FM Preview: Everton v Swansea City 21 Dec 2011

Last updated : 20 December 2011 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Everton v Swansea City fixture

Everton play host to Swansea City at Goodison Park on Wednesday evening, aiming to preserve their record of never having lost at home to the visitors. The fixture has produced 3 draws, with 4 wins being posted by Toffees.

The last time the two teams met at Everton was way back in the black-and-white days of February 1983, where the two teams cancelled each other out in an enthralling 2-2 draw in a First Division match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
1982/1983 Sat 26 Feb Everton 2-2 Swansea City First Division
1982/1983 Sat 16 Oct Swansea City 0 - 3 Everton First Division
1981/1982 Sat 01 May Swansea City 1 - 3 Everton First Division
1981/1982 Sat 05 Dec Everton 3 - 1 Swansea City First Division
1953/1954 Sat 06 Mar Swansea Tn. 0 - 2 Everton Second Division
1953/1954 Sat 30 Jan Everton 3 - 0 Swansea Tn. F.A. Cup
1953/1954 Sat 17 Oct Everton 2 - 2 Swansea Tn. Second Division

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Recent respective form guides

Everton's dreadful home form has resulted in just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While Toffees have scored 4, a worringly large 8 have been leaked at the other end.

The away form of Swansea City is pretty dire, attaining just 3 draws from the previous six away games. While the Swans have hit 6 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Everton find themselves struggling down in 14th position in the league having picked up 17 points from their 15 matches.

Swansea City see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premier League, showing a record of 18 points from their 16 games played so far,

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Everton 6 2 1 3 6 6 7
Swansea City 6 1 3 2 4 5 6

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Its been a distinctly poor show from Everton at home in recent games, and, though we cannot see a run starting here, we do think the Toffees will at least gain a draw. No-score draw

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Everton Failed to win in previous 2 home matches.
Not won in the 3 most recent games.
Swansea City Not won in previous 9 away matches.

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