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Man. City face a trip to Stoke City at Britannia Stadium on Tuesday evening, 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 27 and win only 11 of the 45 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in January 2009, the Potters carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory 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: | |||||
| 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 |
| 1998/1999 | Mon 28 Dec | Man. City | 2 - 1 | Stoke City | LGE1 |
| 1997/1998 | Sun 03 May | Stoke City | 2 - 5 | Man. City | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Stoke City have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 13 goals for the Potters, with 6 goals against.
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 10 goals for and 9 against.
Stoke City see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premier League, showing a record of 30 points from their 24 games played so far, Man. City's total of 44 points from their 24 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 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 10 |
| Man. City | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Man. City are not doing too bad on their travels, and I think they should continue by carving out a narrow victory at Stoke City. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Stoke City | Unbeaten in the last 5 home games. Drawn each of their last 2 games. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Man. City | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. |