FootyMAD's Everton match preview

History of the Everton v Southampton fixture

Southampton face a trip to Everton at Goodison Park on Saturday afternoon, and have come away with little in previous meetings, having been beaten a depressing 28 out of 41 times.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in October 2003, when they played out a goalless draw in a Premiership match.

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

Recent encounters between the teams:
2003/2004	Sat 21 Feb	Southampton	3 - 3	Everton	PREM
2003/2004	Sun 19 Oct	Everton	0 - 0	Southampton	PREM
2002/2003	Sat 22 Feb	Everton	2 - 1	Southampton	PREM
2002/2003	Wed 11 Sep	Southampton	1 - 0	Everton	PREM
2001/2002	Sat 20 Apr	Southampton	0 - 1	Everton	PREM
2001/2002	Sun 02 Dec	Everton	2 - 0	Southampton	PREM
2000/2001	Sat 17 Mar	Southampton	1 - 0	Everton	PREM

Recent respective form guides

Everton's home form is poor, winning just 2 of the last six, and losing the other 4. While Blues have scored 5, a worringly large 9 have been leaked at the other end.

Southampton's away form is none too clever either, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. Only 5 goals have been registered in this time, with 7 leaked at the wrong end.

Everton sit in a healthy 3rd in the league, and have picked up 16 points from their 8 games. Southampton are stuck down in the relegation zone of Barclays Premiership with a return of just 5 points from their 8 games thus far.

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	5	3	11
Southampton	6	1	2	3	5	5	5

FootyMad's prediction ...

FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Blues, as the Saints have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win

Sequence statistics:
Everton	8 games since last home draw.
Southampton	No win in the 2 most recent games.