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Stoke City prepare to entertain Colchester United at Britannia Stadium on Saturday afternoon, aiming to preserve their record of never having lost at home to the visitors. The fixture has produced 2 draws, with 3 wins being posted by Potters.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Britannia Stadium was less than a year ago, in April 2007, with Stoke City running out comfortable 3-1 winners in a Championship match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 28 Apr | Stoke City | 3-1 | Colchester U. | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 16 Dec | Colchester U. | 3 - 0 | Stoke City | CHMP |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 05 Mar | Colchester U. | 1 - 3 | Stoke City | LGE1 |
| 2001/2002 | Wed 26 Sep | Stoke City | 3 - 0 | Colchester U. | LGE1 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 03 Mar | Stoke City | 3 - 1 | Colchester U. | LGE1 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 30 Sep | Colchester U. | 0 - 1 | Stoke City | LGE1 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 19 Feb | Colchester U. | 1 - 0 | Stoke City | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Stoke City are unbeaten in their last six home games, but have drawn three of them. A total of 9 goals have been scored by the Potters in those games, with 5 conceded.
Colchester U. have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. A generous 9 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Stoke City lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola Championship, picking up 14 points from their 9 games so far. Colchester U.'s 11 points from 9 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Stoke City | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 8 |
| Colchester U. | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The match against Colchester U. 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 | Unbeaten in the last 9 home games. Drawn each of their last 2 games. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Colchester U. | Previous 2 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 2 away matches. |