FootyMAD's Stoke City match preview

Last updated : 13 February 2006 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Stoke City v Plymouth Argyle fixture

Plymouth Arg. face a trip to Stoke City at Britannia Stadium on Tuesday evening, looking to break their duck against the hosts. The Pilgrims have lost on no less than 12 of the 17 visits.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in April 2005, with Stoke City running out comfortable 2 - 0 winners in a Championship match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2005/2006Sat 01 OctPlymouth Arg.2 - 1Stoke CityCHMP
2004/2005Sat 16 AprStoke City2 - 0Plymouth Arg.CHMP
2004/2005Sat 20 NovPlymouth Arg.0 - 0Stoke CityCHMP
1992/1993Wed 28 AprStoke City1 - 0Plymouth Arg.LGE1
1992/1993Sat 12 SepPlymouth Arg.1 - 1Stoke CityLGE1
1989/1990Sat 17 MarStoke City0 - 0Plymouth Arg.CHMP
1989/1990Sat 07 OctPlymouth Arg.3 - 0Stoke CityCHMP

Recent respective form guides

Stoke City have only collected 1 win and 3 draws from the last six home games played. While Potters have scored 4, a worringly large 7 have been leaked at the other end.

Plymouth Arg.'s away form is none too clever either, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The Pilgrims's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 6 goals for and 5 against.

Stoke City find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 39 points from their 32 matches. Plymouth Arg. see themselves just below half way in the Coca Cola Championship, showing a record of 39 points from their 32 games played so far,

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Stoke City6123395
Plymouth Arg.63216411

FootyMad's prediction ...

The away form of the Pilgrims 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 Not won in the 2 most recent games.
Plymouth Arg. 4 games since last away draw.
No win in the 2 most recent games.