Premier League Gameweek 30 Sat, Mar 14 · 17:30 Emirates Stadium, London
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Our take

Arsenal were clear favourites.

Arsenal were the stronger side on L90 Strength (94 vs 71). Recent goals, xG and shots on target narrow the gap for Everton. Arsenal had 9.9 days of rest, Everton 10.9 and had to travel 286 km.

Away travel286 kmRest days9.9 · 10.9Matches / 14d2 · 1
Arsenal64%
Draw22%
Everton14%
Expected goals 2.00 – 0.84
Arsenal72%
Draw18%
Everton10%
Expected goals 2.34 – 0.76
Arsenal65%
Draw21%
Everton14%
Expected goals 2.02 – 0.83
Arsenal57%
Draw24%
Everton19%
Expected goals 1.78 – 0.94
Arsenal62%
Draw23%
Everton15%
Expected goals 1.87 – 0.80
Over 2.5 54% Both score 50% Likeliest score 2–0
Rebuilt after the match from pre-match Elo. Real context is the full LOAD90 forecast; Strength only is Elo and home edge alone. How it works.
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RefereeAndy Madley
  • Cards per match 3.5
  • Penalties per match 0.16
  • Matches 133

Team strength

ArsenalEverton
94 L90 StrengthIn forecast 71
94 Current StrengthIn forecast 67
86 AttackIn forecast 61
95 DefenceIn forecast 66
— Form indexContext —
In forecastContext

L90 Strength, Attack and Defence come from the same Elo rating and attack and defence ratings the forecast uses. Form index is explained in Recent performance.

Match Opportunity

Full analysis

Arsenal

Attack—
Defense risk—

Everton

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

ArsenalEverton
1.97 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.17
0.73 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.14
1.67 xGVia Att/Def 1.20
0.71 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.43
+0.30 Goals minus xGContext -0.03
90% Scored inContext 72%
47% Clean sheetsContext 34%
14.30 ShotsContext 11.07
4.87 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.41
34% On target shareContext 31%
10.77 Shots in the boxContext 7.54
75% Box shareContext 67%
14% ConversionContext 11%
2.15 OffsidesContext 2.00
7.77 Shots allowedContext 13.24
2.76 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.18
3.00 BlocksContext 4.24
2.14 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.89
76% Save rateContext 68%
56% PossessionIn forecast 44%
471 PassesContext 387
397 Accurate passesContext 309
84% Pass accuracyContext 80%
7.04 Team ratingContext 6.96
10.17 FoulsContext 10.59
10.77 Fouls sufferedContext 11.83
1.33 Yellow cardsContext 1.86
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.10
This league season, per match · 30 and 29 games
2.30 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.30
1.10 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.00
1.62 xGVia Att/Def 1.38
0.72 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.22
+0.68 Goals minus xGContext -0.08
100% Scored inContext 90%
30% Clean sheetsContext 20%
12.80 ShotsContext 12.00
4.80 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.80
38% On target shareContext 32%
9.30 Shots in the boxContext 8.00
75% Box shareContext 62%
18% ConversionContext 11%
2.00 OffsidesContext 2.00
7.40 Shots allowedContext 13.00
2.70 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.00
2.38 BlocksContext 3.50
2.43 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.90
81% Save rateContext 73%
54% PossessionIn forecast 47%
440 PassesContext 428
363 Accurate passesContext 349
83% Pass accuracyContext 81%
6.99 Team ratingContext 7.02
10.40 FoulsContext 12.00
10.90 Fouls sufferedContext 13.70
1.40 Yellow cardsContext 1.80
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.20
Last 10 matches, all competitions, per match · 10 and 10 games
In forecastVia Att/DefContext

In forecast: possession adjusts the LOAD90 forecast directly. Via Att/Def: goals, xG and shots on target feed the attack and defence ratings. Context: describes the style, no correction of its own.

Recent performance last 5 · schedule

Arsenal
Rest9.9 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel0 km143 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Everton
Rest10.9 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel286 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.

Expected points come from each pre-match EloLambda forecast (3 × win chance + draw chance). Explains recent results; in our tests recent form did not add predictive value on top of the model. Rest, travel and schedule load are context; only High Congestion (4+ matches in 14 days) changes the forecast. Full schedule below.

