Everton – Peterborough betting tip, prediction & odds 09.01.2025

FA Cup, 3rd round, Thursday, 09.01.2025 at 20:45

A first division team meets a third division team and also enjoys home field advantage – we probably don’t need to talk about who is the favorite and who is the underdog in this game.

However, in my Everton Peterborouth betting tip, the favorite is by no means in strong form. So is there not two divisions between the two teams? In any case, I’ll tell you why the “Under 3.5 goals” bet is a good idea for this game:

It’s a deep relegation battle at Everton! The Toffees are just above the line, are barely winning and the mood is extremely tense. Could a change of competition come in handy?

The FA Cup is calling, perhaps the team will be able to recharge their batteries here. As the Premier League teams only enter the competition in this 3rd round, my focus is all the more on everyday life in the league.

Everton have beaten Crystal Palace, Wolverhampton and Ipswich, so I’ve already finished my list. Of course, it’s striking: This trio is also in a relegation battle. Nevertheless, I was able to find some facts to praise.

The squad had only lost two out of 13 games and collected seven white vests in this period. So they wanted to end 2024 full of confidence, but failed to do so.

They lost 2-0 to Nottingham, and to be fair I have to say that the Tricky Trees are in absolute gala form at the moment. A little later, Everton lost again, 1-0 to Bournemouth.

So for the first time since the end of August/beginning of September, there were two defeats in a row. With 15 goals scored, the Toffees have the second-worst attack, so it doesn’t help that the defense (25 goals conceded) could play at the top of the table.

Of course, it is also very interesting that eleven of the last 13 league games had no goals on either side. It has also been the case in eleven of the last 13: Everton have been completely pale in attack and have not scored at all.

Is it an advantage that the FA Cup match is at home? They have only lost once at home since the end of August, so that sounds positive. Of course, the Toffees know that a defeat on Thursday can also have an impact on the league.

It’s not as if Everton have always been able to avoid embarrassment in recent years. If I look at the past eight participations, they have been eliminated in the current round FOUR times!

Good: With Manchester United, Liverpool and Leicester, the opponents honestly read a bit stronger than is the case now with Peterborough. Incidentally, the two clubs played each other for the first and only time in September 2006.

Everton won the League Cup 2:1, with Mikel Arteta, now the successful coach of Arsenal FC, still on the pitch. Will he be keeping his fingers crossed for Everton on Thursday?

The average odds of our tax-free betting providers show me 1.30 to 8.75. Well, Everton are clearly favored, but let’s be honest: A third division team that gets 8.75 away from home? That’s not that high!

Peterborouth United are active in League One, but are certainly not among the best there. That’s still positive, because they’re just outside the relegation places!

Only one of the last nine games has been won, with a total of seven defeats in this period. Another problem is that the five wins since the end of August have all come at home.

This means that they have been winless away from home for a long time, and Peterborough have NEVER managed to play to nil, regardless of the venue! Everton, who are not particularly strong offensively, must exploit these defensive weaknesses.

Newport Country (4-2) and Notts Country (4-3) have already been knocked out of the FA Cup, and there was never a dull moment in those games. It is also only three years since the team made it past the 3rd round in this competition.

Can Everton FC handle a third division side? The Toffees are doing anything but well in the Premier League. Although they don’t even lose often, they go scoreless far too often and therefore give away a lot of points.

Peterborough are undoubtedly one of the worse clubs in League One, one that never plays to nil, is rarely successful away from home and is not exactly brimming with confidence.

I’m therefore assuming that we’ll be dealing with a battle-filled affair that won’t necessarily end in a spectacle. My tip is therefore:

The 3.5 goals will not be scored!

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