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Stoke City face a trip to Wolverhampton Wanderers at Molineux 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 41 and win only 12 of the 71 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in September 2006, with Wolves running out comfortable 2 - 0 winners in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 01 Sep | Stoke City | 0 - 0 | Wolves | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 13 Jan | Stoke City | 1 - 1 | Wolves | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 23 Sep | Wolves | 2 - 0 | Stoke City | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Tue 07 Mar | Wolves | 0 - 0 | Stoke City | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 24 Sep | Stoke City | 1 - 3 | Wolves | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 19 Mar | Wolves | 1 - 1 | Stoke City | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Sun 08 Aug | Stoke City | 2 - 1 | Wolves | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Wolverhampton Wanderers are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The Wolves's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.
Stoke City have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. While the Potters have hit 10 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Wolves's 43 points from 30 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position. Stoke City are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 50 points from 30 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Wolves | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 12 |
| Stoke City | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Stoke City are in a sorry state of late on their travels, though the Mad panel can see them coming away from Molineux with a well-deserved point. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Wolves | 4 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 6 . |
| Stoke City | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 5 away matches. Last drawn game 5 outings ago. |