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Everton prepare to entertain Manchester City at Goodison Park on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Toffees are clearly on top, having won 40 and lost only 15 of the 79 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Goodison Park was just last season, in September 2006, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1-1 final scoreline in a Premiership match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Mon 01 Jan | Man. City | 2 - 1 | Everton | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 30 Sep | Everton | 1-1 | Man. City | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 04 Feb | Everton | 1 - 0 | Man. City | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sun 02 Oct | Man. City | 2 - 0 | Everton | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Sun 26 Dec | Everton | 2 - 1 | Man. City | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 11 Sep | Man. City | 0 - 1 | Everton | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 15 May | Man. City | 5 - 1 | Everton | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Everton are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 14 goals for the Toffees, with 6 goals against.
Man. City have an average recent record on the road, losing only 1 of the last six, but drawing 4 of them. The Sky Blues's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 5 goals for and 4 against.
Everton find themselves in a respectable 6th position, courtesy of the 36 points they have accumulated from 21 games. Man. City sit in a healthy 4th in the league, and have picked up 39 points from their 21 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Everton | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 6 |
| Man. City | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
This is certainly an intriguing match for the Toffees, and one in which the FootyMad team are tentatively suggesting a drawn game. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Everton | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Man. City | Undefeated in last 3 away games. 6 games since last defeat. |