5th Mar 2016 | Premier League
Hammer And Tongs
Bilic's boys are flying and they face a side who flatter to deceive in front of their own fans more often than not.
Everton may have a wonderful record historically against West Ham (unbeaten since 2007) but we shouldn’t overly concern ourselves with what different players at different times did.
A more relevant stat is that Everton have lost precisely half of their last 16 league games at Goodison Park and that in itself makes West Ham value at 17/4 with BetVictor.
That’s before you consider that the Londoners have taken 20 points from their last 10 matches and are suddenly in Champions League contention.
Slaven Bilic has already overseen successes at Anfield, the Etihad and the Emirates in 2015-16 so the odds are all wrong here.
However, what we can say is that Everton score goals (49 in 27 games), ranking second in the top flight going forward. But the Toffees slide to 13th defensively.
Factoring this in, our best bet is 15/2 on West Ham (Bet365) winning with both teams to score on Saturday.
Odds correct at time of publishing: 07:49 5th Mar, 2016 but subject to change
