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Arsenal face a trip to Stoke City at Britannia Stadium at tea-time on Saturday, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 41 games played, Gunners have recorded 10 wins, and Stoke City have come away with 17 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, with Stoke City running out comfortable 3 - 1 winners in a F.A. Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sun 24 Jan | Stoke City | 3 - 1 | Arsenal | FAC |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 05 Dec | Arsenal | 2 - 0 | Stoke City | PREM |
| 2008/2009 | Sun 24 May | Arsenal | 4 - 1 | Stoke City | PREM |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 01 Nov | Stoke City | 2 - 1 | Arsenal | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Sun 09 Jan | Arsenal | 2 - 1 | Stoke City | FAC |
| 1996/1997 | Wed 13 Nov | Arsenal | 5 - 2 | Stoke City | LGEC |
| 1996/1997 | Wed 23 Oct | Stoke City | 1 - 1 | Arsenal | LGEC |
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 14 goals for the Potters, with 6 goals against.
Arsenal have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. The Gunners's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.
Stoke City see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premier League, showing a record of 34 points from their 26 games played so far, Arsenal's total of 55 points from their 27 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Barclays Premier League.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Stoke City | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 12 |
| Arsenal | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
This promises to be an excellent test for the in-form Gunners, but one which I believe will end in stalemate. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Stoke City | Unbeaten in the last 7 home games. Unbeaten run of 11 matches. |
| Arsenal | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 4 away matches. Last drawn game 6 outings ago. |