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Stoke City face a trip to Burnley at Turf Moor on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 51 games played, Potters have recorded 16 wins, and Burnley have come away with 25 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in January 2007, with Stoke City inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the Clarets in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Tue 23 Jan | Burnley | 0 - 1 | Stoke City | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 16 Sep | Stoke City | 0 - 1 | Burnley | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 18 Mar | Stoke City | 1 - 0 | Burnley | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Mon 26 Dec | Burnley | 1 - 0 | Stoke City | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Mon 03 Jan | Stoke City | 0 - 1 | Burnley | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 25 Sep | Burnley | 2 - 2 | Stoke City | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sun 28 Dec | Burnley | 0 - 1 | Stoke City | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Burnley's poor home run has seen them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. The Clarets's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.
Stoke City's away form is none too clever either, collecting 2 wins and 3 draws from the last six. The Potters's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 9 goals for and 7 against.
Burnley see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola Championship, showing a record of 21 points from their 15 games played so far, Stoke City's 23 points from 16 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 |
| Burnley | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 8 |
| Stoke City | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Stoke City are not doing too bad on their travels, and I think they should continue by carving out a narrow victory at Burnley. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Burnley | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. |
| Stoke City | 4 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 8 outings ago. |