Opta’s supercomputer makes surprising Everton prediction in race for Europe after Brentford draw

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Everton picked up a solid point on the road against Brentford.

David Moyes’ side had to show resilience as they came back from behind twice in the West London clash.

Beto and Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall got on the scoresheet for Everton, with the latter scoring in stoppage time.

Sum that one up for us, Blues! 🤩

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Despite a positive result, Opta’s supercomputer has made a pretty surprising Toffees prediction in the race for European football.

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Opta’s supercomputer predicts Everton to miss out on Europe

Quite surprisingly, the supercomputer expects Brighton to now get into the last European spot, with Everton missing out.

As evinced below, the software has Moyes’ side finishing on 55 points, which would only be enough for eighth place.

It was clearly moved by Brighton’s 2-0 win against Burnley on Saturday, which saw them move one point behind the Toffees in the actual table.

Position	Team	Played MP	Won W	Drawn D	Lost L	For GF	Against GA	Diff GD	Points Pts
6	ChelseaChelsea	31	13	9	9	53	38	15	48
7	BrentfordBrentford	32	13	8	11	48	44	4	47
8	EvertonEverton	32	13	8	11	39	37	2	47
9	BrightonBrighton	32	12	10	10	43	37	6	46
10	BournemouthBournemouth	32	10	15	7	48	49	-1	45

Interestingly, the current occupants of the Conference League spot, Brentford, are expected to drop down two places to ninth come the end of the season.

If the Merseysiders were to finish on 55 points, they’d only pick up eight points from a possible 18, which would be a little disappointing.

Looking at the fixtures, Everton play four teams in the bottom half of the table, so they’ll be targeting maximum points in those games.

Based on the last five seasons’ average, 60 points would secure Everton European football, so they need another 13 points.