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Stoke City prepare to entertain Burnley at Britannia Stadium on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Potters are clearly on top, having won 27 and lost only 10 of the 47 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Britannia Stadium was just last season, in January 2005, with Burnley inflicting a narrow 0-1 defeat upon the Potters in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Mon 26 Dec | Burnley | 1 - 0 | Stoke City | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Mon 03 Jan | Stoke City | 0-1 | Burnley | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 25 Sep | Burnley | 2 - 2 | Stoke City | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sun 28 Dec | Burnley | 0 - 1 | Stoke City | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 06 Sep | Stoke City | 1 - 2 | Burnley | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 01 Mar | Stoke City | 0 - 1 | Burnley | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 14 Sep | Burnley | 2 - 1 | Stoke City | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Stoke City are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. Only 5 goals have been registered in this time, with 6 in the wrong end.
The away form of Burnley is pretty dire, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. Clarets have conceded 11 goals in these games, and only hit 2 in reply.
Stoke City see themselves just below half way in the Coca Cola Championship, showing a record of 44 points from their 37 games played so far, Burnley find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 43 points from their 37 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Stoke City | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 |
| Burnley | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 3 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Stoke City are not exactly setting the world alight at Britannia Stadium at the moment, but your FootyMad team are quietly confident that they can ease past Burnley in this game. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Stoke City | 4 games since last home draw. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Burnley | Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 11 away matches. An overall losing run of 5 games. No win in the 5 most recent games. |