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Stoke City prepare to entertain Plymouth Argyle at Britannia Stadium on Saturday afternoon, aiming to preserve their record of never having lost at home to the visitors. The Potters have won an impressive 12 of the 18 meetings between the two sides, drawing the other 6.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Britannia Stadium was less than a year ago, in February 2006, when they played out a goalless draw in a Championship match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Tue 14 Feb | Stoke City | 0-0 | Plymouth Arg. | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 01 Oct | Plymouth Arg. | 2 - 1 | Stoke City | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 16 Apr | Stoke City | 2 - 0 | Plymouth Arg. | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 20 Nov | Plymouth Arg. | 0 - 0 | Stoke City | CHMP |
| 1992/1993 | Wed 28 Apr | Stoke City | 1 - 0 | Plymouth Arg. | LGE1 |
| 1992/1993 | Sat 12 Sep | Plymouth Arg. | 1 - 1 | Stoke City | LGE1 |
| 1989/1990 | Sat 17 Mar | Stoke City | 0 - 0 | Plymouth Arg. | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Stoke City's poor home run has seen them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. Only 5 goals have been registered in this time, with 6 in the wrong end.
Plymouth Arg.'s away form is none too clever either, collecting 2 wins and 3 draws from the last six. The Pilgrims's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 5 goals for and 4 against.
Stoke City see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola Championship, showing a record of 5 points from their 4 games played so far, Plymouth Arg.'s 7 points from 4 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 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 8 |
| Plymouth Arg. | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
These are testing times at Britannia Stadium for the Potters and the Madmen are unable to see past Plymouth Arg. claiming victory in a close match.
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Stoke City | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Plymouth Arg. | 4 games since last away draw. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |