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Stoke City face a trip to Wolverhampton Wanderers at Molineux on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Potters will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 40 and win only 12 of the 70 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in March 2006, when they played out a goalless draw in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Tue 07 Mar | Wolves | 0 - 0 | Stoke City | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 24 Sep | Stoke City | 1 - 3 | Wolves | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 19 Mar | Wolves | 1 - 1 | Stoke City | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Sun 08 Aug | Stoke City | 2 - 1 | Wolves | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 18 Mar | Wolves | 0 - 0 | Stoke City | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 19 Oct | Stoke City | 0 - 2 | Wolves | CHMP |
| 1997/1998 | Wed 04 Mar | Wolves | 1 - 1 | Stoke City | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Wolverhampton Wanderers have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. These low-scoring games have seen just 5 goals scored and conceded.
Stoke City have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. The Potters's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 11 goals for and 10 against.
Wolves lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola Championship, picking up 13 points from their 8 games so far. Stoke City are currently lying in 19th place in Coca-Cola Championship having mustered a points tally of 8 from their 8 matches played.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Wolves | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 |
| Stoke City | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Wolves, as the Potters have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Wolves | 6 games since last home draw. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Stoke City | Previous 3 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 4 away matches. No win in the 7 most recent games. |