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Everton 3–2 Tottenham Hotspur · Premier League

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3–2Historical match

A completed match from a finished season. This page is the record of what happened.

Match at a glance

Everton won 3–2.

Shots
1211
Shots on target
66
Expected goals
2.031.11
Possession
36%64%

Full time

What the match recorded

Everton beat Tottenham Hotspur 3–2. Recorded in this match (Everton – Tottenham Hotspur): shots 12–11, shots on target 6–6, expected goals 2.03–1.11, possession 36%–64%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

Tottenham Hotspur's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Tottenham Hotspur's last-five goals scored average is below their season average.

1.2 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season2.05 goals/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Goals for1.2 goals/match2.05 goals/match1.52 goals/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

Recent scheduling adds useful context

weak

A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Everton, Tottenham Hotspur.

3.77 days ▲Rest daysEverton · Tottenham Hotspur3.75 days
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Rest days and completed matches in the prior 14 days are shown directly.

Window: previous 14 days

MetricEvertonTottenham HotspurBaseline
Rest days3.77 days3.75 days—
Matches last 14 days1 match1 match—

Caveat: The database does not describe travel, rotation decisions or player-level workload.

The teams have contrasting possession records

strong

Tottenham Hotspur have recorded the higher season possession share.

40.1%PossessionEverton · Tottenham Hotspur● 57.8%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 17.7 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricEvertonTottenham HotspurBaseline
Possession40.1%57.8%50.5%

Caveat: Possession share does not show where possession occurred or how chances were created.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots12 shots11 shotsEverton 12 shots, Tottenham Hotspur 11 shots
  • Shots on target6 shots6 shotsEverton 6 shots, Tottenham Hotspur 6 shots
  • Expected goals2.03 xG1.11 xGEverton 2.03 xG, Tottenham Hotspur 1.11 xG
  • Possession36%64%Everton 36%, Tottenham Hotspur 64%
  • Corners3 corners8 cornersEverton 3 corners, Tottenham Hotspur 8 corners
  • Fouls14 fouls14 foulsEverton 14 fouls, Tottenham Hotspur 14 fouls

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

0Everton
2Draws
3Tottenham Hotspur
Tottenham Hotspur — Everton · Premier League4–0
Everton — Tottenham Hotspur · Premier League2–2
Tottenham Hotspur — Everton · Premier League2–1
Everton — Tottenham Hotspur · Premier League1–1
Tottenham Hotspur — Everton · Premier League2–0

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Everton favored in 3 of 11 directional metrics · Tottenham Hotspur in 6 · 2 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Everton21 matchesTottenham Hotspur22 matches
0.86 goals/matchGoals scored21/22▲ 2.05 goals/match
1.33 goals/match ▲Goals allowed21/221.59 goals/match
1.02 xG/matchExpected goals21/22▲ 1.75 xG/match
11.3 shots/matchShots21/22▲ 14.5 shots/match
3.43 shots/matchShots on target21/22▲ 5.5 shots/match
40.1%Possession21/22● 57.8%
4.19 corners/matchCorners21/22● 7.77 corners/match
11.9 fouls/matchFouls21/2211.2 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples21 / 22home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • The fixture is outside the configured active season.
  • Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: cards.
  • The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.
Analysis cutoff: Sun, 19 Jan 2025, 18:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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