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Man. City face a trip to Stoke City at Britannia Stadium on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Sky Blues will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 28 and win only 11 of the 47 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in February 2010, with Stoke City running out comfortable 3 - 1 winners in an F.A. Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Wed 24 Feb | Stoke City | 3 - 1 | Man. City | FAC |
| 2009/2010 | Tue 16 Feb | Stoke City | 1 - 1 | Man. City | PREM |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 13 Feb | Man. City | 1 - 1 | Stoke City | FAC |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 26 Dec | Man. City | 2 - 0 | Stoke City | PREM |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 31 Jan | Stoke City | 1 - 0 | Man. City | PREM |
| 2008/2009 | Sun 26 Oct | Man. City | 3 - 0 | Stoke City | PREM |
| 1998/1999 | Fri 29 Jan | Stoke City | 0 - 1 | Man. City | LGE1 |
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 10 goals have been scored by the Potters in those games, with 5 conceded.
Man. City have an average recent record on the road, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. The Sky Blues's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 12 goals for and 10 against.
Stoke City lie just outside the playoff positions in the Barclays Premier League, picking up 19 points from their 14 games so far. Man. City's total of 25 points from their 14 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Barclays Premier League.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Stoke City | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 9 |
| Man. City | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
A creditable return from recent away games for Sky Blues could well see them head back from Britannia Stadium with a share of the spoils, think the FootyMad panel. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Stoke City | 6 games since last home draw. Won their latest 3 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 11 . |
| Man. City | 11 games since last away draw. 5 games since last defeat. |