Both Crystal Palace and Everton head into Saturday's late kick-off in the Premier League in very good form and we're expecting a close and competitive 90 minutes between the pair at Selhurst Park.
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Crystal Palace vs Everton prediction: Possible stalemate on the cards?
Key Stats
- The hosts have only lost one of their last six matches across all competitions.
- Everton have only lost one of David Moyes' five league games in charge of the club.
- Under 2.5 goals have been produced in five of Palace's last six outings.
- Four of the last six encounters between Crystal Palace and Everton have witnessed fewer than three goals.
Correct score prediction: Crystal Palace 1-1 Everton
Three of the last six meetings between these two teams have ended in draws with under 2.5 goals being scored and we are backing that very same outcome on Saturday with both teams scoring a goal apiece.
Pre-game odds and win probability: The Eagles the clear favourite
- HOME: 10/11 (1.91) – 52.4%
- DRAW: 49/20 (3.45) – 29%
- AWAY: 15/4 (4.75) – 21.1%
*odds from Ladbrokes, subject to change
Crystal Palace are the expected winner of this game with a probability of 52.4% but we can see this game ending in a stalemate.
You can find all our predictions for today's games on our football betting tips page.
Most recent H2Hs: Everton dominate
The Toffees haven't lost any of their last eight games against the Eagles, picking up three wins and two draws from the duo's last five head-to-heads.
England Premier League 28/09/24
Everton
Crystal Palace
England Premier League 19/02/24
Everton
Crystal Palace
England FA Cup 17/01/24
Everton
Crystal Palace
England FA Cup 04/01/24
Crystal Palace
Everton
England Premier League 11/11/23
Crystal Palace
Everton
Crystal Palace preview: Won five of last six in all comps
The Eagles made the journey to Old Trafford for their last Premier League game and managed to come away with all three points.
A player who has starred ever since Oliver Glasner took charge proved decisive in the destination of all three points as French forward Jean-Philippe Mateta scored two second-half goals to secure a 2-0 victory for Crystal Palace.
Chadi Riad, Cheick Doucoure, Eddie Nketiah, Eberechi Eze, Ismaila Sarr and Joel Ward are all doubts for the Everton game due to injury or illness.
Predicted lineup: Henderson (GK), Guehi, Munoz, Lacroix, Mitchell, Richards, Hughes, Lerma, Kamada, Mateta & Devenny
England Premier League 11/05/25
W
Tottenham
0
Crystal Palace
2
England Premier League 05/05/25
D
Nottm Forest
1
Crystal Palace
1
England FA Cup 26/04/25
W
Aston Villa
0
Crystal Palace
3
England Premier League 23/04/25
D
Arsenal
2
Crystal Palace
2
England Premier League 19/04/25
D
Bournemouth
0
Crystal Palace
0
Everton preview: Unbeaten in last four league games
The final Merseyside Derby at Goodison Park took place on Wednesday night where the Everton fans were left jumping for joy at the final whistle.
The in-from Beto fired the Toffees in front after just 11 minutes but Liverpool equalised five minutes later and the teams went in level at the break. Mo Salah looked to have won the game for the visitors with a goal in the 73rd minute but Everton equalised deep into stoppage-time via a thunderous volley from centre-back James Tarkowski. After the final whistle, Liverpool's Curtis Jones and Everton's Abdoulaye Doucoure were both shown second yellow cards meaning that the Mali midfielder will now miss Saturday's clash with Crystal Palace.
The Toffees are expected to be without the services of Orel Mangala, Dwight McNeil, Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Armando Broja, Youssef Chermiti, Seamus Coleman, Nathan Patterson and Iliman Ndiaye this weekend through injury.
Predicted lineup: Pickford (GK), Tarkowski, Mykolenko, Branthwaite, O'Brien, Gueye, Iroegbunam, Garner, Lindstrøm, Beto & Harrison
England Premier League 10/05/25
W
Fulham
1
Everton
3
England Premier League 03/05/25
D
Ipswich
2
Everton
2
England Premier League 26/04/25
L
Chelsea
1
Everton
0
England Premier League 19/04/25
L
Man City
2
Everton
0
England Premier League 12/04/25
W
Nottm Forest
0
Everton
1
Player to watch: Jean-Philippe Mateta
Jean-Philippe Mateta is in very good form right now and we have selected the French striker as our player to watch on Saturday at Selhurst Park.
Mateta, who scored 16 times in the Premier League last season, currently has 10 league goals in his 24 appearances of the 2024/25 campaign, six of which have arrived in his last five outings.
Mateta has six goals in his last five Premier League appearances
We're backing Mateta to cause the Everton defence plenty of headaches this weekend and wouldn't be surprised if he added to his Premier League goal tally for the season.