FootyMAD's Stoke City match preview

Last updated : 19 October 2007 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Stoke City v Sheffield Wednesday fixture

Sheff. Wed. face a trip to Stoke City at Britannia Stadium on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 43 games played, The Owls have recorded 12 wins, and Stoke City have come away with 21 victories.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in December 2006, with Sheff. Wed. inflicting a narrow 1 - 2 defeat upon the Potters in a Championship match.

For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here

Recent encounters between the teams:
2006/2007Tue 26 DecStoke City1 - 2Sheff. Wed.CHMP
2006/2007Tue 12 SepSheff. Wed.1 - 1Stoke CityCHMP
2005/2006Sat 26 NovSheff. Wed.0 - 2Stoke CityCHMP
2005/2006Sat 06 AugStoke City0 - 0Sheff. Wed.CHMP
2002/2003Sat 28 DecStoke City3 - 2Sheff. Wed.CHMP
2002/2003Sat 10 AugSheff. Wed.0 - 0Stoke CityCHMP
1999/2000Wed 22 SepSheff. Wed.3 - 1Stoke CityLGEC

Recent respective form guides

Stoke City are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Potters in those games, with 5 conceded.

Sheff. Wed. have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. While the The Owls have hit 8 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Stoke City's total of 17 points from their 10 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola Championship. Sheff. Wed. are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola Championship with a return of just 6 points from their 10 games thus far.

For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here

Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Stoke City62408610
Sheff. Wed.6204396

FootyMad's prediction ...

The Owls are in poor form away, and the FootyMad team are afraid to say this game can be passed over as a comfortable defeat against Stoke City. Home win

Sequence statistics:
Stoke City Unbeaten in the last 10 home games.
Unbeaten run of 7 matches.
Sheff. Wed. 11 games since last away draw.
An overall losing run of 2 games.
No win in the 2 most recent games.