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Stoke City face a trip to West Bromwich Albion at The Hawthorns on Wednesday evening, 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 less than a year ago, in April 2007, as the visitors ran out cosy 1 - 3 winners in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 07 Apr | West Brom. | 1 - 3 | Stoke City | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 25 Nov | Stoke City | 1 - 0 | West Brom. | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 04 May | Stoke City | 4 - 1 | West Brom. | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 27 Sep | West Brom. | 1 - 0 | Stoke City | CHMP |
| 1997/1998 | Tue 13 Jan | West Brom. | 3 - 1 | Stoke City | FAC |
| 1997/1998 | Sun 28 Dec | West Brom. | 1 - 1 | Stoke City | CHMP |
| 1997/1998 | Wed 03 Sep | Stoke City | 0 - 0 | West Brom. | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
West Bromwich Albion have an excellent home record, winning five and losing just one of the last six games. In this time, The Baggies have rattled up an impressive 16 goals, and conceded 5.
Stoke City have an average recent record on the road, losing only 1 of the last six, but drawing 4 of them. A generous 8 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
West Brom. are holding the final promotion place in the Coca-Cola Championship, and have accumulated 16 points from the 8 games they have played so far. Stoke City's total of 13 points from their 8 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 |
| West Brom. | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 13 |
| Stoke City | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Stoke City have an average recent record on the road, and this could be the reason why West Brom. may poach a narrow victory, according to the Madmen. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| West Brom. | 11 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Stoke City | Previous 2 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 4 away matches. 6 games since last defeat. |