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Stoke City travel to take on Bristol City at Ashton Gate on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 24 games played, Potters have recorded 6 wins, and Bristol City have come away with 8 victories.
The last time the two teams met at Bristol City was back in April 2002, over five years ago, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a League Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2001/2002 | Sat 20 Apr | Bristol City | 1 - 1 | Stoke City | LGE1 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 27 Oct | Stoke City | 1 - 0 | Bristol City | LGE1 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 30 Dec | Stoke City | 1 - 0 | Bristol City | LGE1 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 19 Aug | Bristol City | 1 - 2 | Stoke City | LGE1 |
| 1999/2000 | Sun 16 Apr | Bristol City | 1 - 2 | Stoke City | ASSM |
| 1999/2000 | Tue 28 Mar | Bristol City | 2 - 2 | Stoke City | LGE1 |
| 1999/2000 | Sun 14 Nov | Stoke City | 1 - 1 | Bristol City | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Bristol City have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Robins in those games, with 7 conceded.
Stoke City have an average recent record on the road, losing only 1 of the last six, but drawing 4 of them. The Potters's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 10 goals for and 9 against.
Bristol City are holding the final promotion place in the Coca-Cola Championship, and have accumulated 23 points from the 12 games they have played so far. Stoke City are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 20 points from 12 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Bristol City | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 11 |
| Stoke City | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
An indifferent set of results for Stoke City on the road, and I believe this game is only going to yield a solitary point for the Potters. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Bristol City | Unbeaten in the last 4 home games. Won their latest 3 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 4 . |
| Stoke City | Undefeated in last 4 away games. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |