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Everton play host to Stoke City at Goodison Park on Saturday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having chalked up an impressive 36 wins out of 54 previous matches.
The last time the two teams met at Everton was amazingly over twenty years ago, in November 1984, as they swept to an impressive 4-0 win in a First Division match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sun 14 Sep | Stoke City | 2 - 3 | Everton | PREM |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Everton are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 12 goals for the Toffees, with 3 goals against.
In complete contrast to Everton, Stoke City are having a torrid time on their travels, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. While the Potters have hit 5 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Everton find themselves in a respectable 6th position, courtesy of the 45 points they have accumulated from 28 games. Stoke City are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 29 points from 28 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Everton | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 14 |
| Stoke City | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its good news for Everton fans, because, with them being in such great nick at home, I just cannot see any further than an emphatic home win for the Toffees. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Everton | Won 5 successive home games. 6 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 7 matches. |
| Stoke City | Not won in previous 14 away matches. 4 games since last defeat. |