FM Preview: Everton v Chelsea 11 Feb 2012

Last updated : 10 February 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Everton v Chelsea fixture

Chelsea face a trip to Everton at Goodison Park on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 79 games played, Blues have recorded 18 wins, and Everton have come away with 36 victories.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, with Chelsea inflicting a narrow 1-2 defeat upon the Toffees in an League Cup match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2011/2012 Wed 26 Oct Everton 1-2 Chelsea League Cup
2011/2012 Sat 15 Oct Chelsea 3 - 1 Everton Premier League
2010/2011 Sun 22 May Everton 1 - 0 Chelsea Premier League
2010/2011 Sat 19 Feb Chelsea 1 - 1 Everton F.A. Cup
2010/2011 Sat 29 Jan Everton 1 - 1 Chelsea F.A. Cup
2010/2011 Sat 04 Dec Chelsea 1 - 1 Everton Premier League
2009/2010 Wed 10 Feb Everton 2 - 1 Chelsea Premier League

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Recent respective form guides

Everton have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. A total of 8 goals have been scored by the Toffees in those games, with 4 conceded.

The Blues have had a decent run of form away from home recently, unbeaten in the last six, but with four of them resulting in draws. The Blues's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 6 goals for and 4 against.

Everton see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premier League, showing a record of 30 points from their 24 games played so far,

Chelsea's total of 43 points from their 24 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Barclays Premier League.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Everton 6 2 3 1 6 6 9
Chelsea 6 3 3 0 10 4 12

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Chelsea are not doing too bad on their travels, and we think they should continue by carving out a narrow victory at Everton. Away win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Everton Unbeaten in the last 4 home games.
Unbeaten run of 5 matches.
Chelsea Undefeated in last 7 away games.
Drawn each of the last 2 games.
No win in the 2 most recent games.

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