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Man. Utd. face a trip to Stoke City at Britannia Stadium on Sunday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 44 games played, Red Devils have recorded 11 wins, and Stoke City have come away with 18 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in September 2009, as the visitors ran out cosy 0 - 2 winners in a Premier League match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sun 09 May | Man. Utd. | 4 - 0 | Stoke City | PREM |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 26 Sep | Stoke City | 0 - 2 | Man. Utd. | PREM |
| 2008/2009 | Fri 26 Dec | Stoke City | 0 - 1 | Man. Utd. | PREM |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 15 Nov | Man. Utd. | 5 - 0 | Stoke City | PREM |
| 1993/1994 | Wed 06 Oct | Man. Utd. | 2 - 0 | Stoke City | LGEC |
| 1993/1994 | Wed 22 Sep | Stoke City | 2 - 1 | Man. Utd. | LGEC |
| 1984/1985 | Sat 06 Apr | Man. Utd. | 5 - 0 | Stoke City | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Stoke City have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. A total of 9 goals have been scored by the Potters in those games, with 5 conceded.
The Red Devils have had a decent run of form away from home recently, unbeaten in the last six, but with four of them resulting in draws. The games have constituted a decent return of 13 goals for the Red Devils, and 4 goals against.
Stoke City lie just outside the playoff positions in the Barclays Premier League, picking up 10 points from their 8 games so far. Man. Utd.'s total of 14 points from their 8 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 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 13 |
| Man. Utd. | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 12 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Man. Utd. are not doing too bad on their travels, and I think they should continue by carving out a narrow victory at Stoke City. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Stoke City | Unbeaten in the last 5 home games. Not drawn a match in their last 4 . |
| Man. Utd. | Undefeated in last 10 away games. 20 games since last defeat. |