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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 a healthy record in the fixture, winning 12 from 19 meetings.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Britannia Stadium was just last season, in August 2006, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1-1 final scoreline in a Championship match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 03 Mar | Plymouth Arg. | 1 - 1 | Stoke City | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 26 Aug | Stoke City | 1-1 | Plymouth Arg. | CHMP |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Stoke City are unbeaten in their last six home games, but have drawn three of them. A total of 8 goals have been scored by the Potters in those games, with 4 conceded.
Plymouth Arg.'s away form is equally impressive, picking up four victories from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 12 goals for the Pilgrims, and 4 goals against.
Stoke City's 9 points from 6 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position. Plymouth Arg. lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola Championship, picking up 9 from their 6 games so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Stoke City | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Plymouth Arg. | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Potters go into their game against Plymouth Arg. in confident mood, but FootyMad sees them coming down to earth, with the visitors narrowly taking all three points. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Stoke City | Drawn last 2 games at home. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Drawn each of their last 3 games. Not won in the 4 most recent games. |
| Plymouth Arg. | 9 games since last away draw. 5 games since last defeat. |