EFL Cup

EFL Cup | Second Round

Aug 24, 2021 at 7.45pm UK

John Smith's Stadium (Huddersfield, West Yorkshire)

Huddersfield
1 - 2
Everton

Lees (45')
Thomas (60'), Sarr (81')

FT(HT: 1-1)

Iwobi (26'), Townsend (80')
Begovic (90+6')
Kean (59')

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The Match

Match Report

Townsend's first Everton goal made sure there was no cup upset.

Preview

Sports Mole previews Tuesday's EFL Cup clash between Huddersfield Town and Everton, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Everton win with a probability of 44.93%. A win for Huddersfield Town had a probability of 29.69% and a draw had a probability of 25.4%.

The most likely scoreline for a Everton win was 0-1 with a probability of 10.16%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.15%) and 0-2 (7.71%). The likeliest Huddersfield Town win was 1-0 (7.94%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.05%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 9.1% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Everton would win this match.

Result
Huddersfield Town	Draw	Everton
29.69%	25.39%	44.93%

Both teams to score 54.23%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

50.74%

49.27%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

28.68%

71.32%

Huddersfield Town Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

69.45%

30.55%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

33.22%

66.78%

Everton Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

78.09%

21.91%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

44.82%

55.18%

Score Analysis

Huddersfield Town 29.69%

Everton 44.92%

Draw 25.38%

Huddersfield Town	Draw	Everton
1-0 @ 7.94% 2-1 @ 7.15% 2-0 @ 4.71% 3-1 @ 2.82% 3-2 @ 2.14% 3-0 @ 1.86% Other @ 3.07% Total : 29.69%	1-1 @ 12.05% 0-0 @ 6.69% 2-2 @ 5.42% 3-3 @ 1.09% Other @ 0.13% Total : 25.38%	0-1 @ 10.16% 1-2 @ 9.15% 0-2 @ 7.71% 1-3 @ 4.63% 0-3 @ 3.9% 2-3 @ 2.75% 1-4 @ 1.76% 0-4 @ 1.48% 2-4 @ 1.04% Other @ 2.34% Total : 44.92%

How you voted: Huddersfield vs Everton

Huddersfield Town

12.7%

Draw

6.9%

Everton

80.4%