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Everton travel to take on Blackpool at Bloomfield Road on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 24 games played, Toffees have recorded 8 wins, and Blackpool have come away with 10 victories.
The last time the two teams met at Blackpool was way back in the black-and-white days of September 1980, where the two teams cancelled each other out in an enthralling 2 - 2 draw in an League Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 1980/1981 | Wed 03 Sep | Blackpool | 2 - 2 | Everton | LGEC |
| 1980/1981 | Tue 26 Aug | Everton | 3 - 0 | Blackpool | LGEC |
| 1970/1971 | Sat 24 Apr | Everton | 0 - 0 | Blackpool | PREM |
| 1970/1971 | Sat 19 Sep | Blackpool | 0 - 2 | Everton | PREM |
| 1966/1967 | Sat 22 Apr | Blackpool | 0 - 1 | Everton | PREM |
| 1966/1967 | Sat 26 Nov | Everton | 0 - 1 | Blackpool | PREM |
| 1965/1966 | Sat 15 Jan | Blackpool | 2 - 0 | Everton | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Blackpool are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. A generous 10 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Everton have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. These low-scoring games have seen just 4 goals scored and conceded.
Blackpool lie just outside the playoff positions in the Barclays Premier League, picking up 13 points from their 10 games so far. Everton lie just outside the playoff positions in the Barclays Premier League, picking up 13 from their 10 games so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Blackpool | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 6 |
| Everton | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 12 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Nothing appears to be going right for the Toffees out on the road recently, yet the Madmen can see a turn around in fortunes as they battle to a victory in a closely fought contest at Blackpool. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Blackpool | 4 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 7 . |
| Everton | Undefeated in last 4 away games. 7 games since last defeat. |