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Stoke City prepare to entertain Plymouth Argyle at Britannia Stadium on Tuesday evening, aiming to preserve their record of never having lost at home to the visitors. The Potters have won an impressive 12 of the 17 meetings between the two sides, drawing the other 5.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Britannia Stadium was less than a year ago, in April 2005, with Stoke City running out comfortable 2-0 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: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 01 Oct | Plymouth Arg. | 2 - 1 | Stoke City | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 16 Apr | Stoke City | 2-0 | Plymouth Arg. | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 20 Nov | Plymouth Arg. | 0 - 0 | Stoke City | CHMP |
| 1992/1993 | Wed 28 Apr | Stoke City | 1 - 0 | Plymouth Arg. | LGE1 |
| 1992/1993 | Sat 12 Sep | Plymouth Arg. | 1 - 1 | Stoke City | LGE1 |
| 1989/1990 | Sat 17 Mar | Stoke City | 0 - 0 | Plymouth Arg. | CHMP |
| 1989/1990 | Sat 07 Oct | Plymouth Arg. | 3 - 0 | Stoke City | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Stoke City have only collected 1 win and 3 draws from the last six home games played. While Potters have scored 4, a worringly large 7 have been leaked at the other end.
Plymouth Arg.'s away form is none too clever either, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The Pilgrims's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 6 goals for and 5 against.
Stoke City find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 39 points from their 32 matches. Plymouth Arg. see themselves just below half way in the Coca Cola Championship, showing a record of 39 points from their 32 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 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 5 |
| Plymouth Arg. | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
These are testing times at Britannia Stadium for the Potters and the Madmen are unable to see past Plymouth Arg. claiming victory in a close match.
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Stoke City | Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Plymouth Arg. | 4 games since last away draw. No win in the 2 most recent games. |