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Everton face a trip to Manchester City at City of Manchester Stadium on Monday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Toffees will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 45 and win only 18 of the 81 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in March 2010, as the visitors ran out cosy 0 - 2 winners 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 | Wed 24 Mar | Man. City | 0 - 2 | Everton | PREM |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 16 Jan | Everton | 2 - 0 | Man. City | PREM |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 25 Apr | Everton | 1 - 2 | Man. City | PREM |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 13 Dec | Man. City | 0 - 1 | Everton | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Mon 25 Feb | Man. City | 0 - 2 | Everton | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 12 Jan | Everton | 1 - 0 | Man. City | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Mon 01 Jan | Man. City | 2 - 1 | Everton | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Manchester City have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. These games have seen the Sky Blues score just 7 goals, though they have conceded 4.
Everton have an average recent record on the road, remaining unbeaten in the last six, though five of those have been draws. The Toffees's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 8 goals for and 6 against.
Man. City's total of 32 points from their 17 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Barclays Premier League. Everton find themselves struggling down in 15th position in the league having picked up 18 points from their 17 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Man. City | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 14 |
| Everton | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
With Everton not hitting the right notes away from home at the moment, the Madmen safely assumes that Man. City will ease to victory over the Toffees. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Man. City | Unbeaten in the last 4 home games. Unbeaten run of 9 matches. |
| Everton | Previous 4 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 4 away matches. Drawn each of the last 2 games. No win in the 7 most recent games. |