Everton and Crystal Palace agreed a straight swap on 10 August. Dwight McNeil went south, Brennan Johnson came north, both on four-year deals. Twelve days later the two clubs open the 2026/27 season against each other, and both wingers could line up against the team-mates they trained with in July.
Kick-off is 15:00 BST on Saturday 22 August at the Hill Dickinson Stadium. It is also Pierre Sage’s first competitive match as Palace manager. Prices for the whole Premier League opening weekend are live now.
Odds can change as the match approaches, so always check the latest Everton vs Crystal Palace betting odds on 7bet before placing your bet.
Everton vs Crystal Palace – Betting Odds
The Everton vs Crystal Palace betting odds barely separate these two sides. Everton are marginal favourites at 1/1, while the draw and a Palace win are both priced at 7/3. Giving two different outcomes the same number is the market’s way of saying it cannot pick a winner.
1X2 Betting Odds
1X2 is the starting point for almost everyone who bets on football. You are picking one of three results: 1 for a home win, X for a draw, 2 for an away win. Everton are at home here, so 1 means Everton and 2 means Crystal Palace.
The market is settled on 90 minutes plus stoppage time only. In a league fixture that is the whole game anyway, but the same rule applies in cup ties, where a result decided in extra time or on penalties does not affect how a 1X2 bet is settled.
The Everton vs Crystal Palace odds for the three main outcomes are as follows.
| Everton win (1) | Draw (X) | Crystal Palace win (2) |
| 1/1 | 7/3 | 7/3 |
Double Chance Odds
Double chance folds two of those three results into a single bet. Rather than backing one outcome, you cover two, and the bet wins if either lands. There are three combinations: 1X, which covers a home win or a draw; 12, which covers either team winning; and X2, which covers a draw or an away win.
The trade-off is the price. You are now covering roughly two-thirds of the possible results, so the odds shorten considerably. That is what the extra safety net costs.
| 1X – Everton or draw | 12 – Everton or Crystal Palace | X2 – Draw or Crystal Palace |
| 2/7 | 3/10 | 7/11 |
Handicap Betting Odds
When one team is strongly favoured, the outright odds can be quite short and not worth it. Handicap betting solves that by applying a virtual goal advantage or disadvantage to one side before the match begins. The final result is then judged with that adjustment factored in.
Let’s see an example with the Everton -0.5 line. Everton -0.5 means half a goal is removed from Everton’s final score. If they win 1-0 and they finish 0.5-0 on the handicap, the bet wins. Draw or lose and it does not. Crystal Palace +0.5 works in reverse: half a goal is added to Palace, so a draw is enough for the bet to land.
Quarter lines like -0.25 look complicated and are not. Your stake is split in half and placed on the two nearest lines, in this case 0 and -0.5. Back Everton -0.25 and an Everton win pays both halves in full. A draw refunds the half sitting on 0 and loses the half sitting on -0.5, so you get half your stake back. An Everton defeat loses everything. Palace +0.25 mirrors that: a Palace win pays in full, a draw wins half your stake and refunds the other half.
The Everton vs Crystal Palace odds across the two handicap lines currently on offer look like this.
| Everton –0.25 | Crystal Palace +0.25 |
| 10/13 | 10/11 |
| Everton –0.5 | Crystal Palace +0.5 |
| 21/20 | 20/29 |
Both Teams to Score (BTTS) Odds
This one does exactly what it says. You’re backing whether or not both sides will register at least one goal during normal time.
Pick Yes, and you need both Everton and Crystal Palace to score at least once. It doesn’t matter who wins the match as long as neither side draws a blank. Pick No, and you’re betting that at least one team will fail to score a goal, whether that’s a clean sheet for either goalkeeper or a 0–0 draw.
BTTS covers the 90 minutes plus stoppage time only. Any goals scored in extra time are excluded.
| Yes | No |
| 8/11 | 1/1 |
Goal Total (Over/Under) Odds
Rather than predicting who wins, over/under betting focuses on how many goals the match produces in total, regardless of which side scores them. You’re wagering on whether the combined tally will finish above or below a set line, most commonly 2.5 goals.
Over 2.5 wins if three or more goals are scored across the full match. Under 2.5 wins if there are two goals or fewer. Because the line sits at .5, every result falls cleanly on one side, there’s no scenario where your bet is voided or pushed.
The 2.5 line is the standard offering, but bookmakers provide alternative lines too. You’re free to choose a different threshold (like 1.5 or 3.5 goals) depending on how open or cagey you think the match will be.
| Over 2.5 goals | Under 2.5 goals |
| 20/23 | 4/5 |
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Correct Score Odds
Correct score is the riskiest bet of all: you predict the exact final scoreline after 90 minutes. Get it right and the payout is generous, but precision is everything. Back Everton 2-1 and an Everton 3-1 win is still a losing bet, even though you called the winner correctly.
Before placing a correct score wager, think about each team’s likely approach. Will Everton press high and look to overwhelm Crystal Palace early? Will Palace sit deep and look to counter? The answers to those questions can help narrow down which scorelines are most plausible.
The table below features a handful of popular scorelines, but you can back any result you like.
| 0–0 | 1–1 | Everton 1–0 | Everton 2–1 |
| 9/1 | 16/3 | 7/1 | 15/2 |
The odds listed above were accurate at the time of publication. Our bookmakers may update their prices as team news and market sentiment change, so it’s wise to check the latest Everton vs Crystal Palace odds before placing a bet.
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