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Man City face a trip to Everton at Goodison Park on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Sky Blues will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 40 and win only 15 of the 78 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in February 2006, the Toffees carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 04 Feb | Everton | 1 - 0 | Man City | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sun 02 Oct | Man City | 2 - 0 | Everton | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Sun 26 Dec | Everton | 2 - 1 | Man City | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 11 Sep | Man City | 0 - 1 | Everton | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 15 May | Man City | 5 - 1 | Everton | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Sun 07 Dec | Everton | 0 - 0 | Man City | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Wed 01 Jan | Everton | 2 - 2 | Man City | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Everton have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. A total of 9 goals have been scored by the Toffees in those games, with 6 conceded.
The away form of Man City is pretty dire, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. While the Sky Blues have hit 4 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Everton sit in a healthy 4th in the league, and have picked up 12 points from their 6 games. Man City see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premiership, showing a record of 7 points from their 6 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Everton | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 12 |
| Man City | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Toffees, as the Sky Blues have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Everton | Unbeaten in the last 5 home games. Unbeaten run of 10 matches. |
| Man City | Lost each of the previous 5 away matches. Not won in previous 5 away matches. Last drawn game 6 outings ago. |