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Stoke City face a trip to Coventry City at Coventry Arena on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Potters will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in November 2005, with Stoke City inflicting a narrow 1 - 2 defeat upon the Sky Blues in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Mon 06 Nov | Stoke City | 1 - 0 | Coventry City | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 22 Apr | Stoke City | 0 - 1 | Coventry City | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Wed 02 Nov | Coventry City | 1 - 2 | Stoke City | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 26 Feb | Coventry City | 0 - 0 | Stoke City | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 11 Dec | Stoke City | 1 - 0 | Coventry City | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 03 Apr | Stoke City | 1 - 0 | Coventry City | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 13 Sep | Coventry City | 4 - 2 | Stoke City | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Coventry City have had an average home run of late, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 7 to 6.
Stoke City have an average recent record on the road, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. The games have constituted a decent return of 8 goals for the Potters, and 2 goals against.
Coventry City's 29 points from 20 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position. Stoke City's total of 33 points from their 20 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 |
| Coventry City | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
| Stoke City | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 15 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Stoke City are not doing too bad on their travels, and I think they should continue by carving out a narrow victory at Coventry City. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Coventry City | 8 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 3 matches. |
| Stoke City | 7 games since last away draw. Won each of the previous 5 matches. Last drawn game 11 outings ago. |