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Stoke City travel to take on Blackpool at Bloomfield Road on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 34 games played, Potters have recorded 12 wins, and Blackpool have come away with 13 victories.
The last time the two teams met at Blackpool was back in November 2001, over five years ago, where the two teams cancelled each other out in an enthralling 2 - 2 draw in a League Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2001/2002 | Tue 01 Jan | Stoke City | 2 - 0 | Blackpool | LGE1 |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 06 Nov | Blackpool | 2 - 2 | Stoke City | LGE1 |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 16 Oct | Blackpool | 3 - 2 | Stoke City | ASSM |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 25 Mar | Stoke City | 3 - 0 | Blackpool | LGE1 |
| 1999/2000 | Tue 25 Jan | Blackpool | 1 - 2 | Stoke City | ASSM |
| 1999/2000 | Sun 26 Dec | Blackpool | 1 - 2 | Stoke City | LGE1 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 30 Oct | Blackpool | 2 - 0 | Stoke City | FAC |
Recent respective form guides
Blackpool are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. Only 4 goals have been registered in this time, with 5 in the wrong end.
The away form of Stoke City however, is much more impressive, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 10 goals for the Potters, and 10 goals against.
Blackpool find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 23 points from their 21 matches. Stoke City's total of 34 points from their 21 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola Championship.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Blackpool | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 |
| Stoke City | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Potters's decent recent efforts out on the road should see them narrowly take the spoils from the match with Blackpool, believes the FootyMad team. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Blackpool | 5 games since last home draw. |
| Stoke City | Undefeated in last 3 away games. 6 games since last defeat. |