenders who were on their books at the start of this season. Virgil van Dijk, Joe Gomez and Joel Matip have all been ruled out for the season.

January signing Ozan Kabak was Liverpool’s man of the match against Leipzig in midweek in their 0-2 Champions League first-leg win. He is expected to keep his place in defence with fellow new-boy Ben Davies potentially getting his first start alongside him.

This would allow Henderson to move into his preferred midfield position, where Liverpool are looking a little short at the moment with James Milner, Fabinho and Naby Keita all ruled out.

Xherdan Shaqiri and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain are both hoping to benefit from any rotation Klopp makes to the side who won in midweek.

Diogo Jota is still a couple of weeks away from a return from his knee injury.

LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND – NOVEMBER 7: Allan of Everton during the Premier League match between Everton and Manchester United at Goodison Park on November 7 2020 in Liverpool, England. (Photo by Emma Simpson/Everton FC via Getty Images)

Everton team news vs Liverpool

Jean-Philippe Gbamin is Everton’s only major injury concern before this match. The 25-year-old midfielder is yet to be involved for Everton this season due to a calf injury. He likely won’t feature for the blues until April.

Allan is yet to feature for the club since picking up a muscle injury back in December. However, he was an unused substitute against Fulham and is expected to be eased back gently by the club. Expect him to be on the bench here.

Fabian Delph is in a similar situation due to a hamstring injury sustained at the start of December. He has also been an unused sub in recent matches and any minutes he gets here will likely be from the bench.

Yerry Mina was an early substitute in the midweek match against Manchester City. While the exact prognosis is unknown at this time, he has been ruled out of contention for Saturday.

Dominic Calvert-Lewin has missed Everton’s last 2 league matches with a thigh injury. However, Carlo has confirmed he should be fit and starting against Liverpool.

Predicted Liverpool line-up vs Everton

Liverpool’s predicted XI to face Everton.

Predicted Everton line-up vs Liverpool

Everton’s predicted XI to face Liverpool.

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This article was edited by Benjamin Newman.