Everton 0-2 Chelsea: Result, Match Stats and Our Prediction
Our picks against the result
6 of 12 right
- Result Chelsea win36% 0-2
- Double chance Everton or Chelsea (12)71% 0-2
- Goals over/under 2.5 Over 2.557% 2 goals
- More corners Everton49% Chelsea (5-7)
- Yellow cards Around average 7 yellow cards · league 3.8
- Yellow cards 7 yellow cards 3.5 Over51% 4.5 Under69% 5.5 Under83%
- Corners Above average 12 corners · league 9.3
- Corners 12 corners 8.5 Over67% 9.5 Over57% 10.5 Under54%
Match stats
- 0 Goals 2
- 3 Yellow cards 4
- 0 Red cards 0
- 5 Corners 7
Goals, yellow and red cards and corners of each club.
Before kick-off
What this page showed before the match: our reasons, form, ratings and records as they were then.
Match summary
Everton vs Chelsea takes place at Hill Dickinson Stadium on Saturday 17 October 2026 in Matchday 7 of the Premier League, and our model picks a Chelsea win, with Everton or Chelsea to win (no draw) as the double chance.
Why this pick?
Our model leans towards a Chelsea victory mainly because its strength rating puts Chelsea above the Premier League average while Everton sit slightly below it. The strongest argument against that is Everton's home advantage, backed by their recent attacking output: they have created big chances at a rate clearly higher than the league average. But Chelsea's overall quality, reflected in our long-run strength measure, still gives them the edge, and Everton's four draws in six league games show they struggle to turn control into wins. The call is narrow.
Form guide
Everton
- D 2-2 at Hull City (A) Premier League · 11 Oct
- W 1-0 vs Ipswich Town (H) Premier League · 19 Sep
- W 1-0 vs Wolverhampton Wanderers (H) EFL Cup · 16 Sep
- D 0-0 at Tottenham Hotspur (A) Premier League · 12 Sep
- D 2-2 vs Manchester United (H) Premier League · 6 Sep
Chelsea
- W 5-1 vs AFC Bournemouth (H) Premier League · 10 Oct
- L 0-3 at Brentford (A) Premier League · 18 Sep
- D 2-2 vs Hull City (H) Premier League · 12 Sep
- W 6-3 vs Leeds United (H) EFL Cup · 9 Sep
- L 1-2 at Arsenal (A) Premier League · 6 Sep
Last five competitive matches before kick-off, all competitions, results after 90 minutes.
Attack and defence ratings
0 to 100 against this season's Premier League clubs (100 = best). The rating is our model's long-run strength before this match: it uses the last three years and counts recent matches most, so a few results do not move it at once. Under each rating: this season's actual goals per match.
Head-to-head
37 meetings since 2010, results after 90 minutes.
- 21 Mar 2026 · Premier League Everton 3-0 Chelsea
- 13 Dec 2025 · Premier League Chelsea 2-0 Everton
- 26 Apr 2025 · Premier League Chelsea 1-0 Everton
- 22 Dec 2024 · Premier League Everton 0-0 Chelsea
- 15 Apr 2024 · Premier League Chelsea 6-0 Everton
Premier League so far
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8:5 | +3 | 10 |
| 6 | | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 15:13 | +2 | 10 |
Positions in our table of 20 clubs, before kick-off. Full table
Match facts
- Competition
- Premier League, Matchday 7
- Kick-off
- Venue
- Hill Dickinson Stadium, Liverpool, Merseyside
Questions and answers
What was the score of Everton vs Chelsea?
Everton 0-2 Chelsea in the Premier League (Matchday 7) on Saturday 17 October 2026.
Was the OptimaGoal prediction for Everton vs Chelsea right?
Yes: our result pick was Chelsea win, and the score after 90 minutes was 0-2. 6 of our 12 picks and markets for this match were right.
How many cards and corners were there in Everton vs Chelsea?
7 yellow cards (Everton 3, Chelsea 4), no red cards and 12 corners (Everton 5, Chelsea 7).
Other Premier League results that day
All results- FT
Manchester City 3
Ipswich Town 2 Our pick Home - FT
Fulham 1
Hull City 0 Our pick Home - FT
Brentford 1
Liverpool 2 Our pick Away - FT
Newcastle United 0
Aston Villa 1 Our pick Home
Times are UTC.