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Stoke City play host to Bristol City at Britannia Stadium at tea-time on Saturday, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having chalked up an impressive 16 wins out of 24 previous matches.
The last time the two teams met at Stoke City was back in October 2001, over five years ago, the Potters carving out a narrow 1-0 victory in a League Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 27 Oct | Bristol City | 1 - 0 | Stoke City | CHMP |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 20 Apr | Bristol City | 1 - 1 | Stoke City | LGE1 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 27 Oct | Stoke City | 1-0 | Bristol City | LGE1 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 30 Dec | Stoke City | 1 - 0 | Bristol City | LGE1 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 19 Aug | Bristol City | 1 - 2 | Stoke City | LGE1 |
| 1999/2000 | Sun 16 Apr | Bristol City | 1 - 2 | Stoke City | ASSM |
| 1999/2000 | Tue 28 Mar | Bristol City | 2 - 2 | Stoke City | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Stoke City have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 10 to 8.
Bristol City have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. Only 5 goals have been registered in this time, with 6 leaked at the wrong end.
Stoke City are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 72 points from 43 games. Bristol City are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 71 points from 43 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Stoke City | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 9 |
| Bristol City | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The match against Bristol City is certainly an interesting one with me deciding its going to end up with a victory for the Potters in a close run game. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Stoke City | Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. |
| Bristol City | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 4 away matches. No win in the 2 most recent games. |