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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 59 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 just last season, in September 2008, with Everton inflicting a narrow 2 - 3 defeat upon the Potters 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 | 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 |
| 1984/1985 | Sat 17 Nov | Everton | 4 - 0 | Stoke City | PREM |
| 1983/1984 | Sat 14 Jan | Stoke City | 1 - 1 | Everton | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Stoke City have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, A generous 8 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Everton have an average recent record on the road, collecting 2 wins and 3 draws from the last six. The Toffees's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 10 goals for and 8 against.
Stoke City see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premier League, showing a record of 43 points from their 35 games played so far, Everton lie just outside the playoff positions in the Barclays Premier League, picking up 57 from their 36 games so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Stoke City | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 7 |
| Everton | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 12 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Everton are not doing too bad on their travels, and I think they should continue by carving out a narrow victory at Stoke City. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Stoke City | 4 games since last home draw. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Everton | Undefeated in last 5 away games. 10 games since last defeat. |