FootyMAD's Manchester City match preview

Last updated : 01 October 2005 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Manchester City v Everton fixture

Everton face a trip to Manchester City at City of Manchester Stadium on Sunday morning, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Blues will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 43 and win only 15 of the 76 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in September 2004, with Everton inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the Sky Blues in a Premiership match.

For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here

Recent encounters between the teams:
2004/2005Sun 26 DecEverton2 - 1Man CityPREM
2004/2005Sat 11 SepMan City0 - 1EvertonPREM
2003/2004Sat 15 MayMan City5 - 1EvertonPREM
2003/2004Sun 07 DecEverton0 - 0Man CityPREM
2002/2003Wed 01 JanEverton2 - 2Man CityPREM
2002/2003Sat 31 AugMan City3 - 1EvertonPREM
2000/2001Sun 08 AprEverton3 - 1Man CityPREM

Recent respective form guides

Manchester City have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 8 goals have been scored by the Sky Blues in those games, with 3 conceded.

The away form of Everton is pretty dire, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. While the Blues have hit 5 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Man City's 11 points from 7 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 7th position. Everton find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 6 games have yielded only 3 points.

For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here

Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Man City6222668
Everton61052103

FootyMad's prediction ...

Blues are in poor form away, and the FootyMad team are afraid to say this game can be passed over as a comfortable defeat against Man City. Home win

Sequence statistics:
Man City Not won in the 4 most recent games.
Everton Lost each of the previous 4 away matches.
Not won in previous 4 away matches.
Last drawn game 15 outings ago.