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Everton prepare to entertain Stoke City at Goodison Park on Sunday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having chalked up an impressive 37 wins out of 55 previous matches.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Goodison Park was less than a year ago, in March 2009, with Everton running out comfortable 3-1 winners in a Premier League match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 14 Mar | Everton | 3-1 | Stoke City | PREM |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Everton have an excellent home record, winning five and losing just one of the last six games. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 17 goals for the Toffees, with 8 goals against.
Stoke City have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. While the Potters have hit 5 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Everton's 9 points from 6 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position. Stoke City see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premier League, showing a record of 8 points from their 7 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Everton | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 15 |
| Stoke City | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Everton may be coming up against a decent side in Stoke City, but I do believe that its going to result in a narrow home win for the Toffees. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Everton | Won 4 successive home games. 7 games since last home draw. Won their latest 5 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 7 . |
| Stoke City | Undefeated in last 3 away games. |