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Everton travel to take on Stoke City at Britannia Stadium on Sunday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 58 games played, Toffees have recorded 19 wins, and Stoke City have come away with 22 victories.
The last time the two teams met at Stoke City was back in January 2002, over five years ago, with Everton inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the Potters in a F.A. Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2001/2002 | Sat 05 Jan | Stoke City | 0 - 1 | Everton | FAC |
| 1984/1985 | Sat 20 Apr | Stoke City | 0 - 2 | Everton | PREM |
| 1984/1985 | Sat 17 Nov | Everton | 4 - 0 | Stoke City | PREM |
| 1983/1984 | Sat 14 Jan | Stoke City | 1 - 1 | Everton | PREM |
| 1983/1984 | Sat 07 Jan | Stoke City | 0 - 2 | Everton | FAC |
| 1983/1984 | Sat 27 Aug | Everton | 1 - 0 | Stoke City | PREM |
| 1982/1983 | Mon 04 Apr | Everton | 3 - 1 | Stoke City | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Stoke City have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 8 to 7.
Everton have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. Only 4 goals have been registered in this time, with 5 leaked at the wrong end.
Stoke City find themselves struggling down in 15th position in the league having picked up 3 points from their 3 matches. Everton are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 3 points from 3 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Stoke City | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
| Everton | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
An indifferent set of results for Everton on the road, and I believe this game is only going to yield a solitary point for the Toffees. No-score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Stoke City | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. Not drawn a match in their last 4 . |
| Everton | Last drawn game 6 outings ago. |