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Stoke City play host to Blackpool at Britannia Stadium on Saturday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 32 games played, Potters have recorded 15 wins, and Blackpool have come away with 8 victories.
The last time the two teams met at Stoke City was back in January 2002, over five years ago, with Stoke City running out comfortable 2-0 winners in a League Division Two match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 15 Dec | Blackpool | 2 - 3 | Stoke City | CHMP |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Stoke City are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. A total of 13 goals have been scored by the Potters in those games, with 7 conceded.
In complete contrast to Stoke City, Blackpool are having a torrid time on their travels, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Seasiders have hit 8 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Stoke City are leading the way in the Coca-Cola Championship, with their 39 games giving them a return of 67 points. Blackpool see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola Championship, showing a record of 48 points from their 39 games played so far,
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Stoke City | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 |
| Blackpool | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
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 | Unbeaten in the last 12 home games. Unbeaten run of 3 matches. |
| Blackpool | 4 games since last away draw. No win in the 4 most recent games. |