In my opinion Everton have really good chances to avoid loss in today's match up.

Everton have big mental advantage before this game because they played at this stadium in November and recorded win. In overall Everton have very solid h2h against Crystal Palace - they didn't lost in 18 of last 22 matches against them!

After 4 consecutive wins to 'nil' Everton failed to win in last 4 games. They not looked bad as they had higher expected goals scored number than Tottenham in away game or they had a lead after half time at home against Manchester City. Interesting 'coincidence' - Everton best scorer and second-best player Doucoure played last game against Burnley on the road when team recorded last win. Without him Everton yet not win a game in this season. There is great info for guests - it's big possibility of his comeback today! Everton coach Sean Dyche said: "Doucoure is just about back in full training but it would be a touch-and-go scenario." One more thing is worth to mention - in current season Everton plays better on the road than at home. Already 5 wins in 10 away league matches so for sure they coming here without any fear.

On the other hand is very hard to trust for Crystal Palace at home. In current season they failed to win in 8 of 10 matches at Selhurst Park. As I already mentioned, they lost at home against Everton. Winger Olise is Crystal Palace best player in current campaign, no doubt about that. He scored 4 goals and produced one assist in last 4 matches and he is.. unavailable today! It's huge blow and that should have very bad impact on hosts performance. Crystal Palace manager Roy Hodgson said: "As you probably saw in the game against Brentford, Michael Olise had to come off right at the end. He felt his hamstring with the last kick he made of the game. Unfortunately for us, he won’t take part in this game. We’ll have to nurse him through and hope he gets back as soon as possible. For how long is he out? I can’t answer that one I’m afraid.”

On those circumstances I see excellent value on away side.

我认为埃弗顿在今天的比赛中有很好的机会避免输球。

埃弗顿在这场比赛前有很大的心理优势，因为他们11月在这个球场打过球，并取得了胜利。总的来说，埃弗顿在对阵水晶宫的比赛中表现非常稳定，他们在过去22场比赛中有18场没有输球!

在4连胜之后，埃弗顿在最近4场比赛中未能获胜。他们看起来并不差，因为他们在客场比赛中比热刺有更高的预期进球数，而且他们在主场对曼城的比赛中半场结束后领先。有趣的“巧合”——埃弗顿最佳射手和第二名球员杜库雷在上一场客场对阵伯恩利的比赛中出场，当时球队取得了上一场胜利。没有他，埃弗顿本赛季还没有赢过一场比赛。有一个很棒的消息给客人——他今天很有可能复出!埃弗顿教练肖恩·戴奇说:“杜库雷即将恢复全面训练，但这将是一场扑面而来的比赛。”还有一件事值得一提——本赛季埃弗顿在客场比在主场打得好。已经在10场客场比赛中取得了5场胜利，所以他们毫无畏惧地来到这里。

另一方面对水晶宫来说是很难信任的主场。本赛季他们在塞尔赫斯特公园球场的10场比赛中有8场没有获胜。正如我已经提到的，他们在主场输给了埃弗顿。边锋奥利斯无疑是水晶宫本赛季最好的球员。在过去的4场比赛中，他打进4球，送出1次助攻。今天不可用!这是一个巨大的打击，应该会对东道主的表现产生非常糟糕的影响。水晶宫主帅罗伊·霍奇森说:“正如你在对阵布伦特福德的比赛中看到的那样，迈克尔·奥利斯不得不在最后一刻下场。他在比赛最后一脚踢伤了腿筋。不幸的是，他不能参加这场比赛了。我们得照顾他，希望他能尽快回来。他要出去多久?我恐怕回答不了这个问题。”

在这种情况下，我认为客场有很大的价值。