Everton vs – Everton welcome Sunderland to Hill Dickinson Stadium with a shaky run of Premier League results, even as Sunderland’s away form and goalless-draw record shape the head-to-head backdrop.
Everton’s next Premier League test at Hill Dickinson Stadium carries a warning label written into past meetings and current form.. The numbers are unkind to Everton: they have lost five of their first seven Premier League games against Sunderland (W1 D1). even though the record has eased since. with Everton losing just four of their last 26 (W16 D6).
Sunderland’s travel to Everton has also been hard on the Black Cats, and it’s not just a one-off.. Sunderland have lost eight of their last 10 Premier League away games against Everton (W2). including defeats 6-2 (November 2015) and 2-0 (February 2017) in their last two visits.. This is Sunderland’s first Premier League game at Everton’s Hill Dickinson Stadium. adding another layer of uncertainty to a fixture both sides have clear historical patterns in.
Everton’s home trend offers some comfort, but not a guarantee.. Everton have lost their final home league match in just one of the last 10 seasons (W8 D1). winning the last five in a row since a 3-1 loss to Bournemouth in 2019-20.. Sunderland. meanwhile. have lost their final away league game in six of the last nine seasons. winning the other three consecutively between 2020-21 and 2022-23.
The immediate worry for Everton is their Premier League momentum.. Everton are winless in their last five Premier League games (D3 L2), their longest run without a win this season.. During that spell they’ve conceded at least twice in all five games. and the last time Everton had a longer run of conceding 2+ goals came in October/November 2020 (6).
Sunderland’s season statistics point to a match that could swing on moments—especially if it becomes tight.. Sunderland have drawn 12 Premier League games this season, only having more in 2014-15 (17).. Four of those have ended 0-0, with Sunderland only having more goalless draws in 2014-15 (9) and 2011-12 (5).. Only Arsenal, Manchester City and Crystal Palace have kept more clean sheets than Sunderland in the Premier League this season (11).
Sunderland’s defensive edge matters in the wider scoring picture too. Only Wolves (11) have scored fewer first-half goals than Sunderland (12) in the Premier League this season, while the Black Cats net a league-high 68% of their goals after half-time (25/37).
Even with Everton under pressure in their recent matches. Sunderland will still have to solve a familiar question: when do they break. and when do they concede.. One thread links the numbers: Everton’s recent five-match winless run pairs with Sunderland’s reliance on second-half goals (68% of their total. 25/37). while the head-to-head record shows Sunderland have lost eight of their last 10 away Premier League games against Everton (W2)—a combination that frames the fixture as a contest where timing may decide whether Everton’s defensive struggles translate into goals.
Sunderland’s scoring threat is clearly defined.. Beto is Everton’s top scorer in the Premier League this season with nine goals. and five of those have come in his last five appearances.. He scored just four in his first 30 this term. meaning Everton’s attack may lean on whether that recent uptick holds under pressure.
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