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Norwich face a trip to Stoke City at Britannia Stadium on Saturday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Canaries will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 9 and win only 3 of the 17 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in August 2002, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2002/2003 | Sat 01 Feb | Norwich | 2 - 2 | Stoke | LD1 |
| 2002/2003 | Mon 26 Aug | Stoke | 1 - 1 | Norwich | LD1 |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 18 Apr | Stoke | 2 - 0 | Norwich | LD1 |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 20 Dec | Norwich | 0 - 0 | Stoke | LD1 |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 12 Apr | Norwich | 2 - 0 | Stoke | LD1 |
| 1996/1997 | Wed 22 Jan | Stoke | 1 - 2 | Norwich | LD1 |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 02 Dec | Norwich | 0 - 1 | Stoke | LD1 |
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 8 goals have been scored by the Potters in those games, with 5 conceded.
In complete contrast to Stoke, Norwich are having a torrid time on their travels, attaining just 3 draws from the previous six away games. Canaries have conceded 7 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Stoke's 11 points from 8 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position. Norwich lie just outside the playoff positions in the Nationwide League Division One, picking up 13 from their 7 games so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Stoke | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 8 |
| Norwich | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Potters, as the Canaries have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Stoke | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 4 most recent games. |
| Norwich | Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 8 away matches. Last drawn game 6 outings ago. |