Premier League Gameweek 4 Sat, Sep 12 · 17:30 Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London
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Our take

It was too close to call.

Everton were the stronger side on L90 Strength (69 vs 61). Recent goals, xG and shots on target add to that edge for Everton. Tottenham had 7.1 days of rest, Everton 6.1 and had to travel 286 km. Conditions were neutral.

Away travel286 kmRest days7.1 · 6.1Matches / 14d2 · 1
Tottenham39%
Draw26%
Everton35%
Expected goals 1.39 – 1.32
Tottenham39%
Draw26%
Everton35%
Expected goals 1.39 – 1.29
Tottenham39%
Draw26%
Everton35%
Expected goals 1.40 – 1.31
Tottenham32%
Draw26%
Everton43%
Expected goals 1.24 – 1.48
Tottenham38%
Draw26%
Everton36%
Expected goals 1.39 – 1.35
Over 2.5 51% Both score 55% Likeliest score 1–1
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.
Weather (London)
23°COvercast
  • Precipitation 0.0 mm
  • Wind 18 km/h
  • Humidity 61%
RefereeDarren England
  • Cards per match 4.4
  • Penalties per match 0.26
  • Matches 124

Team strength

TottenhamEverton
61 L90 StrengthIn forecast 69
62 Current StrengthIn forecast 67
56 AttackIn forecast 61
74 DefenceIn forecast 66
36 Form indexContext 68
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

Tottenham

Attack—
Defense risk—

Everton

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

TottenhamEverton
0.00 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.67
1.67 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.00
0.92 xGVia Att/Def 1.32
1.84 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.60
-0.92 Goals minus xGContext +0.35
0% Scored inContext 100%
33% Clean sheetsContext 33%
12.33 ShotsContext 15.67
5.00 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 6.00
27% On target shareContext 38%
7.33 Shots in the boxContext 10.67
59% Box shareContext 67%
0% ConversionContext 11%
1.67 OffsidesContext 2.00
16.33 Shots allowedContext 14.00
4.00 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.00
4.00 BlocksContext 5.33
3.00 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.00
60% Save rateContext 75%
59% PossessionIn forecast 43%
501 PassesContext 383
435 Accurate passesContext 315
87% Pass accuracyContext 82%
6.78 Team ratingContext 7.05
14.33 FoulsContext 8.67
16.00 Fouls sufferedContext 12.33
1.33 Yellow cardsContext 1.67
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.00
This league season, per match · 3 and 3 games
0.80 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.50
1.20 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.80
1.09 xGVia Att/Def 1.35
1.10 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.63
-0.29 Goals minus xGContext +0.15
60% Scored inContext 90%
30% Clean sheetsContext 10%
12.70 ShotsContext 12.90
4.22 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.90
30% On target shareContext 38%
9.00 Shots in the boxContext 9.00
70% Box shareContext 70%
6% ConversionContext 12%
1.88 OffsidesContext 2.38
11.80 Shots allowedContext 15.20
2.90 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.20
3.10 BlocksContext 5.78
2.00 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.56
62% Save rateContext 59%
54% PossessionIn forecast 44%
448 PassesContext 369
381 Accurate passesContext 297
85% Pass accuracyContext 81%
6.82 Team ratingContext 6.82
14.30 FoulsContext 11.20
13.20 Fouls sufferedContext 9.80
2.80 Yellow cardsContext 2.40
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.00
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

Tottenham
Rest7.1 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel0 km350 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
Form 36 · 1 pts vs 2.7 for an average club · -2.3 vs expected
  • D5 SepA · Nottingham Forest0–00.9 xPts
  • L29 AugH · Newcastle0–21.4 xPts
  • L22 AugA · Brentford0–31.1 xPts
Everton
Rest6.1 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel286 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
Form 68 · 5 pts vs 2.9 for an average club · +1.3 vs expected
  • D6 SepH · Manchester United2–21.3 xPts
  • D29 AugA · Bournemouth1–10.9 xPts
  • W22 AugH · Crystal Palace2–01.5 xPts

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
Tottenham Everton
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 0
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match7.1Premier League 2026-2027, 5 Sep6.1Premier League 2026-2027, 6 Sep
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km286 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways350 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days0 / 2 / 31 / 1 / 3
Next matchdays after this one6.86.9

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

Tottenham Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
31A. Kinský(G)
3A. Robertson 37M. van de Ven 6J. van Hecke 14A. Gray
16S. Tonali 30R. Bentancur
22O. Marmoush 18Mateus Fernandes 17Savinho
19D. Solanke
+6 more reported missing outside this XI
Everton Confirmed XI
4-1-4-1
1J. Pickford(G)
16V. Mykolenko 4J. Branthwaite 6J. Tarkowski 2A. Maitland-Niles
37J. Garner
19T. George 8K. Dewsbury-Hall 45H. Armstrong 22B. Johnson
11T. Barry
+1 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
Tottenham Absences are shown before kick-off
Everton Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Tottenham-0.2 pp
  • Draw+0.0 pp
  • Everton+0.3 pp

Home / Away this season

Tottenham · Home 0.00points per game · 1 home games
W-D-L
0-0-1
Scored
0.00
Conceded
2.00
Everton · Away 1.00points per game · 1 away games
W-D-L
0-1-0
Scored
1.00
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.

Head to head last 10 of 12 meetings

6 Tottenham wins3 draws1 Everton wins
Goals per game2.20 – 0.70 Over 2.560% Both scored40% Clean sheets60% · 10%
  • 24 May 2026Tottenham1–0Everton
  • 26 Oct 2025Everton0–3Tottenham
  • 19 Jan 2025Everton3–2Tottenham
  • 24 Aug 2024Tottenham4–0Everton
  • 3 Feb 2024Everton2–2Tottenham
  • 23 Dec 2023Tottenham2–1Everton

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 · Darren England 124 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards4.25league 4.00
Red cards0.11league 0.06
Cards 5+42%league 43%
Fouls22.2league 23.2
Penalties0.26league 0.14
Home wins44%league 34%
Tottenham6 with this referee
Record3-0-3 Cards · opp.2.3 · 3.3 Pens for · against0 · 0
  • L7 Jan 26A · Bournemouth2–33
  • L19 Jan 25A · Everton2–31
  • W15 Dec 24A · Southampton5–03
  • L10 Nov 24H · Ipswich1–21
  • W2 Sep 23A · Burnley5–23
Everton13 with this referee
Record4-6-3 Cards · opp.2.2 · 2.0 Pens for · against2 · 2
  • L23 Feb 26H · Manchester United0–12
  • L20 Sep 25A · Liverpool1–23
  • W10 May 25A · Fulham3–10
  • D5 Apr 25H · Arsenal1–13
  • W19 Jan 25H · Tottenham3–22

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

Tottenham3 games · scored 0 · conceded 5
1 0-15
16-30
1 31-45
1 46-60
2 61-75
76-90
Everton3 games · scored 5 · conceded 3
0-15
16-30
1 1 31-45
1 1 46-60
61-75
3 1 76-90
Tottenham10 games · scored 8 · conceded 12
1 1 0-15
1 1 16-30
2 2 31-45
1 1 46-60
1 5 61-75
2 2 76-90
Everton10 games · scored 15 · conceded 18
1 1 0-15
1 1 16-30
2 4 31-45
3 3 46-60
2 61-75
6 9 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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