FootyMAD's Stoke City match preview

Last updated : 05 August 2005 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Stoke City v Sheffield Wednesday fixture

Sheff. Wed. pack their bags to visit Stoke City at Britannia Stadium on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The The Owls 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 previous match played between the two at Britannia Stadium was within the last three years, in December 2002, as the Potters edged out their past their rivals by a score of 3 - 2 in a League Division One match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2002/2003Sat 28 DecStoke City3 - 2Sheff. Wed.CHMP
2002/2003Sat 10 AugSheff. Wed.0 - 0Stoke CityCHMP
1999/2000Wed 22 SepSheff. Wed.3 - 1Stoke CityLC
1999/2000Tue 14 SepStoke City0 - 0Sheff. Wed.LC
1984/1985Sat 22 DecSheff. Wed.2 - 1Stoke CityPREM
1984/1985Sat 01 SepStoke City2 - 1Sheff. Wed.PREM
1983/1984Wed 30 NovStoke City0 - 1Sheff. Wed.LC

Recent respective form guides

Stoke City's home form is poor, winning just 2 of the last six, and losing the other 4. The Potters's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 7.

Sheff. Wed.'s away form is none too clever either, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The The Owls's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.



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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Stoke City6204566
Sheff. Wed.641111713

FootyMad's prediction ...

The away form of the The Owls has not been the best, though the Footymad panel sees them pulling off a narrow win on their visit to Stoke City. Away win

Sequence statistics:
Stoke City Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches.
Failed to win in previous 2 home matches.
Latest 2 games ended in defeat.
Not won in the 2 most recent games.
Sheff. Wed. 4 games since last away draw.
Won each of the previous 3 matches.
Last drawn game 6 outings ago.