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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 59 previous games, with the hosts winning just 19.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was was two seasons ago, in April 2008, 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 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 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 23 Apr | Everton | 1 - 1 | Birmingham C. | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Birmingham City are unbeaten in their last six home games, but have drawn three of them. These games have seen the Blues score just 6 goals, though they have conceded 3.
Everton have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Toffees have hit 5 goals, 9 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Birmingham C. lie just outside the playoff positions in the Barclays Premier League, picking up 43 points from their 28 games so far. Everton's 41 points from 28 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Birmingham C. | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 9 |
| Everton | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 12 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Everton are in a sorry state of late on their travels, though the Mad panel can see them coming away from St Andrew's with a well-deserved point. No-score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Birmingham C. | Unbeaten in the last 11 home games. Not drawn a match in their last 7 . |
| Everton | Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 3 away matches. Last drawn game 12 outings ago. |