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Everton v Liverpool Odds: Bet on the Draw for Merseyside Derby

As the Anfield soap opera continues unabated off the pitch, under fire Liverpool boss, Roy Hodgson, must rally his troops and conjure up a way in which he can take all three points off local rivals, Everton in this latest edition of the Merseyside derby, which takes place on Sunday afternoon at Goodison Park. Ladbrokes have the teams very close in the betting, with Everton tipping the scales with odds of 11/8, while Liverpool are just behind at 2/1, with the draw being possibly the safest option at 9/4.

It seems odd to see two such Premier League power houses struggling in the relegation zone, but that is the situation, with Everton in 17th place and the ‘Reds’ a place behind in 18th, having made their worst start in top flight football since the 1953/4 season; somewhat worrying for their fans is the fact that they were relegated that season.

2010/11 Premier League Odds Comparison

Everton, somewhat surprisingly, have not won a home game so far this season and worse still is that they have failed to beat Liverpool in any of their last seven Premier League encounters. The last three games between the two at Goodison have ended with victory for Liverpool, with the last two by 2-0 scorelines. ladbrokes in fact are offering 11/1 against that being the score this time around.

Everton’s main problem this season has been the lack of goals, with their best striker, Louis Saha out injured, Yakubu out of form and new signing Jermaine Beckford not having yet made the step up to the top level. Thankfully, they have the very reliable Tim Cahill in their team, who has already scored half of their six Premier League goals this season and along with . Yakubu is at 7/1 to score the opening goal in this match.

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Liverpool will be without Dirk Kuyt who picked an injury in a Euro 2012 qualifier for Holland in midweek, which could be a big loss as Kuyt has been a ‘thorn in the Everton side’ lately, with 4 goals in his last 6 matches against them. Fernando Torres, who is back from injury for this match, however, also boasts a good record against the ‘Toffees’, scoring three times in the three matches he has played in and is a worthwhile favourite to break the deadlock in this match with odds of 9/2 from ladbrokes.com. Steven Gerrard is also worth a look at in this market, as he like Cahill, has scored three Premier League goals this season and is good value here at 9/4 to score during the 90 minutes.

Hodgson’s biggest concern at present should be his team’s away form, from which they have just won just 2, since they beat the Toffees in February. Hodgson is likely to include both Torres and David Ngog in the squad and he should start with Joe Cole in midfield. David Moyes, the Everton boss will not decide on his team until Sunday.

Everton v Liverpool Form

Check out our comprehensive form guide for the Premier League clash between Everton and Liverpool at Goodison Park, plus the very latest match odds.

Everton Stats | Liverpool Stats

Whatever the result of this match it will be pain for either or even both teams. With Everton’s poor home form and Liverpool’s dominance in recent matches at Goodison Park, the obvious prediction would be a win for Liverpool. However, the situation at Anfield is clearly and wholly unsatisfactory which appears destined to continue. We think therefore that a draw is the safest betting option here and would not be at all surprised to see it end goalless. A 0-0 draw in fact has solid value at 7/1 with Ladbrokes.

Everton v Liverpool Tips

Selection 1: Match to end 0-0 @ 7/1
Selection 2: Match to be a Draw @ 9/4

Everton v Liverpool Odds

Match Odds

11/8 Everton
2/1 Liverpool
9/4 Draw

Everton v Liverpool Correct Score Odds

1-1 Draw – 11/2
1-0 Everton – 7/1
1-0 Liverpool – 7/1
0-0 Draw- 7/1
2-1 Everton – 8/1
2-0 Everton – 9/1
2-1 Liverpool – 10/1
2-0 Liverpool – 11/1
2-2 Draw – 14/1

Opening Goalscorer Odds

9/2 Torres
6/1 Ngog
7/1 Cahill
7/1 No Goalscorer
7/1 Yakubu
7/1 Gerrard
8/1 Beckford

Odds provided by Ladbrokes Bookmakers who will be operating an in-play market on this match.

Posted: Friday, 15th October 2010
Author: Rodney Wise
Tags: english premiership, goodison park, everton, liverpool, ladbrokes,

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