Everton vs Leicester City
English Premier League
Date: Sunday, 9th April 2017
Kick-off at 16:00 UK / 17:00 CET
Venue: Goodison Park, Liverpool.
The Foxes have been revitalised since the appointment of Craig Shakespeare, who could equal the Premier League record for consecutive wins from the start of his managerial career in the competition.
The record is currently held by both Pep Guardiola and Carlo Ancelotti with six wins from their first six games.
Leicester also have the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final against Atletico Madrid to look forward to next Wednesday.
"There hasn't been any Champions League talk," says Shakespeare. "It hasn't been banned, it's just all about keeping the run going against Everton.
"It'll be a tough game. Everton's home record is very good and it's a really competitive league this season."
Everton have seen their hopes of finishing in the top four dented by a 3-1 defeat to Liverpool and 1-1 draw at Manchester United in the last week.
The Toffees looked set to win at Old Trafford until a last-minute penalty from Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
"A win would have been a great result, but now we have to move on quickly," said goalkeeper Joel Robles. "That is football. We need to be positive and look forward to the next game."
Everton vs Leicester City: Head-to-head
Everton won 2-0 in the reverse leg at King Power Stadium on December 2016. But Leicester had their revenge in the space of 10 days with a 2-1 win at the Goodison Park, which was in the FA Cup fixture.
It will be worth to notice that 10 of the last 16 meetings between these two sides are draws.
Everton vs Leicester City: Prediction
These two teams are coming on the back of some excellent form and therefore this match will be decided on the slimmest of the margins. However, it is hard to predict who will be celebrating the end of ninety minutes.
One thing we can bank on is the number of goals this match will produce. The last seven meetings between Everton and Leicester at the Goodison Park saw over 2.5 goals with both teams scoring. This will be a perfect pick for this match with both teams boasting of some talented feet in the attacking front.
Everton vs Leicester City: Bet Tips
BTTS and Over 2.5 goals at the odds of 2.20 by Bet365.
