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Stoke City travel to take on Arsenal at Emirates Stadium on Sunday afternoon, and have come away with little in previous meetings, having been beaten a depressing 33 out of 43 times.
The last time the two teams met at Arsenal was just over four years ago, in January 2005, the Gunners carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a F.A. Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 01 Nov | Stoke City | 2 - 1 | Arsenal | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Sun 09 Jan | Arsenal | 2 - 1 | Stoke City | FAC |
| 1996/1997 | Wed 13 Nov | Arsenal | 5 - 2 | Stoke City | LGEC |
| 1996/1997 | Wed 23 Oct | Stoke City | 1 - 1 | Arsenal | LGEC |
| 1989/1990 | Sat 06 Jan | Stoke City | 0 - 1 | Arsenal | FAC |
| 1987/1988 | Tue 17 Nov | Arsenal | 3 - 0 | Stoke City | LGEC |
| 1984/1985 | Sat 30 Mar | Stoke City | 2 - 0 | Arsenal | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Arsenal are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. A total of 11 goals have been scored by the Gunners in those games, with 8 conceded.
Stoke City have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. The Potters's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.
Arsenal sit in a healthy 4th in the league, and have picked up 69 points from their 37 games. Stoke City see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premier League, showing a record of 45 points from their 37 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Arsenal | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 7 |
| Stoke City | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Stoke City have an average recent record on the road, and this could be the reason why Arsenal may poach a narrow victory, according to the Madmen. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Arsenal | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Stoke City | 5 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 6 outings ago. |