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Stoke City travel to take on Southend United at Roots Hall on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 6 games played, Potters have recorded 2 wins, and Southend Utd. have come away with 3 victories.
The last time the two teams met at Southend Utd. was back in February 1997, over five years ago, the Shrimpers carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 1996/1997 | Sat 15 Feb | Southend Utd. | 2 - 1 | Stoke City | CHMP |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 23 Nov | Stoke City | 1 - 2 | Southend Utd. | CHMP |
| 1995/1996 | Sun 05 May | Stoke City | 1 - 0 | Southend Utd. | CHMP |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 11 Nov | Southend Utd. | 2 - 4 | Stoke City | CHMP |
| 1994/1995 | Tue 21 Mar | Southend Utd. | 4 - 2 | Stoke City | CHMP |
| 1994/1995 | Sat 10 Sep | Stoke City | 4 - 1 | Southend Utd. | CHMP |
| 1993/1994 | Sat 19 Mar | Southend Utd. | 0 - 0 | Stoke City | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Southend United are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. A total of 9 goals have been scored by the Shrimpers in those games, with 3 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 8 goals against.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Southend Utd. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
| Stoke City | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
This is a game which sees both teams in reasonable shape, and one which the Madmen are pretty confident will end up as a draw. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Southend Utd. | 7 games since last home draw. |
| Stoke City | 5 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 6 outings ago. |