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Everton First Half Goals

In 197 Premier League matches, 64.5% of Everton’s first halves produced a goal, 21st of the 21 published clubs in the division. They scored before halftime in 36.0% of them and conceded in 43.7%.

What Everton’s first halves look like

The back line is a different proposition on the road: 53.1% of away matches bring an early goal against Everton, next to 34.3% at home. Everton guard the first half better than they attack it: 6th of 21 in the division for early goals conceded, 20th for scoring them.

Everton sit last of the 21 published Premier League clubs for the share of their first halves that produce a goal. A goal arrives before halftime in 64.5% of Everton’s Premier League matches. Set against the Premier League figure of 73.2%, that is a full 8.7pp adrift. A goalless first half remains common all the same, at 35.5%.

Everton come off slightly worse in the early exchanges: one against before the break in 43.7% of matches, one of their own in 36.0%. Getting two before the break is a stretch in this fixture: 30.5% against 37.4% across the division.

Every figure on this page rests on 197 completed Everton matches over 6 seasons (2021 to 2026). That is enough to separate a clear tendency from noise, and not enough to split it much further by venue or opponent.

Everton first-half profile

Everton first-half goal rates
A goal before halftime (over 0.5)64.5%
Two or more (over 1.5)30.5%
Three or more (over 2.5)10.7%
Average first-half goals in their matches1.06
Matches in which they scored before halftime36.0%
Matches in which they conceded before halftime43.7%
First-half goals scored per match0.47
First-half goals conceded per match0.59
Matches counted197
Seasons covered6 (2021 to 2026)

The over rows count goals by either side; the scored and conceded rows split that between them.

Home and away

Everton first-half rates by venue
VenueOver 0.5Over 1.5ScoredConcededAvg goalsMatches
Home63.6%23.2%39.4%34.3%0.9699
Away65.3%37.8%32.7%53.1%1.1698

Everton score before halftime 39.4% of the time at home against 32.7% away, a gap of 6.7pp. Each row rests only on the matches played at that venue, so read them as two separate samples rather than one split in half.

Everton against Premier League

Everton compared with the Premier League average
LineEvertonPremier LeagueDifference
Over 0.564.5%73.2%−8.7pp
Over 1.530.5%37.4%−6.9pp
Over 2.510.7%14.4%−3.7pp

Counted from 197 matches · 6 seasons · 2021 to 2026.

How to read these numbers

  • These are historical rates over pooled seasons, not a forecast. A club that has changed manager, division or squad reads as the average of every version of itself on record.
  • The opponent matters as much as the club. A high-scoring side against a defense that rarely concedes early is a different fixture from the same side against one that does.

For the model’s estimate of an actual upcoming fixture rather than this club’s history, see first half goals predictions and how the model works.

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First Half Score is a research and information tool. Predictions and historical hit rates are provided for informational purposes only and are not financial, investment, or betting advice. Outcomes are uncertain and no figure guarantees a result. Intended for users 18+.