FootyMAD Stoke City match preview

History of the Coventry City v Stoke City fixture

Coventry prepare to entertain Stoke City at Highfield Road Stadium on Saturday evening, looking to continue an impressive record. The Sky Blues are clearly on top, winning 54.55% of the games played between the two.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Highfield Road Stadium was less than a year ago, in April 2003, with Stoke inflicting a narrow 0-1 defeat upon the Sky Blues in a League Division One match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2002/2003	Mon 21 Apr	Coventry	0-1	Stoke	LD1
2002/2003	Sat 07 Dec	Stoke	1 - 2	Coventry	LD1
1984/1985	Fri 17 May	Stoke	0 - 1	Coventry	DIV1
1984/1985	Tue 01 Jan	Coventry	4 - 0	Stoke	DIV1
1983/1984	Sat 18 Feb	Coventry	2 - 3	Stoke	DIV1
1983/1984	Sat 29 Oct	Stoke	1 - 3	Coventry	DIV1
1982/1983	Sat 07 May	Stoke	0 - 3	Coventry	DIV1

Recent respective form guides

Coventry City's poor home run has seen them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While Sky Blues have scored 5, a worringly large 8 have been leaked at the other end.

Stoke's away form is none too clever either, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. A generous 6 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.

Coventry are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 2 points from 4 matches. Stoke see themselves just below half way in the Nationwide League Division One, showing a record of 8 points from their 6 games played so far,

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Current form guides:	P	W	D	L	F	A	P
Coventry	6	1	2	3	5	8	5
Stoke	6	2	2	2	6	6	8

FootyMad's prediction ...

These are testing times at Highfield Road Stadium for the Sky Blues and the Madmen are unable to see past Stoke claiming victory in a close match.

Sequence statistics:
Coventry	Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 4 most recent games.
Stoke	Not won in previous 2 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 4 most recent games.