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Everton face a trip to Birmingham City at St Andrew's on Saturday afternoon, having the edge over their hosts in previous meetings. The visitors have won 22 of the 60 previous games, with the hosts winning just 19.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in March 2010, where the two teams cancelled each other out in an enthralling 2 - 2 draw in a Premier League match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sat 13 Mar | Birmingham C. | 2 - 2 | Everton | PREM |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 23 Jan | Everton | 1 - 2 | Birmingham C. | FAC |
| 2009/2010 | Sun 20 Dec | Everton | 1 - 1 | Birmingham C. | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 12 Apr | Birmingham C. | 1 - 1 | Everton | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 03 Nov | Everton | 3 - 1 | Birmingham C. | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 22 Apr | Everton | 0 - 0 | Birmingham C. | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 29 Oct | Birmingham C. | 0 - 1 | Everton | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Birmingham City are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Blues in those games, with 5 conceded.
Everton have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. Only 4 goals have been registered in this time, with 5 leaked at the wrong end.
Birmingham C. see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premier League, showing a record of 7 points from their 6 games played so far, Everton find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 6 games have yielded only 3 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Birmingham C. | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 9 |
| Everton | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Blues, as the Toffees have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Birmingham C. | Unbeaten in the last 21 home games. |
| Everton | Previous 2 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 5 away matches. Drawn each of the last 2 games. No win in the 5 most recent games. |