West Brom play host to Stoke City at The Hawthorns on Saturday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Baggies have the slight edge, having won 29 of the 58 games compared to Stoke's 18 wins.
The last time the two teams met at West Brom was back in January 1998, over five years ago, with West Brom running out comfortable 3-1 winners in a F.A. Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2002/2003 | Wed 31 Jul | Stoke | 0 - 0 | West Brom | FR |
| 1997/1998 | Tue 13 Jan | West Brom | 3-1 | Stoke | FAC |
| 1997/1998 | Sun 28 Dec | West Brom | 1 - 1 | Stoke | LD1 |
| 1997/1998 | Wed 03 Sep | Stoke | 0 - 0 | West Brom | LD1 |
| 1996/1997 | Sun 04 May | Stoke | 2 - 1 | West Brom | LD1 |
| 1996/1997 | Wed 16 Oct | West Brom | 0 - 2 | Stoke | LD1 |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 09 Dec | West Brom | 0 - 1 | Stoke | LD1 |
Recent respective form guides
West Bromwich Albion have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. A total of 15 goals have been scored by the Baggies in those games, with 10 conceded.
Stoke have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. A generous 7 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
West Brom are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 16 points from 8 games. Stoke's 12 points from 9 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| West Brom | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 13 |
| Stoke | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its good news for West Brom fans, because, with them being in such great nick at home, I just cannot see any further than an emphatic home win for the Baggies. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| West Brom | Won 4 successive home games. 5 games since last home draw. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Stoke | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 3 away matches. |