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Stoke City play host to Scunthorpe United at Britannia Stadium on Friday evening, looking to continue an impressive record. The Potters are clearly on top, beating their opponents 4 times from 7 games.
The last time the two teams met at Stoke City was back in October 1999, over five years ago, the Potters carving out a narrow 1-0 victory in a League Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Tue 06 Nov | Scunthorpe U. | 2 - 3 | Stoke City | CHMP |
| 1999/2000 | Mon 24 Apr | Scunthorpe U. | 0 - 2 | Stoke City | LGE1 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 02 Oct | Stoke City | 1-0 | Scunthorpe U. | LGE1 |
| 1963/1964 | Tue 22 Oct | Scunthorpe U. | 0 - 1 | Stoke City | LGEC |
| 1963/1964 | Wed 16 Oct | Stoke City | 3 - 3 | Scunthorpe U. | LGEC |
| 1963/1964 | Wed 25 Sep | Scunthorpe U. | 2 - 2 | Stoke City | LGEC |
| 1962/1963 | Sat 04 May | Stoke City | 2 - 3 | Scunthorpe U. | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Stoke City are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, A total of 12 goals have been scored by the Potters in those games, with 6 conceded.
In complete contrast to Stoke City, Scunthorpe U. are having a torrid time on their travels, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. Iron have conceded 9 goals in these games, and only hit 1 in reply.
Stoke City are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 56 points from 32 games. Scunthorpe U. find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 32 games have yielded only 31 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Stoke City | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 12 |
| Scunthorpe U. | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its good news for Stoke City fans, because, with them being in such great nick at home, I just cannot see any further than an emphatic home win for the Potters. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Stoke City | Won 3 successive home games. 4 games since last home draw. Won their latest 3 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 6 . |
| Scunthorpe U. | Not won in previous 5 away matches. No win in the 2 most recent games. |