FM Preview: West Bromwich Albion v Stoke City 20 Nov 2010

Last updated : 21 November 2010 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the West Bromwich Albion v Stoke City fixture

West Brom. prepare to entertain Stoke City at The Hawthorns on Saturday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 65 games played, The Baggies have recorded 32 wins, and Stoke City have come away with 20 victories.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at The Hawthorns was just last season, in April 2009, as the visitors ran out cosy 0-2 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 04 Apr West Brom. 0-2 Stoke City PREM
2008/2009 Sat 22 Nov Stoke City 1 - 0 West Brom. PREM
2007/2008 Sat 22 Dec Stoke City 3 - 1 West Brom. CHMP
2007/2008 Wed 03 Oct West Brom. 1 - 1 Stoke City CHMP
2006/2007 Sat 07 Apr West Brom. 1 - 3 Stoke City CHMP
2006/2007 Sat 25 Nov Stoke City 1 - 0 West Brom. CHMP
2003/2004 Tue 04 May Stoke City 4 - 1 West Brom. CHMP


Recent respective form guides

West Bromwich Albion have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 9 to 7.

The away form of Stoke City is pretty dire, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. While the Potters have hit 4 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.

West Brom. see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premier League, showing a record of 16 points from their 13 games played so far, Stoke City's 16 points from 13 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position.

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

Current form guides: P W D L F A P
West Brom. 6 2 1 3 9 9 7
Stoke City 6 2 0 4 7 10 6


FootyMad's prediction ...

The match against Stoke City is certainly an interesting one with me deciding its going to end up with a victory for the The Baggies in a close run game. Home Win

Sequence statistics:
West Brom. Not won in the 4 most recent games.
Stoke City Lost each of the previous 4 away matches.
Not won in previous 4 away matches.
Last drawn game 11 outings ago.