Luton Town 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 19 games played, The Hatters have recorded 5 wins, and Stoke City have come away with 8 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in August 2005, the Potters carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a Championship match.
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Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
2006/2007 | Sat 19 Aug | Luton Town | 2 - 2 | Stoke City | CHMP |
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 |
Recent respective form guides
Stoke City have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. A total of 8 goals have been scored by the Potters in those games, with 5 conceded.
The away form of Luton Town is pretty dire, attaining just 3 draws from the previous six away games. While the The Hatters have hit 8 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Stoke City's 49 points from 32 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position. Luton Town are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 32 points from 31 matches.
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Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
Stoke City | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 5 |
Luton Town | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Potters, as the The Hatters have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
Sequence statistics: | |
Stoke City | Drawn last 3 games at home. Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Not won in the 4 most recent games. |
Luton Town | Not won in previous 13 away matches. No win in the 3 most recent games. |