FM Preview: Stoke City v Norwich City 27 Apr 2013

Last updated : 26 April 2013 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Stoke City v Norwich City fixture

Norwich City face a trip to Stoke City at Britannia Stadium on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Canaries will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 14 and win only 3 of the 23 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Britannia Stadium was just last season, in March 2012, the Potters carving out a narrow 1-0 victory in a Premier League match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2012/2013 Sat 03 Nov Norwich City 1 - 0 Stoke City Premier League
2011/2012 Sat 03 Mar Stoke City 1-0 Norwich City Premier League
2011/2012 Sun 21 Aug Norwich City 1 - 1 Stoke City Premier League
2007/2008 Tue 11 Mar Norwich City 0 - 1 Stoke City Championship
2007/2008 Sat 01 Dec Stoke City 2 - 1 Norwich City Championship
2006/2007 Sat 17 Mar Norwich City 1 - 0 Stoke City Championship
2006/2007 Sat 28 Oct Stoke City 5 - 0 Norwich City Championship

For a detailed analysis of the complete head-to-head record between the two sides, click here

Recent respective form guides

Stoke City's poor home run has seen them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While Potters have scored 5, a worringly large 9 have been leaked at the other end.

The away form of Norwich City is pretty dire, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. Canaries have conceded 14 goals in these games, and only hit 2 in reply.

Stoke City find themselves struggling down in 15th position in the league having picked up 37 points from their 34 matches.

Norwich City see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premier League, showing a record of 38 points from their 34 games played so far,

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Stoke City 6 1 1 4 4 8 4
Norwich City 6 1 3 2 6 8 6

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Norwich City are in a sorry state of late on their travels, though the Mad panel can see them coming away from Britannia Stadium with a well-deserved point. No-score draw

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Stoke City Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches.
Failed to win in previous 4 home matches.
Not drawn a match in their last 4 .
Norwich City Lost each of the previous 2 away matches.
Not won in previous 6 away matches.

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