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Luton Town prepare to entertain Stoke City at Kenilworth Road on Saturday afternoon, needing to improve on a poor record between the sides. The visitors have won 8 of the 19 previous games, with the The Hatters winning just 5.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Kenilworth Road was less than a year ago, in December 2005, with Stoke City inflicting a narrow 2-3 defeat upon the The Hatters in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 17 Dec | Luton Town | 2-3 | Stoke City | CHMP |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Luton Town have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 7 to 5.
The Potters have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occassions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The games have constituted a decent return of 12 goals for the Potters, and 4 goals against.
Luton Town's total of 6 points from their 3 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola Championship. Stoke City's 4 points from 3 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Luton Town | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 11 |
| Stoke City | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its a close one to call, but I think that The Hatters's reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past Stoke City. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Luton Town | Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Stoke City | 6 games since last away draw. |