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The breakdown · Saturday 24 October, 15:00

Arsenal's attack should be too much for Everton

We call Arsenal win, 1–0, with a 61% chance. Here is everything that went into it.

Home
Arsenal
2nd · 18 pts
Our call · confidence: strong
1–0
Home win
Away
Everton
8th · 10 pts

Us against the market

Our model
61%
26%
13%

No bookmaker odds for this game yet.

Arsenal winDrawEverton win

Most likely scores

1–0
14%
2–0
13%
1–1
12%
0–0
10%
2–1
9%
How we got to 61%
We start from an average home side against an average visitor, then add or take away for each factor. Hover a bar for the detail.
Pushes towards our call Pushes against it Starting point
Average home side v average visitor
40%
Arsenal's attack
+11
Arsenal's defence
+6
Everton's defence
+5
Arsenal team news
−3
Everton's attack
+2
Our call: Arsenal win
61%
0%35%70%

The reasons

1 · Chances created and allowed

Everton are leaking chances away from home

Expected goals (xG) measures the quality of chances. Over their last 5 home games Arsenal created 2.5 and allowed 0.6 a game. Over their last 5 away games Everton created 1.7 and allowed 1.8.

xG per game, last 5 at this venue
Arsenal created (home)
2.5
Arsenal allowed (home)
0.6
Everton created (away)
1.7
Everton allowed (away)
1.8
2 · Team news

Arsenal without Saka

Arsenal: Saka (doubtful, 50% to play), Tzolis (injured).

PlayerStatusImpact
Arsenal SakaDoubtful, 50% to playMedium
Arsenal TzolisInjuredSmall
3 · Form

Arsenal arrive in better form

Last five league games: Arsenal took 12 points, Everton took 6.

Arsenal
WWLWW
Everton
DDWDL
Last 5 league games, most recent on the right
4 · Results vs performance

Arsenal's results flatter them by 8 points

Arsenal have 27 points from their last 10 league games, but their chances were worth 19. We rate teams on their chances, so Arsenal get less credit than their results.

5 · Head to head

Tight when they meet

3 of the last 4 meetings were drawn or won by one goal. Past meetings count for little in the model.

  • Mar 2026Arsenal 2-0 Everton
  • Dec 2025Everton 0-1 Arsenal
  • Apr 2025Everton 1-1 Arsenal
  • Dec 2024Arsenal 0-0 Everton

What would change our mind

The biggest single factor is Arsenal's attack. If Arsenal's attack were only average, the home win chance would drop to 50%.

Verdict

Arsenal 1–0 Everton, home win, strong