FootyMAD's Everton match preview

History of the Everton v Arsenal fixture

Arsenal face a trip to Everton at Goodison Park on Sunday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 92 games played, Gunners have recorded 27 wins, and Everton have come away with 40 victories.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, with Arsenal inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the Toffees in a League Cup match.

For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here

Recent encounters between the teams:
2006/2007	Wed 08 Nov	Everton	0 - 1	Arsenal	LGEC
2006/2007	Sat 28 Oct	Arsenal	1 - 1	Everton	PREM
2005/2006	Sat 21 Jan	Everton	1 - 0	Arsenal	PREM
2005/2006	Mon 19 Sep	Arsenal	2 - 0	Everton	PREM
2004/2005	Wed 11 May	Arsenal	7 - 0	Everton	PREM
2004/2005	Tue 09 Nov	Arsenal	3 - 1	Everton	LGEC
2004/2005	Sun 15 Aug	Everton	1 - 4	Arsenal	PREM

Recent respective form guides

Everton are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. A generous 7 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.

Arsenal have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The Gunners's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 7 goals for and 6 against.

Everton find themselves in a respectable 6th position, courtesy of the 43 points they have accumulated from 29 games. Arsenal sit in a healthy 3rd in the league, and have picked up 55 points from their 28 games.

For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here

Current form guides:	P	W	D	L	F	A	P
Everton	6	3	2	1	8	3	11
Arsenal	6	2	1	3	5	6	7

FootyMad's prediction ...

With Arsenal only showing average form on the road, Footymad are of the opinion a draw at Goodison Park will be a good result. Score draw

Sequence statistics:
Everton	No sequences of note
Arsenal	6 games since last away draw. 4 games since last defeat.