Everton
In contrast, Everton have won 3 and lost 2 of their last 5 matches in all competitions, recording a 3-0 home victory over Nottingham Forest before their 2-0 away defeat to Chelsea last weekend.
Arsenal
- Arsenal are the strong favourites with the bookmakers to take the spoils at Everton on Saturday, but the Evertonians could have a chance to upset the odds against their superior opponents.
- With 36 points from 16 games, Arsenal are top of the Premier League 2025/2026 table, 12 ahead of Everton in ninth who also have 24 points from the same number of games.
- Arteta’s side have won three, drawn one, and lost one of their last five in all competitions, beating Club Brugge 3-0 in the Champions League in midweek, and they’ve won two on the bounce, including a 2-1 league win over Wolves in the Premier League.
Head-to-Head
Arsenal have won 1 and drawn 2 of the last 3 Premier League matchups between these sides (0-0 at the Emirates last season).
Key Players
- This match will be a test of Arteta’s possession dominance, high-pressing, high-tempo 4-3-3/4-2-2-2 system and the quality of Moyes’ transition-based structure since he took the helm in January 2025.
- The Toffees are a lot more solid defensively under Moyes, but there’s still an attacking spark in the side, with Iliman Ndiaye the club’s top scorer with 4 goals in the league.
- Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall has scored 3 of Everton’s last 5 goals and looks the best bet to score anytime for the Evertonians in this one.
- Bukayo Saka is the clear choice for an anytime goal, the former Arsenal wonder kid has 4 goals in 14 league appearances so far, driving the attack from wide areas and usually delivering in the big games.
Betting Insights
- Arsenal are 1.68 favorites for this fixture, with Everton as big underdogs at 5.94.
- The head-to-head also points to a low-scoring affair with an average of just 0.7 goals per team scored across the last 5 meetings at this venue.
- The Under 2.5 goals market at 1.83 looks a good alternative to the win-draw-win options for this one.
- The Gunners average 1.25 goals scored and 0.88 conceded per away match this season, and that’s the sort of game we’re expecting on Saturday.
Prediction
- Our fancy is to take the draw on the goal line here.
- Arsenal are in good form and should have enough quality to edge out a close and cagey encounter between two very differently structured and playing sides.
