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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 chalked up an impressive 40 wins out of 60 previous matches.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Goodison Park was earlier this season, with Middlesbrough inflicting a narrow 0-1 defeat upon the Blues in a League Cup match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Wed 26 Oct | Everton | 0-1 | Middlesbrough | LGEC |
| 2004/2005 | Sun 16 Jan | Middlesbrough | 1 - 1 | Everton | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Sun 19 Sep | Everton | 1 - 0 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 27 Mar | Everton | 1 - 1 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Wed 03 Dec | Middlesbrough | 0 - 0 | Everton | LGEC |
| 2003/2004 | Sun 21 Sep | Middlesbrough | 1 - 0 | Everton | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 01 Mar | Middlesbrough | 1 - 1 | Everton | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Everton's dreadful home form has resulted in just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. Blues have conceded a disappointing 6 goals in this period, and managed to convert only 2 of their own chances.
Middlesbrough's away form is none too clever either, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The Boro's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 7 goals for and 5 against.
Everton are stuck down in the relegation zone of Barclays Premiership with a return of just 7 points from their 10 games thus far. Middlesbrough see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premiership, showing a record of 15 points from their 11 games played so far,
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 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 |
| Middlesbrough | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 13 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Nothing seems to be going right for the Blues at home recently, and I can see no immediate turn around in fortunes as the Boro come away with an easy victory. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Everton | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. |
| Middlesbrough | 5 games since last away draw. Won each of the previous 3 matches. Last drawn game 6 outings ago. |