FM Preview: Stoke City v Newcastle United 19 Mar 2011

Last updated : 18 March 2011 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Stoke City v Newcastle United fixture

Newcastle United face a trip to Stoke City at Britannia Stadium on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 39 games played, Magpies have recorded 9 wins, and Stoke City have come away with 18 victories.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was was two seasons ago, in April 2009, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a Premier League match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2010/2011 Sun 26 Sep Newcastle Utd. 1 - 2 Stoke City Premier League
2008/2009 Sat 11 Apr Stoke City 1 - 1 Newcastle Utd. Premier League
2008/2009 Sat 06 Dec Newcastle Utd. 2 - 2 Stoke City Premier League
2007/2008 Wed 16 Jan Newcastle Utd. 4 - 1 Stoke City F.A. Cup
2007/2008 Sun 06 Jan Stoke City 0 - 0 Newcastle Utd. F.A. Cup
1995/1996 Wed 25 Oct Stoke City 0 - 4 Newcastle Utd. League Cup
1989/1990 Mon 16 Apr Newcastle Utd. 3 - 0 Stoke City Second Division

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Recent respective form guides

Stoke City are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 12 goals for the Potters, with 5 goals against.

Newcastle United have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. These low-scoring games have seen just 5 goals scored and conceded.

Stoke City see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premier League, showing a record of 34 points from their 29 games played so far,

Newcastle United's 36 points from 29 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Stoke City 6 2 1 3 6 7 7
Newcastle United 6 1 3 2 8 8 6

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FootyMad's prediction ...

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

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Stoke City Unbeaten in the last 7 home games.
Newcastle United No win in the 2 most recent games.

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