Brighton vs Everton Prediction and Betting Tips: Abdoulaye Doucoure appeals in the shots on target market

Brighton take on Everton at the Amex Stadium in one of four 3pm Premier League matches on Saturday afternoon.

The Seagulls have their sights set on back-to-back top-flight wins, while Everton are still searching for their first league victory in 2024.

Brighton have established themselves as a top-half outfit in the Premier League and a visit from Everton looks a good opportunity for them to claim back-to-back league victories for the first time since September.

West Ham are the only visiting team to have won at the Amex Stadium this season and, although the Toffees scored a surprise 5-1 success there last season, a repeat seems highly unlikely.

Sean Dyche’s team have gained just one point from their last four road games and failed to find the net in their last three, so they could find their work cut out to even register a goal on the south coast.

Both teams have scored in 11 of Brighton’s 12 home league games this season, but it looks sensible to go for a straight home win at 17/20 with BetMGM.

Roberto de Zerbi’s team benefited from an early sending-off at Bramall Lane on Sunday when they recorded a 5-0 success and were also ruthless in beating arch-rivals Crystal Palace in their last home match.

Everton will have to be positive as they look to drag themselves away from the bottom three and midfielder Abdoulaye Doucoure can usually be relied upon to have a shot on target.

The Mali midfielder made his return from injury in Monday’s 1-1 draw with Palace and he has had 16 goalbound efforts in his 19 league appearances for the Toffees, so he can test the Brighton goalkeeper on Saturday.

At 6/5, he represents an appealing price in the over 0.5 shots on target market.