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Stoke City prepare to entertain Preston North End at Britannia Stadium on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Potters are clearly on top, having won 25 and lost only 11 of the 47 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Britannia Stadium was just last season, in December 2004, when they played out a goalless draw in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Fri 16 Sep | Preston N.E. | 0 - 1 | Stoke City | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Sun 26 Dec | Stoke City | 0-0 | Preston N.E. | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 11 Sep | Preston N.E. | 3 - 0 | Stoke City | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Fri 26 Dec | Stoke City | 1 - 1 | Preston N.E. | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 30 Aug | Preston N.E. | 1 - 0 | Stoke City | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Wed 01 Jan | Stoke City | 2 - 1 | Preston N.E. | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 24 Aug | Preston N.E. | 4 - 3 | 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. The Potters's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.
The away form of Preston N.E. however, is much more impressive, with an unbeaten run in the last six, four of them victories. The North End have managed to tuck away 10 goals in this period, and concede just the 1.
Stoke City see themselves just below half way in the Coca Cola Championship, showing a record of 38 points from their 30 games played so far, Preston N.E.'s total of 50 points from their 30 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 |
| Stoke City | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 6 |
| Preston N.E. | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 16 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its been an indifferent run of form for the Potters of late, and things are not going to improve with the visit of Preston N.E., who one believes will win this game handsomely. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Stoke City | No sequences of note |
| Preston N.E. | Undefeated in last 8 away games. 22 games since last defeat. |