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Coventry City face a trip to Stoke City at Britannia Stadium on Saturday evening, 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 less than a year ago, in April 2004, the Potters carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 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 |
| 1986/1987 | Sat 21 Feb | Stoke City | 0 - 1 | Coventry City | FAC |
| 1984/1985 | Fri 17 May | Stoke City | 0 - 1 | Coventry City | PREM |
| 1984/1985 | Tue 01 Jan | Coventry City | 4 - 0 | Stoke City | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Stoke City's home form is poor, winning just 2 of the last six, and losing the other 4. Only 2 goals have been registered in this time, with 4 in the wrong end.
Coventry City's away form is none too clever either, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Sky Blues have hit 6 goals, 14 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Stoke City's 31 points from 22 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position. Coventry City find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 26 points from their 22 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Stoke City | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| Coventry City | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Potters, as the Sky Blues have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Stoke City | 7 games since last home draw. |
| Coventry City | No win in the 2 most recent games. |