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Sheff. Wed. face a trip to Stoke City at Britannia Stadium on Tuesday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 42 games played, The Owls have recorded 11 wins, and Stoke City have come away with 21 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in August 2005, when they played out a goalless draw in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Tue 12 Sep | Sheff. Wed. | 1 - 1 | Stoke City | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 26 Nov | Sheff. Wed. | 0 - 2 | Stoke City | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 06 Aug | Stoke City | 0 - 0 | Sheff. Wed. | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 28 Dec | Stoke City | 3 - 2 | Sheff. Wed. | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 10 Aug | Sheff. Wed. | 0 - 0 | Stoke City | CHMP |
| 1999/2000 | Wed 22 Sep | Sheff. Wed. | 3 - 1 | Stoke City | LGEC |
| 1999/2000 | Tue 14 Sep | Stoke City | 0 - 0 | Sheff. Wed. | LGEC |
Recent respective form guides
Stoke City could not have a more impressive recent home form, having won each of the last six games. During these games, Potters have smashed 13 goals past the opposition and conceded a paltry 1.
The The Owls have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occasions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. A generous 11 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Stoke City are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 40 points from 24 games. Sheff. Wed. see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola Championship, showing a record of 34 points from their 24 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Stoke City | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 13 |
| Sheff. Wed. | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Neither team is setting the world alight, and I think this game will result in a narrow home win for the Potters. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Stoke City | Won 6 successive home games. 7 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Sheff. Wed. | 5 games since last away draw. No win in the 2 most recent games. |