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Luton Town play host to Stoke City at Kenilworth Road on Saturday afternoon, needing to improve on a poor record between the sides. The visitors have won 7 of the 18 previous games, with the The Hatters winning just 5.
The last time the two teams met at Luton Town was just over four years ago, in April 2001, with Stoke City inflicting a narrow 1-2 defeat upon the The Hatters in a League Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 20 Aug | Stoke City | 2 - 1 | Luton Town | CHMP |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 07 Apr | Luton Town | 1-2 | Stoke City | LGE1 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 02 Dec | Stoke City | 1 - 3 | Luton Town | LGE1 |
| 1999/2000 | Tue 08 Feb | Luton Town | 2 - 1 | Stoke City | LGE1 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 08 Jan | Stoke City | 2 - 1 | Luton Town | LGE1 |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 13 Mar | Luton Town | 1 - 2 | Stoke City | LGE1 |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 07 Nov | Stoke City | 3 - 1 | Luton Town | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Luton Town 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 The Hatters, with 7 goals against.
Stoke City have an average recent record on the road, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. A generous 8 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Luton Town's total of 34 points from their 23 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca Cola Championship. Stoke City lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca Cola Championship, picking up 34 from their 23 games so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Luton Town | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 6 |
| Stoke City | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 12 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Luton Town are performing very well at home, but your FootyMad panel reckons that the overall quality of Stoke City will prove too much for the homesters. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Luton Town | 4 games since last home draw. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Stoke City | 3 successive away victories. 10 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 20 outings ago. |