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Stoke City prepare to entertain Burnley at Britannia Stadium on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Potters are clearly on top, having won 28 and lost only 11 of the 49 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Britannia Stadium was just last season, in September 2006, with Burnley inflicting a narrow 0-1 defeat upon the Potters in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 24 Nov | Burnley | 0 - 0 | Stoke City | CHMP |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Stoke City are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. A total of 12 goals have been scored by the Potters in those games, with 6 conceded.
Burnley have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. While the Clarets have hit 8 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Stoke City are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 62 points from 36 games. Burnley's 51 points from 36 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 |
| Stoke City | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
| Burnley | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Stoke City may be coming up against a decent side in Burnley, but I do believe that its going to result in a narrow home win for the Potters. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Stoke City | Won 5 successive home games. 6 games since last home draw. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Burnley | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. No win in the 2 most recent games. |