FM Preview: Tottenham Hotspur v Stoke City 22 Dec 2012

Last updated : 21 December 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Tottenham Hotspur v Stoke City fixture

Stoke City face a trip to Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane on Saturday afternoon, and have come away with little in previous meetings, having taken no points from 28 of the 39 contests.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at White Hart Lane was less than a year ago, in March 2012, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1-1 final scoreline in a Premier League match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2011/2012 Wed 21 Mar Tottenham H. 1-1 Stoke City Premier League
2011/2012 Sun 11 Dec Stoke City 2 - 1 Tottenham H. Premier League
2011/2012 Tue 20 Sep Stoke City 0 - 0 Tottenham H. League Cup
2010/2011 Sat 09 Apr Tottenham H. 3 - 2 Stoke City Premier League
2010/2011 Sat 21 Aug Stoke City 1 - 2 Tottenham H. Premier League
2009/2010 Sat 20 Mar Stoke City 1 - 2 Tottenham H. Premier League
2009/2010 Sat 24 Oct Tottenham H. 0 - 1 Stoke City Premier League

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Recent respective form guides

Tottenham Hotspur have an excellent home record, winning five and losing just one of the last six games. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 12 goals for the Spurs, with 5 goals against.

Stoke City have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. Only 4 goals have been registered in this time, with 6 leaked at the wrong end.

Tottenham Hotspur's total of 29 points from their 17 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Barclays Premier League.

Stoke City's 24 points from 17 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Tottenham Hotspur 6 5 0 1 13 5 15
Stoke City 6 3 3 0 6 3 12

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FootyMad's prediction ...

FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Spurs, as the Potters have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Tottenham Hotspur Won 5 successive home games.
10 games since last home draw.
Not drawn a match in their last 6 .
Stoke City Undefeated in last 3 away games.
Drawn each of the last 2 games.
No win in the 2 most recent games.

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