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Everton prepare to entertain Birmingham City at Goodison Park at lunchtime on Saturday, 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 December 2003, the Blues carving out a narrow 1-0 victory in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 13 Nov | Birmingham C. | 0 - 1 | Everton | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Wed 11 Feb | Birmingham C. | 3 - 0 | Everton | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Sun 28 Dec | Everton | 1-0 | Birmingham C. | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Thu 26 Dec | Birmingham C. | 1 - 1 | Everton | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Wed 28 Aug | Everton | 1 - 1 | Birmingham C. | PREM |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 08 Jan | Everton | 2 - 0 | Birmingham C. | FAC |
| 1985/1986 | Sat 18 Jan | Birmingham C. | 0 - 2 | Everton | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Everton have had an average home run of late, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 6 to 4.
The away form of Birmingham C. is pretty dire, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. Blues have conceded 12 goals in these games, and only hit 1 in reply.
Everton sit in a healthy 4th in the league, and have picked up 57 points from their 33 games. Birmingham C. see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premiership, showing a record of 38 points from their 34 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Everton | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 9 |
| Birmingham C. | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Though Everton are not exactly setting the world alight at Goodison Park in recent games, I can confidently predict that they will easily sweep aside the opposition put before them. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Everton | 14 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 8 . |
| Birmingham C. | Not won in previous 8 away matches. No win in the 4 most recent games. |