Everton vs Arsenal Stats-Based Bet Builder Tips: More Merseyside misery for Mikel

One of two Premier League games kicking off on Saturday night (20:00 GMT, Sky Sports Main Event), Everton host Arsenal at Hill Dickinson Stadium.

Below, you can find my Everton vs Arsenal Stats-Based Bet Builder Tips, where I have combined four selections for a 12/1 payout.

Double Chance - Everton or Draw

Mikel Arteta's managerial record against his former club, Everton, is mixed.

The Spaniard has presided over five wins, two draws and four defeats against Everton, and his Arsenal side have failed to win the last two head-to-heads.

The Gunners were held to a goalless draw at the Emirates last December by the Toffees, led at the time by Sean Dyche, before David Moyes took over and helped the Merseyside club to a 1-1 draw in April's reverse fixture at Goodison Park.

This will be the first meeting between these two teams at Everton's new Hill Dickinson Stadium, where, generally, they have proven difficult to beat.

In eight Premier League games there, Everton have lost just twice, winning four times and drawing twice.

Arsenal's last visit to Merseyside didn't go well as they lost 1-0 to Liverpool at Anfield in August, and the north Londoners head here on the back of a three-game winless run on their league travels, drawing 2-2 at Sunderland and 1-1 at Chelsea before suffering a 2-1 loss at Aston Villa on December 6.

This could be another frustrating away match for the Gunners.

Everton vs Arsenal Odds

Michael Keane (EVE) Total Shots - 1+

Everton centre-back Michael Keane is averaging 0.8 shots per game in this season's Premier League and has scored twice.

The 32-year-old has recorded a shot in seven of his 15 appearances, including four of the last five.

Arsenal have conceded a goal to an opposition centre-back in two of their last three league away games, with Sunderland's Dan Ballard and Chelsea's Trevoh Chalobah both profiting from set-pieces, so clearly, the Gunners are vulnerable at free-kicks and corners.

Keane should back himself to get on the end of at least one delivery into the box on Saturday.

Tim Iroegbunam (EVE) Total Fouls Committed - 2+

With Everton and Senegal midfielder Idrissa Gana Gueye on Africa Cup of Nations duty in Morocco, Tim Iroegbunam is likely to come in for his first start since the 1-0 win at AFC Bournemouth on December 2, when he picked up his fifth yellow card of the campaign and was suspended for one game.

The 22-year-old was banned for the 3-0 victory over Nottingham Forest on December 6, returning as a late substitute in last Saturday's 2-0 defeat at Chelsea.

Iroegbunam, who has committed 2+ fouls in half (three) of his six Premier League starts this season, will have a lot of defensive work to do on Saturday, with a few tricky players, such as Eberechi Eze and Bukayo Saka, averaging 1.3 and 2.3 fouls won per game, respectively, likely to give him a tough time in midfield.

Jurrien Timber (ARS) Total Fouls Committed - 2+

I'm also backing Arsenal right-back Jurrien Timber to concede a couple of fouls, mainly because he will likely be up against on-loan Manchester City winger Jack Grealish, who is averaging three fouls won per game in the 2025/26 Premier League.

No player has been fouled more times in the division this season than Grealish (45), who has been upended at least twice in 12 of his last 13 league starts.

Timber, meanwhile, is averaging 1.2 fouls per game, recording 2+ fouls in four of his 16 Premier League appearances this term.

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