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Stoke City prepare to entertain Preston North End at Britannia Stadium on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Potters are clearly on top, having won 25 and lost only 11 of the 48 games.
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.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 04 Feb | Stoke City | 0-0 | Preston N.E. | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Fri 16 Sep | Preston N.E. | 0 - 1 | Stoke City | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Sun 26 Dec | Stoke City | 0 - 0 | Preston N.E. | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 11 Sep | Preston N.E. | 3 - 0 | Stoke City | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Fri 26 Dec | Stoke City | 1 - 1 | Preston N.E. | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 30 Aug | Preston N.E. | 1 - 0 | Stoke City | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Wed 01 Jan | Stoke City | 2 - 1 | Preston N.E. | 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 4 goals have been registered in this time, with 5 in the wrong end.
Preston N.E.'s away form is none too clever either, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. The North End's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.
Stoke City are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola Championship with a return of just 8 points from their 9 games thus far. Preston N.E. are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 16 points from 9 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Stoke City | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 3 |
| Preston N.E. | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Nothing seems to be going right for the Potters at home recently, and I can see no immediate turn around in fortunes as the North End come away with an easy victory. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Stoke City | Failed to win in previous 4 home matches. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 8 most recent games. |
| Preston N.E. | Previous 2 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 3 away matches. 6 games since last defeat. |