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Plymouth Arg. travel to take on Stoke City at Britannia Stadium on Saturday afternoon, looking to break their duck against the hosts. The Pilgrims have lost on no less than 11 of the 16 visits.
The last time the two teams met at Stoke City was more than a decade ago, in April 1993, the Potters carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a League Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 20 Nov | Plymouth Arg. | 0 - 0 | Stoke City | CHMP |
| 1992/1993 | Wed 28 Apr | Stoke City | 1 - 0 | Plymouth Arg. | LGE1 |
| 1992/1993 | Sat 12 Sep | Plymouth Arg. | 1 - 1 | Stoke City | LGE1 |
| 1989/1990 | Sat 17 Mar | Stoke City | 0 - 0 | Plymouth Arg. | CHMP |
| 1989/1990 | Sat 07 Oct | Plymouth Arg. | 3 - 0 | Stoke City | CHMP |
| 1988/1989 | Sat 01 Apr | Stoke City | 2 - 2 | Plymouth Arg. | CHMP |
| 1988/1989 | Sat 17 Sep | Plymouth Arg. | 4 - 0 | Stoke City | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Stoke City have had an average home run of late, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 9 to 8.
The away form of Plymouth Arg. is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Pilgrims have hit 4 goals, 14 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 41 games played so far, Plymouth Arg. see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola Championship, showing a record of 51 points from their 42 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Stoke City | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 4 |
| Plymouth Arg. | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Plymouth Arg. 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. No-score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Stoke City | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Latest 3 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 5 most recent games. |
| Plymouth Arg. | 6 games since last away draw. 4 games since last defeat. |