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Reading travel to take on Everton at Goodison Park on Sunday afternoon, looking to break their duck against the hosts. Both of the previous encounters have resulted in a drawn game.
The last time the two teams met at Everton was way back in the black-and-white days of October 1973, the Toffees carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a League Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 23 Dec | Reading | 0 - 2 | Everton | PREM |
| 1973/1974 | Mon 08 Oct | Everton | 1 - 0 | Reading | LGEC |
| 1930/1931 | Sat 07 Mar | Everton | 3 - 2 | Reading | CHMP |
| 1930/1931 | Sat 01 Nov | Reading | 0 - 2 | Everton | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Everton have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 9 to 7.
Reading have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Royals have hit 7 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Everton's 31 points from 22 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 8th position. Reading's 30 points from 22 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Everton | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 7 |
| Reading | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Toffees, as the Royals have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Everton | Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Reading | Not won in previous 4 away matches. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |