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Everton face a trip to Manchester City at City of Manchester Stadium on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Blues will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 43 and win only 14 of the 75 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in May 2004, with Man City annihilating their visitors 5 - 1 in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 15 May | Man City | 5 - 1 | Everton | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Sun 07 Dec | Everton | 0 - 0 | Man City | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Wed 01 Jan | Everton | 2 - 2 | Man City | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 31 Aug | Man City | 3 - 1 | Everton | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Sun 08 Apr | Everton | 3 - 1 | Man City | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 09 Dec | Man City | 5 - 0 | Everton | PREM |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 10 Feb | Everton | 2 - 0 | Man City | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Manchester City have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 15 goals for the Sky Blues, with 8 goals against.
Everton have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. While the Blues have hit 6 goals, 9 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Man City's 4 points from 4 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position. Everton's 7 points from 4 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 7th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Man City | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 7 |
| Everton | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Everton are in a sorry state of late on their travels, though the Mad panel can see them coming away from City of Manchester Stadium with a well-deserved point. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Man City | Unbeaten in the last 4 home games. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Everton | 4 games since last defeat. |