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Plymouth Arg. face a trip to Stoke City at Britannia Stadium on Saturday afternoon, looking to break their duck against the hosts. The Pilgrims have lost on no less than 12 of the 18 visits.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in February 2006, when they played out a goalless draw in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Tue 14 Feb | Stoke City | 0 - 0 | Plymouth Arg. | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 01 Oct | Plymouth Arg. | 2 - 1 | Stoke City | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 16 Apr | Stoke City | 2 - 0 | Plymouth Arg. | CHMP |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Stoke City's poor home run has seen them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. Only 5 goals have been registered in this time, with 6 in the wrong end.
Plymouth Arg.'s away form is none too clever either, collecting 2 wins and 3 draws from the last six. The Pilgrims's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 5 goals for and 4 against.
Stoke City see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola Championship, showing a record of 5 points from their 4 games played so far, Plymouth Arg.'s 7 points from 4 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Stoke City | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 8 |
| Plymouth Arg. | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Plymouth Arg. are not doing too bad on their travels, and I think they should continue by carving out a narrow victory at Stoke City. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Stoke City | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Plymouth Arg. | 4 games since last away draw. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |