Everton v Burnley

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Everton picked up another point towards their battle against relegation in the Premier League as The Toffees managed to hold Newcastle United to a 1-1 draw away from home at St James' Park on Tuesday night and Sean Dyche will now face his former club when Everton welcome Burnley to Goodison Park on Saturday afternoon looking to break a 13-match winless run in the English top flight, while Burnley bring a solid looking four-match unbeaten run into this upcoming clash on merseyside.

Despite failing to win any of their last 13 games overall in the Premier League, a poor run of results that include being handed seven defeats in the process, Everton have just about managed to keep their heads above water but the hosts know they must get a result here against their relegation rivals in order to put further distance between themselves and the bottom three clubs.

Prior to this worrying sequence of results, Everton had claimed four league wins on the trot as the merseyside club seemed to be pulling themselves out of trouble but having failed to win since mid-December, Sean Dyche's side cannot afford another defeat here this Saturday.

Everton have lost just twice in their last seven home games and this period includes wins against Newcastle United and Chelsea.

Burnley had also experienced an alarming poor run of results in the English top flight as The Clarets had failed to win any of their previous nine games which included being handed seven defeats in the process but the visitors have steadied the ship in recent weeks by putting together a four-match unbeaten run.

Points picked up in draws with West Ham, Chelsea and Wolves have been further boosted by a 2-1 home win against Brentford which has reduced the points deficit to six behind fourth from bottom Nottingham Forest ahead of this upcoming trip to Goodison Park.

However, the bigger picture shows Burnley have managed to collect just one win from their last 13 matches overall in the Premier League whilst also slipping to seven defeats as well, so the visitors look to have their work cut out if they are to get anything out of Everton on home soil this Saturday afternoon.

In addition, Burnley have registered just one win from their last 12 outings on the road and this poor sequence of results on their travels could come back to haunt Vincent Kompany's side this weekend.

Everton v Burnley Verdict

Everton have held the upper hand in recent previous exchanges between the two teams as The Toffees have won three of the last four meetings but Burnley's stubborn improvement of late gives the visitors a chance of a result here at Goodison Park and as four of the last six meetings have seen both teams score, the goals market appeals in this clash.

Therefore, our main bet will be BTTS Yes @ 1.80

Other side bets worth considering:

Draw @ 4.00

Correct Score: 2-2 @ 19.00