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Stoke City face a trip to Plymouth Argyle at Home Park on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 20 games played, Potters have recorded 6 wins, and Plymouth Arg. have come away with 9 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in March 2007, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 22 Sep | Stoke City | 3 - 2 | Plymouth Arg. | CHMP |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Plymouth Argyle have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A total of 11 goals have been scored by the Pilgrims in those games, with 6 conceded.
The Potters have had a decent run of form away from home recently, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 12 goals for the Potters, and 7 goals against.
Plymouth Arg.'s total of 37 points from their 24 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola Championship. Stoke City are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 41 points from 24 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Plymouth Arg. | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 10 |
| Stoke City | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 14 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Potters's decent recent efforts out on the road should see them narrowly take the spoils from the match with Plymouth Arg., believes the FootyMad team. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Plymouth Arg. | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Stoke City | Undefeated in last 5 away games. 9 games since last defeat. |