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Man. City prepare to entertain Stoke City at City of Manchester Stadium on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Sky Blues are clearly on top, having won 28 and lost only 7 of the 46 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at City of Manchester Stadium was just last season, in October 2008, with Man. City running out comfortable 3-0 winners in a Premier League match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 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 |
| 1998/1999 | Mon 28 Dec | Man. City | 2 - 1 | Stoke City | LGE1 |
| 1997/1998 | Sun 03 May | Stoke City | 2 - 5 | Man. City | CHMP |
| 1997/1998 | Wed 22 Oct | Man. City | 0 - 1 | Stoke City | CHMP |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 22 Mar | Man. City | 2 - 0 | Stoke City | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Manchester City are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 18 goals for the Sky Blues, with 9 goals against.
In complete contrast to Man. City, Stoke City are having a torrid time on their travels, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. Potters have conceded 9 goals in these games, and only hit 2 in reply.
Man. City's total of 29 points from their 17 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Barclays Premier League. Stoke City see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premier League, showing a record of 21 points from their 17 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Man. City | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 11 |
| Stoke City | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Man. City may be coming up against a decent side in Stoke City, but I do believe that its going to result in a narrow home win for the Sky Blues. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Man. City | Won 3 successive home games. 4 games since last home draw. |
| Stoke City | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 5 away matches. No win in the 4 most recent games. |