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Everton prepare to entertain Stoke City at Goodison Park on Saturday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having chalked up an impressive 37 wins out of 56 previous matches.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Goodison Park was just last season, in October 2009, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1-1 final scoreline in a Premier League match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sat 01 May | Stoke City | 0 - 0 | Everton | PREM |
| 2009/2010 | Sun 04 Oct | Everton | 1-1 | Stoke City | PREM |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 14 Mar | Everton | 3 - 1 | Stoke City | PREM |
| 2008/2009 | Sun 14 Sep | Stoke City | 2 - 3 | Everton | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 05 Jan | Stoke City | 0 - 1 | Everton | FAC |
| 1984/1985 | Sat 20 Apr | Stoke City | 0 - 2 | Everton | PREM |
| 1984/1985 | Sat 17 Nov | Everton | 4 - 0 | Stoke City | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Everton have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 12 goals have been scored by the Toffees in those games, with 6 conceded.
The away form of Stoke City is pretty dire, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. While the Potters have hit 5 goals, 14 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Everton see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premier League, showing a record of 10 points from their 9 games played so far, Stoke City see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premier League, showing a record of 10 points from their 9 games played so far,
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Everton | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| Stoke City | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The match against Stoke City is certainly an interesting one with me deciding its going to end up with a victory for the Toffees in a close run game. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Everton | Unbeaten run of 5 matches. |
| Stoke City | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. An overall losing run of 3 games. No win in the 3 most recent games. |