FootyMAD's West Bromwich Albion match preview

Last updated : 02 April 2005 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the West Bromwich Albion v Everton fixture

Everton face a trip to West Bromwich Albion at The Hawthorns on Sunday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Blues will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 36 and win only 15 of the 69 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was was two seasons ago, in April 2003, with Everton inflicting a narrow 1 - 2 defeat upon the The Baggies in a Premiership match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2004/2005Sat 28 AugEverton2 - 1West Brom.PREM
2002/2003Sat 12 AprWest Brom.1 - 2EvertonPREM
2002/2003Sat 23 NovEverton1 - 0West Brom.PREM
1988/1989Wed 11 JanEverton1 - 0West Brom.FAC
1988/1989Sat 07 JanWest Brom.1 - 1EvertonFAC
1985/1986Sat 07 DecWest Brom.0 - 3EvertonPREM
1985/1986Tue 20 AugEverton2 - 0West Brom.PREM

Recent respective form guides

West Bromwich Albion haven't lost in their last six home matches, but have drawn four of them. These games have seen the The Baggies score just 7 goals, though they have conceded 3.

Everton have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. A generous 12 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.

West Brom. are stuck down in the relegation zone of Barclays Premiership with a return of just 24 points from their 30 games thus far. Everton sit in a healthy 4th in the league, and have picked up 51 points from their 30 games.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
West Brom.6213987
Everton6114694

FootyMad's prediction ...

With Everton only showing average form on the road, Footymad are of the opinion a draw at The Hawthorns will be a good result. Score draw

Sequence statistics:
West Brom. Unbeaten in the last 6 home games.
Not drawn a match in their last 3 .
Everton An overall losing run of 2 games.
No win in the 2 most recent games.