Everton 0-1 Fulham – Result & Analysis

Poisson model rates Fulham at 41% — neither recent form nor the head-to-head data gives a clear steer either way as Everton face Fulham.

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Fulham travel to Goodison Park to take on Everton in Premier League (matchday 1). The game is scheduled for Saturday 12 August 2023 at 15:00 UK time.

Recent Form

Across their last 10 games, Everton have gone 2W 4D 4L — a 1.00 PPG return. Last five: D W L D W. They are averaging 1.20 goals per game and conceding 1.70 — a modest attacking output that tempers optimism on the Over 2.5 market. 2 clean sheets from 10 outings (20%). Both teams have scored in 60% of their games — a high BTTS rate that carries real weight in the goals markets.

Everton at home: 4W 1D 5L from their last 10 home games — 1.30 PPG on home soil. At home they are averaging 0.80 goals scored and 1.50 conceded per game. 4 home clean sheets from their last 10 home games (40%) — a solid defensive base on their own ground.

Fulham — last 10 games: 4W 1D 5L — 1.30 PPG. Last five: L W W D L. They are scoring at 1.60 per game and conceding 1.40. 1 clean sheet from 10 outings (10%). Both teams have scored in 60% of their games — a noteworthy BTTS rate that supports the Yes market.

Fulham's form when playing away from home: 3W 1D 6L across their last 10 road games (1.00 PPG). Away from home they average 1.00 goals scored and 1.10 conceded per game.

The form comparison is too close to call — 1.00 PPG (Everton) versus 1.30 (Fulham). When the figures are this level, no pick can be reliably derived from recent results alone.

H2H

There is little to separate the sides in our head-to-head data. From 2 H2H matches, Everton have won 0, Fulham 1, with 1 draw — a balanced record that offers no clear steer on its own. With only 2 H2H matches to go on, treat this as a light input.

The 2 H2H matches in our data averaged 2.0 goals per game — a neutral rate that gives no strong lean on the goals market from the H2H alone. The most recent of those, on 15 Apr 2023, ended Everton 1–3 Fulham — a Fulham win.

The head-to-head data offers no strong steer in either the result or goals markets. Form, the model and current market pricing should carry more weight for this fixture.

Trading Patterns

Everton in-play and half-time data (last 38 games, 19 of them at home): at least one goal arrives before half-time in 58% of their matches in home games; when goalless at HT, a second-half goal follows 77% of the time; of the 7 games they led at half-time, they failed to win 57%; BTTS occurs in 42% of their matches (home games); Over 2.5 goals lands in 42% of games (home games); they fail to score in 37% of games.

Fulham in-play and half-time data (last 38 games, 19 of them away): at least one goal arrives before half-time in 68% of their matches in away games; when goalless at HT, a second-half goal follows 67% of the time; of the 12 games they trailed at half-time, they recovered to draw or win 25%; BTTS occurs in 53% of their matches (away games); Over 2.5 goals lands in 58% of games (away games).

BTTS rates are mixed from the trading data — Everton 47% versus Fulham 60%; no strong lean in either direction. The over/under 2.5 picture is inconclusive from the in-play data (Everton 42% | Fulham 66%).

Poisson Model

The Poisson distribution model projects Everton 1.19 xG and Fulham 1.39 xG. These expected goals figures are the primary input: they feed a goal-probability matrix across all scoreline combinations to derive the result and market probabilities below. Underlying strength ratings: Everton attack 0.836 / defence 1.080 | Fulham attack 0.971 / defence 0.894. League average goals — home 1.595 / away 1.325. Data: built from Everton's last 38 games and Fulham's last 38. Some of those games are older results, so treat these probabilities as directional rather than precise.

Result probabilities: Everton 32% | Draw 26% | Fulham 41%. Fair-value odds: Everton 3.11 | Draw 3.80 | Fulham 2.41. This is a low-confidence result — no outcome reaches 45%. The draw at 26% is a primary outcome, not an afterthought.

Goals markets: Over 2.5 probability 48% | BTTS Yes probability 52% | Total xG 2.58. Over/Under 2.5 is close to a coin-flip at 48%/52% — the total xG of 2.58 sits near the 2.5 margin; this is a low-edge market from a Poisson standpoint. BTTS Yes at 52% is only a slight lean — neither team is projected to score with enough certainty to make Yes a clear standalone call.

Our Verdict

Poisson rates Fulham as the most likely outcome at 41% — marginal model lean. With a 26% draw probability, Draw No Bet on Fulham offers a more defensible entry point than the straight win. The opposing side holds a 32% win probability per the model — this is not a banker and should be staked accordingly.

On the goals line, Poisson's 2.58 combined xG gives a 52% probability to Under 2.5 — reasonable conviction, supported by recent form (Everton's last 10 home games and Fulham's last 10 away games) averaging 2.2 goals per game.

Poisson assigns a 52% probability to BTTS Yes based on the attack/defence strength model. This conflicts with form data — both teams scored in: Everton 40% (last 10 home games) | Fulham 40% (last 10 away games), a notable divergence.

The Poisson model's sample (Everton 38 games, Fulham 38) includes some older results, so its projections carry extra uncertainty — weight recent form and the odds accordingly.

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