FootyMAD's Everton match preview

History of the Manchester City v Everton fixture

Man City prepare to entertain Everton at City of Manchester Stadium on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Sky Blues are clearly on top, having won 43 and lost only 14 of the 75 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at City of Manchester Stadium was less than a year ago, in May 2004, with Man City annihilating their visitors 5-1 in a Premiership match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
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
2002/2003	Sat 31 Aug	Man City	3 - 1	Everton	PREM
2000/2001	Sun 08 Apr	Everton	3 - 1	Man City	PREM
2000/2001	Sat 09 Dec	Man City	5 - 0	Everton	PREM
1995/1996	Sat 10 Feb	Everton	2 - 0	Man City	PREM

Recent respective form guides

Manchester City have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 15 goals for the Sky Blues, with 8 goals against.

Everton have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. While the Blues have hit 6 goals, 9 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Man City's 4 points from 4 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position. Everton's 7 points from 4 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 7th position.

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Current form guides:	P	W	D	L	F	A	P
Man City	6	2	1	3	12	7	7
Everton	6	2	1	3	8	13	7

FootyMad's prediction ...

Both teams are displaying reasonable form at the moment, and for that reason, the Madmen predict the game will end in stalemate. Score draw

Sequence statistics:
Man City	Unbeaten in the last 4 home games. Not drawn a match in their last 3 .
Everton	4 games since last defeat.