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Stoke City face a trip to Norwich City at on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 18 games played, Potters have recorded 2 wins, and Norwich City have come away with 9 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was was two seasons ago, in March 2004, the Canaries carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Mon 29 Aug | Stoke City | 3 - 1 | Norwich City | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 27 Mar | Norwich City | 1 - 0 | Stoke City | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 20 Sep | Stoke City | 1 - 1 | Norwich City | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 01 Feb | Norwich City | 2 - 2 | Stoke City | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Mon 26 Aug | Stoke City | 1 - 1 | Norwich City | CHMP |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 18 Apr | Stoke City | 2 - 0 | Norwich City | CHMP |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 20 Dec | Norwich City | 0 - 0 | Stoke City | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Norwich City's home form is poor, winning just 2 of the last six, and losing the other 4. The Canaries's have scored 9 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 10.
Stoke City's away form is none too clever either, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Potters have hit 5 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Norwich City's 46 points from 36 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position. Stoke City find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 43 points from their 34 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Norwich City | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 7 |
| Stoke City | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Canaries, as the Potters have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Norwich City | 12 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Stoke City | Not won in previous 5 away matches. |