Everton vs Brighton Prediction, 8/17/2024 EPL Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 8/16/2024

Game: Everton vs Brighton

Date: Saturday, August 17, 2024

Location: Goodison Park in Liverpool, England

TV: Peacock

Goodison Park is the site where Brighton (12-12-14 last season) will play Everton (13-9-16 last year) on Saturday. The expected starting goalies are Jordan Pickford for Everton and Jason Steele for Brighton.

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Everton surrendered 51 goals while giving up 1.34 goals per 90 min, and opposing teams finished with 165 shots on target on them. They had a total of 13 clean sheets, which had them at a rate of 34.2 over the course of last season. Everton had a total of 82 yellow card warnings in the previous season in addition to 1 red card. The Toffees ranked 12th in the matter of expected goals having 54.0, and their expected goals against sat at 55.2. Last campaign, the club had an average of 1.11 points per contest (42 points) and also were ranked 20th in soccer with 17 assists. This team's difference in goals was -11 with the help of 40 goals scored as well as 51 goals relinquished. Everton earned 117 saves and also were the owners of a SV rate of 73.9 last year.

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The Seagulls put together an average of 1.3 points per fixture while totaling 36 assists and 3 red cards. Brighton sat with a CS% of 15.8 over the course of last season and 90 yellow card cautions. Brighton had a rank of 11th for goals allowed having 62, and the squad's goal differential was sitting at -7. Over the course of the season, Brighton & Hove Albion had a save percentage of 66.1 (165 shots on target against), and they also sat at 12th in the league with 48 points. The team's goals against per 90 minutes was at 1.63 in addition to 105 saves, and they compiled 6 clean sheets. Brighton recorded 55 goals and the team's xG in the previous season was 56.8.

The man protecting the net for Everton will be Jordan Pickford. His GA/90 is 1.42 (566 goals allowed) and he has a save percentage of 69.5. Pickford (124-102-174 mark during his soccer career) has recorded 110 clean sheets, which leaves him with a 27.4% shutout percentage. Pickford has played for a total of 35,994 mins and has 1,215 stops so far in his career. The goalie born in England has had 1,773 shots tried at him in 402 starting assignments.

Jason Steele will look after the goal for Brighton. Steele has tallied 69 shutouts while seeing 1,236 shots attempted against him in 27,298 career minutes. He is the owner of a save % of 66.7 and his clean sheet rate is 22.6%. He has surrendered 1.38 goals per 90 minutes while holding a record of 101-80-124. During his professional soccer career, Steele has given up 419 goals and has racked up 821 saves in 305 starting assignments.

Dominic Calvert-Lewin is one guy who can make a difference on the pitch for Everton. The forward born in England has totaled 59 goals in 15,394 minutes played. Calvert-Lewin has been a starter in 170 games thus far in his career and he tallies 0.34 goals per 90 mins. He has 14 assists while earning 31 yellow card warnings so far in his career.

Brighton features a game changer in Danny Welbeck, who is known to give defenses fits. He has an average of 0.32 goals per 90 and has been in the starting lineup in 210 outings so far in his career. The forward born in England has accumulated 19,261 mins and has scored 69 goals. He has accounted for 17 yellow card warnings in his career and has assisted on a goal 28 times.

Who will win tonight's soccer game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Everton

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