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West Brom. travel to take on Stoke City at Britannia Stadium on Tuesday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Baggies will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 30 and win only 9 of the 58 games.
The last time the two teams met at Stoke City was back in September 1997, over five years ago, when they played out a goalless draw in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 27 Sep | West Brom. | 1 - 0 | Stoke City | LD1 |
| 1997/1998 | Tue 13 Jan | West Brom. | 3 - 1 | Stoke City | FAC |
| 1997/1998 | Sun 28 Dec | West Brom. | 1 - 1 | Stoke City | LD1 |
| 1997/1998 | Wed 03 Sep | Stoke City | 0 - 0 | West Brom. | LD1 |
| 1996/1997 | Sun 04 May | Stoke City | 2 - 1 | West Brom. | LD1 |
| 1996/1997 | Wed 16 Oct | West Brom. | 0 - 2 | Stoke City | LD1 |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 09 Dec | West Brom. | 0 - 1 | Stoke City | LD1 |
Recent respective form guides
Stoke City have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 7 to 6.
The Baggies have had a decent run of form away from home recently, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The Baggies's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 7 goals for and 5 against.
Stoke City see themselves just below half way in the Nationwide League Division One, showing a record of 62 points from their 44 games played so far, West Brom. are holding the final promotion place in the Nationwide League Division One, and have accumulated 86 points from the 44 games they have played so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Stoke City | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| West Brom. | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 13 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Baggies's decent recent efforts out on the road should see them narrowly take the spoils from the match with Stoke City, believes the FootyMad team. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Stoke City | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Not drawn a match in their last 4 . |
| West Brom. | Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |