Since the start of last season, 12 of Everton's 16 wins have been to nil
Seven of Everton's nine league games have had under 2.5 goals
Coventry have lost all four games against current top 10 sides
Everton have flown under the radar into seventh place in the Premier League table, having been solid but unexciting in the typical style of a David Moyes side.
The hosts are joint-third worst for goals scored (nine) but joint-fourth best for goals conceded (also nine).
Those stats mean one of the key questions for punters has to be can Coventry score? If they do, they will be right in the game, but they are up against one of the meanest and most experienced defences around.
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Key Stats
Everton's two league defeats were against top-four sides
The Toffees have the joint-fourth meanest defence
Seven of Everton's nine league games have had under 2.5 goals
Coventry have lost all four games against current top 10 sides
City's only away points came against 19th-placed Nottingham Forest
Coventry have yet to draw (three wins, six defeats)
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Score prediction
Everton 2-0 Coventry City (7/1 with LiveScore Bet)
Team News
Everton have no fresh injury or suspension issues. The main question is whether Jack Grealish will return after missing the back-to-back cup and league wins against Newcastle due to a disciplinary issue.
Matt Grimes and Brandon Thomas-Asante could force themselves back into the midfield reckoning for Coventry, with Victor Torp potentially dropping out. Key defender Bobby Thomas is still sidelined by a calf injury.
Need to know
More often than not, a clean sheet is the foundation of an Everton win under David Moyes and weighing up the likelihood of a home shutout is a good starting point.
The Toffees have managed that in two of their four home games this season, winning both times. Overall, since the start of last season, 12 of Everton's 16 wins have been to nil.
The home shutouts were against Crystal Palace and Ipswich, both expected to be among the Premier League strugglers. Coventry are in that category too.
Frank Lampard's visitors have scored in their last two away trips, but against struggling Nottingham Forest (a 1-0 win) and still-developing Tottenham (a 3-1 defeat).
Coventry have lost all four games against current top 10 sides by an aggregate of 12-1 and this is a tough task against seventh-placed Everton.
Prediction
This looks set up for a classic Everton hard-bitten victory, quite possibly to nil as most of their wins are under David Moyes.
The Toffees have won just three out of nine in the league, which raises some doubt about whether they will do enough to win, but their record is good against the expected strugglers.
Coventry have not been that threatening on the road despite some decent moments and this could follow the strong trend for Everton games to have under 2.5 goals.
Caleb Yirenkyi has become a regular in the starting XI and has yellow card potential if City find themselves fighting a rearguard action.
The midfielder has picked up a yellow in two of his three starts on the road and is high in the fouls committed ranking.
Back Everton to win, under 2.5 goals and Caleb Yirenkyi to be shown a card @ 12/1 with LiveScore Bet
