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Everton prepare to entertain Liverpool at Goodison Park on Saturday evening, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. It couldn't be much closer,Blues having the edge 32 games to 26.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Goodison Park was less than a year ago, in April 2003, with Liverpool inflicting a narrow 1-2 defeat upon the Blues in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2002/2003 | Sat 19 Apr | Everton | 1-2 | Liverpool | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sun 22 Dec | Liverpool | 0 - 0 | Everton | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 23 Feb | Liverpool | 1 - 1 | Everton | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 15 Sep | Everton | 1 - 3 | Liverpool | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Mon 16 Apr | Everton | 2 - 3 | Liverpool | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Sun 29 Oct | Liverpool | 3 - 1 | Everton | PREM |
| 1999/2000 | Fri 21 Apr | Everton | 0 - 0 | Liverpool | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Everton have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 9 to 7.
The Reds have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occassions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The games have constituted a decent return of 12 goals for the Reds, and 8 goals against.
Everton's 4 points from 3 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 8th position. Liverpool find themselves struggling down in 15th position in the league having picked up 2 points from their 3 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Everton | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 7 |
| Liverpool | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its a close one to call, but I think that Blues's reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past Liverpool. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Everton | 6 games since last home draw. |
| Liverpool | Not won in previous 2 away matches. No win in the 4 most recent games. |