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Stoke City prepare to entertain Southampton at Britannia Stadium on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Potters are clearly on top, having won 16 and lost only 7 of the 29 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Britannia Stadium was less than a year ago, in April 2006, with Southampton inflicting a narrow 1-2 defeat upon the Potters in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 21 Oct | Southampton | 1 - 0 | Stoke City | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 15 Apr | Stoke City | 1-2 | Southampton | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 29 Oct | Southampton | 2 - 0 | Stoke City | CHMP |
| 1984/1985 | Sat 16 Mar | Southampton | 0 - 0 | Stoke City | PREM |
| 1984/1985 | Sat 13 Oct | Stoke City | 1 - 3 | Southampton | PREM |
| 1983/1984 | Sat 05 May | Stoke City | 1 - 1 | Southampton | PREM |
| 1983/1984 | Sat 03 Dec | Southampton | 3 - 1 | Stoke City | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Stoke City losing only 1 of the last six, but drawing 4 of them. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 4 to 3.
Southampton have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. The Saints's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.
Stoke City's 54 points from 36 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position. Southampton lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola Championship, picking up 59 from their 36 games so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Stoke City | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
| Southampton | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
With Stoke City only showing average form at home, the Madmen are expecting them to play out a draw. No-score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Stoke City | Failed to win in previous 5 home matches. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Southampton | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 4 away matches. Last drawn game 5 outings ago. |