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Coventry City face a trip to Stoke City at Britannia Stadium on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Sky Blues will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in December 2004, the Potters carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Wed 02 Nov | Coventry City | 1 - 2 | Stoke City | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 26 Feb | Coventry City | 0 - 0 | Stoke City | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 11 Dec | Stoke City | 1 - 0 | Coventry City | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 03 Apr | Stoke City | 1 - 0 | Coventry City | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 13 Sep | Coventry City | 4 - 2 | Stoke City | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Mon 21 Apr | Coventry City | 0 - 1 | Stoke City | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 07 Dec | Stoke City | 1 - 2 | Coventry City | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Stoke City have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, The Potters's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.
Coventry City have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Sky Blues have hit 7 goals, 15 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Stoke City see themselves just below half way in the Coca Cola Championship, showing a record of 55 points from their 44 games played so far, Coventry City's 57 points from 44 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 |
| Stoke City | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
| Coventry City | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Coventry City are in a sorry state of late on their travels, though the Mad panel can see them coming away from Britannia Stadium with a well-deserved point. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Stoke City | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Coventry City | 4 games since last defeat. |