FootyMAD's Stoke City match preview

History of the Stoke City v Walsall fixture

Walsall face a trip to Stoke City at Britannia Stadium on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Saddlers will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 6 and win only 2 of the 10 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in February 2003, 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 23 Aug	Walsall	1 - 1	Stoke City	LD1
2002/2003	Wed 26 Feb	Stoke City	1 - 0	Walsall	LD1
2002/2003	Sat 02 Nov	Walsall	4 - 2	Stoke City	LD1
2000/2001	Wed 16 May	Walsall	4 - 2	Stoke City	D2P
2000/2001	Sun 13 May	Stoke City	0 - 0	Walsall	D2P
2000/2001	Sat 14 Apr	Stoke City	0 - 0	Walsall	LD2
2000/2001	Wed 07 Feb	Stoke City	4 - 0	Walsall	AM

Recent respective form guides

Stoke City have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 8 to 7.

Walsall have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. Saddlers have conceded 8 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.

Stoke City's 39 points from 28 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position. Walsall find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 35 points from their 28 matches.

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Current form guides:	P	W	D	L	F	A	P
Stoke City	6	3	2	1	6	4	11
Walsall	6	1	2	3	5	12	5

FootyMad's prediction ...

FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Potters, as the Saddlers have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win

Sequence statistics:
Stoke City	Not drawn a match in their last 3 .
Walsall	Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. An overall losing run of 3 games. No win in the 4 most recent games.