FootyMAD's Everton match preview

History of the Everton v Arsenal fixture

Arsenal face a trip to Everton at Goodison Park at tea-time on Saturday, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 93 games played, Gunners have recorded 27 wins, and Everton have come away with 41 victories.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in March 2007, the Toffees carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a Premiership match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2006/2007	Sun 18 Mar	Everton	1 - 0	Arsenal	PREM
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

Recent respective form guides

Everton could not have a more impressive recent home form, having won each of the last six games. In this time, Toffees have rattled up an impressive 19 goals, and conceded 3.

Arsenal have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The Gunners's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.

Everton find themselves in a respectable 6th position, courtesy of the 33 points they have accumulated from 19 games. Arsenal sit in a healthy 2nd in the league, and have picked up 44 points from their 19 games.

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Current form guides:	P	W	D	L	F	A	P
Everton	6	5	0	1	13	5	15
Arsenal	6	4	1	1	9	6	13

FootyMad's prediction ...

Arsenal have an average recent record on the road, and this could be the reason why Everton may poach a narrow victory, according to the Madmen. Home win

Sequence statistics:
Everton	Won 6 successive home games. 9 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 7 .
Arsenal	6 games since last defeat.