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The 216th Merseyside Derby: Stats Preview

By Luke   O'Farrell  ::  29/09/2011   56 Comments (»Last) I have collected some stats ahead of Saturday's game that people may find interesting, useful etc:

1. This is the 216th meeting between the sides, making it the most played fixture in English football.
2. Liverpool have the edge with 85 wins to Everton?s 66 and there have been 64 draws.
3. Since the Premier League?s creation, the fixture holds the record for the most red cards with 19.
4. The longest unbeaten derby run is Everton?s in 14 matches from 1941 to 1952.
5. The longest unbeaten derby run, away from home, is Everton?s in 16 matches from 1899 to 1920.
6. The longest winning run, away from home, is Everton?s 7 consecutive wins at Anfield from 1908 to 1915.

Relevant stats ahead of Saturday?s match:

• Tim Cahill has now gone 15 games without a goal, his longest drought in 6 years.
• Tim Cahill has had 11 attempts on goal this season; and is still to score.
• Tim Cahill?s 5 league derby goals is the most by an Everton player since Dixie Dean.
• Tim Cahill?s 5 goals against Liverpool have come in just 11 games.
• Marouane Fellaini has conceded 12 free kicks in his last 3 games.
• Tony Hibbert will equal Duncan Ferguson?s club Premier League record of 16 derby appearances, if he plays on Saturday.
• Should Hibbert fail to score on Saturday, he will equal Brian Labone?s record of 278 games without a goal.
• Everton have lost just 1 game at home, in the league, in 10 months.
• Everton have lost only 1 of their last 14 Premier League home games.
• Everton have picked up 6 of their 7 points up against teams in the bottom half.
• Everton are trying for a 3rd successive derby without defeat ? it would be their best run in 13 years.
• Everton haven?t lost back-to-back league games for 65 matches.
• Saturday will be David Moyes?s 10th consecutive season as a manager in the Derby; a feat matched only by Harry Catterick and Bill Shankly.
• Saturday?s referee, Martin Atkinson, has given out 14 red cards since the start of last season; the most out of all the referees.
• Everton have won just 1 of the last 9 Merseyside derbies in the league.
• Dirk Kuyt has scored in his last 3 derbies and has 5 in total against Everton.
• Liverpool have kept just 1 clean sheet in their last 7 Premier League away games.
• Liverpool have failed to score in 3 of their last 4 Premier League away games.
• Liverpool haven?t won an away game, outside of London, since March.
• This fixture at Goodison has ended 2-0 in each of the last 3 seasons.

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