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Stoke City face a trip to Sheffield Wednesday at Hillsborough on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Potters will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 24 and win only 10 of the 44 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in September 2006, 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 20 Oct | Stoke City | 2 - 4 | Sheff. Wed. | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Tue 26 Dec | Stoke City | 1 - 2 | Sheff. Wed. | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Tue 12 Sep | Sheff. Wed. | 1 - 1 | Stoke City | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 26 Nov | Sheff. Wed. | 0 - 2 | Stoke City | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 06 Aug | Stoke City | 0 - 0 | Sheff. Wed. | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 28 Dec | Stoke City | 3 - 2 | Sheff. Wed. | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 10 Aug | Sheff. Wed. | 0 - 0 | Stoke City | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Sheffield Wednesday are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. A generous 6 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Stoke City have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. While the Potters have hit 5 goals, 8 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Sheff. Wed. are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola Championship with a return of just 44 points from their 38 games thus far. Stoke City are leading the way in the Coca-Cola Championship, with their 40 games giving them a return of 68 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Sheff. Wed. | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 9 |
| Stoke City | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The away form of the Potters has not been the best, though the Footymad panel sees them pulling off a narrow win on their visit to Sheff. Wed.. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Sheff. Wed. | Drawn each of their last 2 games. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Stoke City | Drawn each of the last 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |