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Everton pack their bags to visit Birmingham City at St. Andrew's on Saturday afternoon, having the edge over their hosts in previous meetings. The visitors have won 22 of the 58 previous games, with the hosts winning just 19.
The previous match played between the two at St. Andrew's was within the last three years, in October 2005, with Everton inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the Blues in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 03 Nov | Everton | 3 - 1 | Birmingham C. | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 22 Apr | Everton | 0 - 0 | Birmingham C. | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 29 Oct | Birmingham C. | 0 - 1 | Everton | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 23 Apr | Everton | 1 - 1 | Birmingham C. | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 13 Nov | Birmingham C. | 0 - 1 | Everton | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Wed 11 Feb | Birmingham C. | 3 - 0 | Everton | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Sun 28 Dec | Everton | 1 - 0 | Birmingham C. | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Birmingham City have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. A total of 11 goals have been scored by the Blues in those games, with 7 conceded.
Everton have an average recent record on the road, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. The Toffees's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 5 goals for and 4 against.
Birmingham C. are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 30 points from 33 matches. Everton find themselves in a respectable 5th position, courtesy of the 60 points they have accumulated from 33 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Birmingham C. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 7 |
| Everton | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 |
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 Birmingham C.. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Birmingham C. | Unbeaten in the last 5 home games. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Everton | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. |