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Everton face Liverpool in a 14th round derby match in the Premier League. Certainly Rafael Benitez hoped that in the first Merseyside derby, in which on the side of the "Caramels", his team will be in better shape. In the last six rounds, Everton suffered five losses, which reduced him to 14th place in the standings. Over the weekend, Everton lost 1-0 as a guest of Brentford, although they did not play so much weaker than their opponent. The only goal of the "Bees" was scored after an accurate penalty by Ivan Tony.

Liverpool recorded their fourth consecutive victory at Anfield in all tournaments, triumphing 4-0 against Southampton. It is impressive that the Reds again did not concede a goal in their goal, as happened against Porto, Arsenal and Atletico Madrid before. Diogo Jota's early goal greatly facilitated the task of Jurgen Klopp's players. Chelsea's draw with Manchester United means that Liverpool are now only two points away from first place in the Premier League.

Compared to the form of both teams, any result other than success for the guests will be a huge surprise. In general, in derbies, the current state is not always a factor, but especially at this time, it seems unlikely that Liverpool will not win. Merseyside are very successful in their away games and the 3: 2 defeat by West Ham before the break for national teams was rather an exception. Since the start of the season, Liverpool have averaged 3.5 goals in their visits and have not kept a dry net only against the Hammers and Brentford.

Everton have serious problems in both phases of the game. The zero draw with Tottenham in the last game at Goodison Park is rather a surprise. In the remaining five games since October 17, the goal difference of the "Caramels" is 3:12. Liverpool had the lead at the break in every game they won as a guest this season and given the poor form of the hosts I expect the trend to continue. Everton lost at halftime in their previous three losses.