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Everton prepare to entertain Middlesbrough at Goodison Park on Sunday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having taken all the points from 39 of the 58 contests.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Goodison Park was less than a year ago, in March 2004, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1-1 final scoreline in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 27 Mar | Everton | 1-1 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Wed 03 Dec | Middlesbrough | 0 - 0 | Everton | LC |
| 2003/2004 | Sun 21 Sep | Middlesbrough | 1 - 0 | Everton | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 01 Mar | Middlesbrough | 1 - 1 | Everton | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 14 Sep | Everton | 2 - 1 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sun 10 Mar | Middlesbrough | 3 - 0 | Everton | FAC |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 01 Jan | Middlesbrough | 1 - 0 | Everton | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Everton have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, The Blues's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 10.
The away form of Middlesbrough is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Boro have hit 6 goals, 14 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Everton find themselves in a respectable 5th position, courtesy of the 10 points they have accumulated from 5 games. Middlesbrough sit in a healthy 4th in the league, and have picked up 10 points from their 5 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Everton | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 10 |
| Middlesbrough | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Everton are not exactly setting the world alight at Goodison Park at the moment, but your FootyMad team are quietly confident that they can ease past Middlesbrough in this game. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Everton | 6 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 4 matches. |
| Middlesbrough | 6 games since last away draw. Won each of the previous 3 matches. Last drawn game 5 outings ago. |