Full schedule & recovery
Arsenal Everton
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 0
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match9.9Premier League 2025-2026, 4 Mar10.9Premier League 2025-2026, 3 Mar
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km286 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways143 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days0 / 2 / 40 / 1 / 3
Next matchdays after this one27.87

All competitions synced from eScored, including cups and Europe. Distances are straight-line between stadium cities. Only High Congestion changes the forecast; the other rows are context.

Squad & lineups

Arsenal Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
1David Raya(G)
33R. Calafiori 6Gabriel Magalhães 2W. Saliba 12J. Timber
41D. Rice 36Martín Zubimendi
20C. Madueke 10E. Eze 7B. Saka
29K. Havertz
+3 more reported missing outside this XI
Everton Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
1J. Pickford(G)
16V. Mykolenko 5M. Keane 15J. O'Brien 37J. Garner
27I. Gueye 42T. Iroegbunam
10I. Ndiaye 22K. Dewsbury-Hall 7D. McNeil
9Beto
+3 more reported missing outside this XI

Last XI is the club's most recent recorded starting lineup, Confirmed XI is the official lineup for this match. We do not publish a predicted lineup. Players in red are reported missing for this match.

Key absences
Arsenal Scores -0.03 · concedes +0.01 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Everton Scores 0.00 · concedes +0.01 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Arsenal-0.6 pp
  • Draw+0.2 pp
  • Everton+0.4 pp

Home / Away this season

Arsenal · Home 2.50points per game · 14 home games
W-D-L
11-2-1
Scored
2.36
Conceded
0.64
Everton · Away 1.71points per game · 14 away games
W-D-L
7-3-4
Scored
1.14
Conceded
1.00

Actual results only, not forecast λ. Samples this early in the season are small, so these numbers are not used as a forecast correction.

Common opponents 18 this season

League games this season against teams both sides have played. A small, uneven sample: context only.

Head to head last 10 of 11 meetings

5 Arsenal wins2 draws3 Everton wins
Goals per game1.50 – 0.70 Over 2.540% Both scored40% Clean sheets40% · 30%
  • 20 Dec 2025Everton0–1Arsenal
  • 5 Apr 2025Everton1–1Arsenal
  • 14 Dec 2024Arsenal0–0Everton
  • 19 May 2024Arsenal2–1Everton
  • 17 Sep 2023Everton0–1Arsenal
  • 1 Mar 2023Arsenal4–0Everton

All competitions, finished games before this kick-off. Shown as history: in our tests head-to-head added almost nothing on top of the model.

Referee · Andy Madley 133 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards3.35league 3.77
Red cards0.13league 0.12
Cards 5+29%league 39%
Fouls23.0league 21.6
Penalties0.16league 0.22
Home wins46%league 42%
Arsenal4 with this referee
Record1-2-1 Cards · opp.2.3 · 2.8 Pens for · against0 · 0
  • D26 Feb 25A · Nottingham Forest0–01
  • L14 May 23H · Brighton0–31
  • D3 Jan 23H · Newcastle0–04
  • W19 Mar 22A · Aston Villa1–03
Everton16 with this referee
Record7-3-6 Cards · opp.1.8 · 1.8 Pens for · against1 · 0 Reds1
  • L10 Feb 26H · Bournemouth1–22
  • W8 Nov 25H · Fulham2–02
  • D22 Feb 25H · Manchester United2–24
  • L2 Nov 24A · Southampton0–12
  • W28 Sep 24H · Crystal Palace2–12

From eScored match records before this kick-off. "league" is this league season's average; red is notably above it, green below. Cards · opp. is cards shown to the club and to its opponents per match with this referee. Context only: referees are not part of the forecast.

Goal timing

Arsenal30 games · scored 59 · conceded 22
6 2 0-15
5 16-30
11 6 31-45
14 3 46-60
10 3 61-75
13 8 76-90
Everton29 games · scored 34 · conceded 33
3 3 0-15
6 8 16-30
6 5 31-45
5 5 46-60
3 7 61-75
11 5 76-90
Arsenal10 games · scored 23 · conceded 11
4 1 0-15
3 16-30
4 3 31-45
2 2 46-60
5 2 61-75
5 3 76-90
Everton10 games · scored 13 · conceded 10
0-15
2 3 16-30
3 1 31-45
2 46-60
1 5 61-75
5 1 76-90

scored conceded, by 15-minute band (stoppage time counts to the band before it). Only games with a complete goal log.

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