- Everton have the better of the head-to-head record and have been more impressive overall in the Premier League 2025-2026.
- Everton have won four of the last five head-to-head meetings.
- Crystal Palace have won just four of their 17 home Premier League 2025-2026 matches (D8, L5).
Toffees and Eagles set for end-to-end Premier League 2025-2026 matchup
Everton head into Sunday’s Crystal Palace vs Everton preview in the Premier League 2025-2026 fresh from an entertaining 3-3 home draw with Manchester City and a hard-fought 2-1 defeat to West Ham United in their last two matches. Everton are 10th in the Premier League 2025-2026 with 48 points from 35 games while Palace are 15th with 43 points from 34.
The Toffees’ away form in the Premier League 2025-2026 is much better, however, than their home results with Moyes’ men winning seven, drawing four and losing only six of their 17 away fixtures. David Moyes has made Everton hard to beat with a pragmatic system, usually 4-2-3-1 or 4-3-3, that involves sitting deep, being compact, using two pivot players to provide defensive stability and playing a direct, wide game in transition.
Our Crystal Palace vs Everton prediction highlights that Moyes’ side have the edge in the head-to-head fixture, having beaten Crystal Palace four of the last five times the two sides have met, and their overall Premier League 2025-2026 form has been better than Palace’s. Palace have one win, one draw and three defeats in their last five in all competitions - a 3-1 PL defeat to Liverpool, a 3-1 win against Shakhtar Donetsk in the UEFA Conference League and a 3-0 defeat at Bournemouth.
Everton can edge it at Selhurst Park
Fixture congestion will be a test for Palace, who are juggling PL and UEFA Conference League commitments, but the fact Everton have work to do to secure a European spot for next season should provide the motivation for them to get a result. The Crystal Palace vs Everton prediction is that Everton can and should win this game against an opponent they have mastered in recent seasons, although backing the visitors to win at just better than even odds looks a bit short.
Everton score on average 1.12 goals per game in the PL 2025-2026 away from home and concede 1.18, so have been scoring enough and conceding enough for this game to have a good chance of being open and end-to-end. Palace have conceded 19 goals in 17 home PL 2025-2026 matches, an average of just over a goal per game, so it’s unlikely the Eagles can keep Everton out.
Palace are a high-intensity pressing side with wing-backs that push forward in numbers, half-space attacks and a system where players press as a unit. The clash of styles should make for a good game and we’re expecting both teams to score and over 2.5 goals in total. This Crystal Palace vs Everton prediction also means both managers will be pushing for all three points.
Jean-Philippe Mateta is Palace’s top scorer in the PL 2025-2026 with 10 in 28 appearances, but Everton’s ‘main man’ is Beto with eight in the league this term. Four of those have come in Everton’s last five and he looks the most likely scorer for the visitors. Ismaila Sarr has two in Palace’s last five.
For those looking for Crystal Palace vs Everton betting tips, expecting an open match with both teams on the scoresheet could be a profitable angle.
