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Everton face a trip to Sunderland at The Stadium of Light on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Toffees will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 47 and win only 19 of the 80 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in May 2009, as the visitors ran out cosy 0 - 2 winners in a Premier League match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sun 03 May | Sunderland | 0 - 2 | Everton | PREM |
| 2008/2009 | Sun 28 Dec | Everton | 3 - 0 | Sunderland | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Sun 09 Mar | Sunderland | 0 - 1 | Everton | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 24 Nov | Everton | 7 - 1 | Sunderland | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 01 Apr | Everton | 2 - 2 | Sunderland | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 31 Dec | Sunderland | 0 - 1 | Everton | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 29 Jan | Everton | 3 - 0 | Sunderland | FAC |
Recent respective form guides
Sunderland have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. These low-scoring games have seen just 5 goals scored and conceded.
Everton have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. While the Toffees have hit 8 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Sunderland's 21 points from 18 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position. Everton find themselves struggling down in 15th position in the league having picked up 18 points from their 17 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Sunderland | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4 |
| Everton | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
With Everton only showing average form on the road, Footymad are of the opinion a draw at The Stadium of Light will be a good result. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Sunderland | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 5 most recent games. |
| Everton | No win in the 4 most recent games. |