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West Brom. are ready to welcome Stoke City to The Hawthorns on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The The Baggies are clearly on top, winning 51.61% of the games played between the two.
The previous match played between the two at The Hawthorns was more than three years back, in September 2003, the The Baggies carving out a narrow 1-0 victory in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 25 Nov | Stoke City | 1 - 0 | West Brom. | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 04 May | Stoke City | 4 - 1 | West Brom. | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 27 Sep | West Brom. | 1-0 | Stoke City | CHMP |
| 1997/1998 | Tue 13 Jan | West Brom. | 3 - 1 | Stoke City | FAC |
| 1997/1998 | Sun 28 Dec | West Brom. | 1 - 1 | Stoke City | CHMP |
| 1997/1998 | Wed 03 Sep | Stoke City | 0 - 0 | West Brom. | CHMP |
| 1996/1997 | Sun 04 May | Stoke City | 2 - 1 | West Brom. | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
West Bromwich Albion have only collected 1 win and 3 draws from the last six home games played. The The Baggies's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.
Stoke City's away form is none too clever either, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Potters have hit 5 goals, 8 have hit the back of the wrong net.
West Brom.'s total of 67 points from their 40 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola Championship. Stoke City's 61 points from 40 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| West Brom. | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 5 |
| Stoke City | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its been a distinctly poor show from West Brom. at home in recent games, and, though I cannot see a run starting here, I do think the The Baggies will at least gain a draw. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| West Brom. | Failed to win in previous 4 home matches. |
| Stoke City | Not won in previous 3 away matches. |