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Everton prepare to entertain Reading at Goodison Park on Saturday afternoon, aiming to preserve their record of never having lost at home to the visitors. The majority of those games have been won by the Toffees.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Goodison Park was just last season, in January 2007, 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: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 18 Aug | Reading | 1 - 0 | Everton | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Sun 14 Jan | Everton | 1-1 | Reading | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 23 Dec | Reading | 0 - 2 | Everton | PREM |
| 1973/1974 | Mon 08 Oct | Everton | 1 - 0 | Reading | LGEC |
| 1930/1931 | Sat 07 Mar | Everton | 3 - 2 | Reading | CHMP |
| 1930/1931 | Sat 01 Nov | Reading | 0 - 2 | Everton | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Everton have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, Only 4 goals have been registered in this time, with 6 in the wrong end.
The away form of Reading is pretty dire, attaining just 3 draws from the previous six away games. While the Royals have hit 9 goals, 14 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Everton sit in a healthy 4th in the league, and have picked up 44 points from their 25 games. Reading are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 22 points from 25 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Everton | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Reading | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 1 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The current home form displayed by Everton is obviously none too clever, but, with the current standing of Reading, I firmly believe this match can only produce a victory for the Toffees. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Everton | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Drawn each of their last 2 games. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Reading | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 11 away matches. An overall losing run of 5 games. No win in the 9 most recent games. |