With both teams yet to win in the league this season, confidence could be at an extremely low ebb for both sets of players, but the visitors should have enough about them to avoid being on the wrong end of an upset.
Injuries have ravaged Dyche's squad and will limit his ability to rotate as much as he may have wanted, but they have plenty of attacking players desperate to prove themselves and should be able to grab a couple of goals against their lowly-ranked opponents.
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Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Everton win with a probability of 56.47%. A draw had a probability of 23.4% and a win for Doncaster Rovers had a probability of 20.09%.
The most likely scoreline for a Everton win was 0-1 with a probability of 11.82%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (10.36%) and 1-2 (9.78%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.15%), while for a Doncaster Rovers win it was 1-0 (6.36%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 9.8% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 1-2 win for Everton in this match and our data analysis correctly predicted the win for Everton.
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