Everton started the regular season in English football, to some extent, in a tragic way. Liverpool team has not been out of the elite division of the country for more than seventy years, but in recent years over the "Blues" literally hangs an evil fate. At the match 1/16 finals Everton will go after losing all the matches of the Premier League this season. And the last ones - in absolutely sophisticated ways. The only victory of the Toffees in the current football year was obtained at the last stage of the English League Cup, when in Liverpool they met Doncaster. Surprisingly, but even in that match Everton failed to make a single shot in the goal of the Second League team at the end of the first half. However, in the second half the Blues made amends by scoring three unanswered goals against Doncaster. Southampton has the same indicators of the first five matches of the season with the upcoming opponent, neighbouring with him at the bottom of the Premier League standings. The Saints played their game in the previous round of the League Cup in the capital of Wales. Confrontation with Cardiff City was one of the most spectacular in the programme of the game day. Three times in the first hour of game time Southampton took the lead, but the Welsh equalised three times. It was not until the second half that the Saints scored two decisive goals, beating their opponents 5-3. Bookmakers have identified the home team as favourites for the upcoming meeting, offering odds of 1.97 on their victory.

Everton lost all four matches in the Premier League of the current season. All four defeats were extremely painful for them. In the cases of Brighton and Tottenham, the Toffees lost by rout - 0:3 and 0:4 respectively. The last two rounds of Liverpool have followed the same scenario: Everton scored first to Bournemouth and Aston Villa, beating the opponents with a score of 2:0, but missed from them three times in a row and lost with an identical score - 2:3. Southampton have not picked up a single point in the league either, but have chosen not to taunt their fans to the same extent as their opponents. Both clubs will be energised for success in the upcoming encounter, as any positive result is now in their price. Most likely, the rivals will exchange goals.