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Stoke City prepare to entertain West Bromwich Albion at Britannia Stadium on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Potters are clearly on top, having won 34 and lost only 9 of the 62 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Britannia Stadium was less than a year ago, in December 2007, with Stoke City running out comfortable 3-1 winners in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 22 Dec | Stoke City | 3-1 | West Brom. | CHMP |
| 2007/2008 | Wed 03 Oct | West Brom. | 1 - 1 | Stoke City | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 07 Apr | West Brom. | 1 - 3 | Stoke City | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 25 Nov | Stoke City | 1 - 0 | West Brom. | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 04 May | Stoke City | 4 - 1 | West Brom. | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 27 Sep | West Brom. | 1 - 0 | Stoke City | CHMP |
| 1997/1998 | Tue 13 Jan | West Brom. | 3 - 1 | Stoke City | FAC |
Recent respective form guides
Stoke City have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. A total of 9 goals have been scored by the Potters in those games, with 6 conceded.
In complete contrast to Stoke City, West Brom. are having a torrid time on their travels, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. The Baggies have conceded 12 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Stoke City find themselves struggling down in 15th position in the league having picked up 14 points from their 13 matches. West Brom. find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 13 games have yielded only 11 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Stoke City | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 10 |
| West Brom. | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 1 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its good news for Stoke City fans, because, with them being in such great nick at home, I just cannot see any further than an emphatic home win for the Potters. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Stoke City | Won 4 successive home games. 6 games since last home draw. |
| West Brom. | Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 3 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 6 most recent games. |