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Everton prepare to entertain Manchester City at Goodison Park at tea-time on Saturday, looking to continue an impressive record. The Toffees are clearly on top, having won 41 and lost only 16 of the 81 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Goodison Park was less than a year ago, in April 2009, with Man. City inflicting a narrow 1-2 defeat upon the Toffees 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: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 25 Apr | Everton | 1-2 | Man. City | PREM |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 13 Dec | Man. City | 0 - 1 | Everton | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Mon 25 Feb | Man. City | 0 - 2 | Everton | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 12 Jan | Everton | 1 - 0 | Man. City | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Mon 01 Jan | Man. City | 2 - 1 | Everton | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 30 Sep | Everton | 1 - 1 | Man. City | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 04 Feb | Everton | 1 - 0 | Man. City | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Everton are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 8 to 7.
Man. City have an average recent record on the road, collecting 2 wins and 3 draws from the last six. The Sky Blues's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 9 goals for and 8 against.
Everton see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premier League, showing a record of 23 points from their 20 games played so far, Man. City's total of 38 points from their 20 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Barclays Premier League.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Everton | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 9 |
| Man. City | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 15 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its been an indifferent run of form for the Toffees of late, and things are not going to improve with the visit of Man. City, who one believes will win this game handsomely. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Everton | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. Unbeaten run of 5 matches. |
| Man. City | 4 games since last away draw. Won each of the previous 5 matches. Last drawn game 7 outings ago. |