West Brom. travel to take on Stoke City at Britannia Stadium on Saturday afternoon, 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 lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. A total of 11 goals have been scored by the Potters in those games, with 6 conceded.
West Brom. have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. Only 5 goals have been registered in this time, with 7 leaked at the wrong end.
Stoke City's 52 points from 36 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position. West Brom. are holding the final promotion place in the Nationwide League Division One, and have accumulated 70 points from the 37 games they have played so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Stoke City | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
| West Brom. | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 13 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The away form of the Baggies 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 | Unbeaten in the last 4 home games. Drawn each of their last 2 games. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| West Brom. | Undefeated in last 3 away games. Won each of the previous 3 matches. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |