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Newcastle Utd. prepare to entertain Stoke City at St. James' Park on Sunday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having taken all the points from 30 of the 40 contests.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at St. James' Park was two seasons ago, in December 2008, where the two teams cancelled each other out in an enthralling 2-2 draw in a Premier League match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 11 Apr | Stoke City | 1 - 1 | Newcastle Utd. | PREM |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 06 Dec | Newcastle Utd. | 2-2 | Stoke City | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Wed 16 Jan | Newcastle Utd. | 4 - 1 | Stoke City | FAC |
| 2007/2008 | Sun 06 Jan | Stoke City | 0 - 0 | Newcastle Utd. | FAC |
| 1995/1996 | Wed 25 Oct | Stoke City | 0 - 4 | Newcastle Utd. | LGEC |
| 1989/1990 | Mon 16 Apr | Newcastle Utd. | 3 - 0 | Stoke City | CHMP |
| 1989/1990 | Tue 26 Dec | Stoke City | 2 - 1 | Newcastle Utd. | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Newcastle United have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 16 goals for the Magpies, with 6 goals against.
In complete contrast to Newcastle Utd., Stoke City are having a torrid time on their travels, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. Potters have conceded 15 goals in these games, and only hit 2 in reply.
Newcastle Utd.'s total of 7 points from their 5 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Barclays Premier League. Stoke City are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 4 points from 5 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Newcastle Utd. | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 13 |
| Stoke City | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Newcastle Utd. may be coming up against a decent side in Stoke City, but I do believe that its going to result in a narrow home win for the Magpies. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Newcastle Utd. | Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Stoke City | Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 3 away matches. 4 games since last defeat. |