About Match
Everton go into the game 8th in the table on 5 points; Sunderland sit 12th on 4 — a 1-point gap. Against a league average of 1.42 goals per team per game, Everton run at 1.67 scored and 1 conceded, Sunderland at 1 and 1. A win would lift Everton to 8 points and up to 3rd (other results unchanged).
Everton's unbeaten run stands at 6, having scored in 8 consecutive games.
The head-to-head ledger counts 29 games: 14 Everton wins, 7 for Sunderland, 8 draws, at 2.41 goals per meeting. These meetings skew tight — only 34% saw more than two goals.
The venue is Hill Dickinson Stadium, with room for 52,888 spectators.