Everton are back in Premier League action on Saturday afternoon as they take on Newcastle United at St James’ Park.
David Moyes’ side suffered a 1-0 defeat to Manchester United on Monday evening, which followed a 2-1 loss to Bournemouth.
So, there is pressure on the Everton manager to turn things around and bounce back with a positive result on Tyneside.
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Everton vs Newcastle United statistic.
With that said, Moyes won’t really want to see what Opta’s supercomputer has predicted for the clash.
Opta’s supercomputer makes Newcastle heavy favourites vs Everton
According to Opta’s software, Everton have been given just a 21.4% chance of beating Newcastle this weekend.
Eddie Howe’s men are heavy favourites as they’re 55.8% likely to win, with a draw 22.8% likely, so the Toffees aren’t fancied at all.
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Everton manager David Moyes folding his arms.
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They were beaten convincingly in the reverse fixture at the Hill Dickinson Stadium, losing 4-1 back in November.
Although, that’s the only defeat in their last five meetings against the Magpies, so there are reasons to be optimistic.
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Newcastle have been in really poor form themselves, and Howe is beginning to face increasing pressure to keep his job.
They’ve lost four of their last five Premier League games and currently reside in the bottom half of the table.
Their defence has been their Achilles heel, as they’ve shipped 12 goals in those five fixtures, so it could be a high-scoring game on Saturday.
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Everton's best XI.
Victory for Moyes’ side would lift them onto 40 points and potentially level with seventh-placed Brentford, depending on their result against Burnley.
A big weekend lies ahead for the Merseysiders.
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