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Everton face a trip to Stoke City at Britannia Stadium on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 60 games played, Toffees have recorded 20 wins, and Stoke City have come away with 22 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in May 2010, when they played out a goalless draw 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: | |||||
| 2010/2011 | Sat 30 Oct | Everton | 1 - 0 | Stoke City | PREM |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 01 May | Stoke City | 0 - 0 | Everton | PREM |
| 2009/2010 | Sun 04 Oct | Everton | 1 - 1 | Stoke City | PREM |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 14 Mar | Everton | 3 - 1 | Stoke City | PREM |
| 2008/2009 | Sun 14 Sep | Stoke City | 2 - 3 | Everton | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 05 Jan | Stoke City | 0 - 1 | Everton | FAC |
| 1984/1985 | Sat 20 Apr | Stoke City | 0 - 2 | Everton | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Stoke City have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, The Potters's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.
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 9 goals for and 8 against.
Stoke City's 24 points from 19 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position. Everton see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premier League, showing a record of 22 points from their 19 games played so far,
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Stoke City | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 8 |
| Everton | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
With Everton only showing average form on the road, Footymad are of the opinion a draw at Britannia Stadium will be a good result. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Stoke City | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Everton | Undefeated in last 9 away games. 5 games since last defeat. |