Liverpool v Everton

Liverpool vs Everton Preview

The first of the merseyside derbies take place on Saturday lunchtime when the English Premier League action returns after the recent international break with high-flying Liverpool playing host to Everton at Anfield with the hosts looking to return to winning ways after a couple of disappointing results, while Everton will be keen to pull further away from the early relegation places.

Liverpool headed into the international break having picked up one point from their last two matches as The Reds were handed a 2-1 defeat away from home at Tottenham and were then held to a 2-2 draw on the road at Brighton.

The Reds had previously put together an impressive five-match winning streak which consisted of victories gained over the likes of Bournemouth, Newcastle United, Aston Villa, Wolves and West Ham respectively and Jurgen Klopp will be demanding his players return to a similar vein of form for Saturday's lunchtime local derby with The Toffees.

The bigger picture favours Liverpool as the hosts have suffered just the one defeat out of their last 19 league matches in the Premier League and having also collected a total of 12 wins during this period, Liverpool look in good shape to take the derby spoils here.

Everton know they are likely to be facing another long, tough slog battling against relegation this season but The Toffees received a boost just before the international break when they registered a comprehensive 3-0 victory over fellow strugglers, Bournemouth, and Sean Dyche's team will head into this merseyside derby in a much more positive frame of mind now.

Nevertheless, although the visitors have also collected an important 3-1 win away from home at Brentford so far this season, The Toffees have also slipped to five defeats within their opening eight league matches of this new Premier League campaign and therefore the visitors face another tough fixture against their arch-rivals this Saturday.

The bigger picture shows Everton have managed to capture just four wins out of their last 19 matches overall in the English top flight, losing nine of these matches, while results away from home also underline Everton's struggles on their travels as well.

The Toffees have registered just two away wins from their last 18 attempts on the road and having also failed to score in 10 of these 18 away games, Everton look to have their work cut out against their hosts this Saturday.

Liverpool v Everton Verdict

Each of the previous three merseyside derbies have resulted in only one side scoring and includes two wins in favour of Liverpool by way of 2-0 victories at Anfield, along with a 0-0 draw at Goodison Park, so the prospects look good for a Liverpool win and Everton failing to score.

Therefore, our main bet will be Both Teams To Score No @ 2.10

Other side bets worth considering:

Liverpool win & Both Teams To Score No @ 2.62

Correct score: Liverpool 2-0 @ 9.50