FM Preview: Stoke City v Everton 01 May 2012

Last updated : 30 April 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Stoke City v Everton fixture

Everton face a trip to Stoke City at Britannia Stadium on Tuesday evening, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 61 games played, Toffees have recorded 20 wins, and Stoke City have come away with 23 victories.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Britannia Stadium was just last season, in January 2011, with Stoke City running out comfortable 2-0 winners in a Premier League match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2011/2012 Sun 04 Dec Everton 0 - 1 Stoke City Premier League
2010/2011 Sat 01 Jan Stoke City 2-0 Everton Premier League
2010/2011 Sat 30 Oct Everton 1 - 0 Stoke City Premier League
2009/2010 Sat 01 May Stoke City 0 - 0 Everton Premier League
2009/2010 Sun 04 Oct Everton 1 - 1 Stoke City Premier League
2008/2009 Sat 14 Mar Everton 3 - 1 Stoke City Premier League
2008/2009 Sun 14 Sep Stoke City 2 - 3 Everton Premier League

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Recent respective form guides

Stoke City have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. These games have seen the Potters score just 7 goals, though they have conceded 4.

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 11 goals for and 10 against.

Stoke City find themselves struggling down in 14th position in the league having picked up 43 points from their 35 matches.

Everton lie just outside the playoff positions in the Barclays Premier League, picking up 51 from their 35 games so far.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Stoke City 6 1 3 2 5 9 6
Everton 6 3 2 1 17 8 11

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Everton are not doing too bad on their travels, and we think they should continue by carving out a narrow victory at Stoke City. Away win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Stoke City Unbeaten in the last 5 home games.
Not won in the 3 most recent games.
Everton Not won in previous 3 away matches.

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