FM Preview: West Bromwich Albion v Stoke City 28 Aug 2011

History of the West Bromwich Albion v Stoke City fixture

West Bromwich Albion prepare to entertain Stoke City at The Hawthorns on Sunday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 66 games played, The Baggies have recorded 32 wins, and Stoke City have come away with 21 victories.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at The Hawthorns was less than a year ago, in November 2010, as the visitors ran out cosy 0-3 winners in a Premier League match.

Recent encounters between the teams

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Recent respective form guides

West Bromwich Albion have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A generous 9 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.

Stoke City have an average recent record on the road, collecting 2 wins and 3 draws from the last six. Only 4 goals have been registered in this time, with 5 leaked at the wrong end.

West Bromwich Albion are stuck down in the relegation zone of Barclays Premier League with a return of just 0 points from their 2 games thus far.

Stoke City see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premier League, showing a record of 2 points from their 2 games played so far,

Current overall team form

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Nothing seems to be going right for the The Baggies at home recently, and we can see no immediate turn around in fortunes as the Potters come away with an easy victory. Away win

Sequence statistics

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