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West Brom. pack their bags to visit Stoke City at Britannia Stadium on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The The Baggies will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 31 and win only 9 of the 59 games.
The previous match played between the two at Britannia Stadium was within the last three years, in May 2004, when they eased past their opponents in a high-scoring 4 - 1 thriller, in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 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 |
| 1996/1997 | Sun 04 May | Stoke City | 2 - 1 | West Brom. | CHMP |
| 1996/1997 | Wed 16 Oct | West Brom. | 0 - 2 | Stoke City | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Stoke City have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Potters in those games, with 4 conceded.
West Brom. have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. The The Baggies's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 10 goals for and 8 against.
Stoke City lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola Championship, picking up 27 points from their 18 games so far. West Brom.'s total of 29 points from their 18 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 |
| Stoke City | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 12 |
| West Brom. | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
West Brom. have an average recent record on the road, and this could be the reason why Stoke City may poach a narrow victory, according to the Madmen. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Stoke City | Won 3 successive home games. 4 games since last home draw. Won their latest 3 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 8 . |
| West Brom. | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |