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Everton prepare to entertain Manchester United at Goodison Park on Saturday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 77 games played, Blues have recorded 38 wins, and Man Utd. have come away with 22 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Goodison Park was less than a year ago, in May 2003, with Man Utd. inflicting a narrow 1-2 defeat upon the Blues in a Premiership match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Fri 26 Dec | Man Utd. | 3 - 2 | Everton | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sun 11 May | Everton | 1-2 | Man Utd. | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Mon 07 Oct | Man Utd. | 3 - 0 | Everton | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Wed 26 Dec | Everton | 0 - 2 | Man Utd. | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 08 Sep | Man Utd. | 4 - 1 | Everton | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 03 Feb | Man Utd. | 1 - 0 | Everton | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 16 Sep | Everton | 1 - 3 | Man Utd. | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Everton have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 9 goals have been scored by the Blues in those games, with 6 conceded.
The Red Devils have had a decent run of form away from home recently, with a marvellous return of five wins and one defeat from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 10 goals for the Red Devils, and 5 goals against.
Everton find themselves struggling down in 14th position in the league having picked up 25 points from their 23 matches. Man Utd. sit in a healthy 2nd in the league, and have picked up 53 points from their 23 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Everton | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3 |
| Man Utd. | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 13 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Blues are in quite good form at home, but the FootyMad team thinks on this occassion, Man Utd. will prove too strong and win this game comfortably. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Everton | Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Not won in the 6 most recent games. |
| Man Utd. | 21 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |