FM Preview: Stoke City v Fulham 15 Oct 2011

Last updated : 14 October 2011 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Stoke City v Fulham fixture

Fulham 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 35 games played, Cottagers have recorded 11 wins, and Stoke City have come away with 16 victories.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in December 2010, as the visitors ran out cosy 0 - 2 winners in a Premier League match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2010/2011 Sat 22 Jan Fulham 2 - 0 Stoke City Premier League
2010/2011 Tue 28 Dec Stoke City 0 - 2 Fulham Premier League
2010/2011 Tue 21 Sep Stoke City 2 - 0 Fulham League Cup
2009/2010 Wed 05 May Fulham 0 - 1 Stoke City Premier League
2009/2010 Tue 05 Jan Stoke City 3 - 2 Fulham Premier League
2008/2009 Sat 25 Apr Fulham 1 - 0 Stoke City Premier League
2008/2009 Sat 13 Dec Stoke City 0 - 0 Fulham Premier League

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

Recent respective form guides

Stoke City are unbeaten in their last six home games, but have drawn three of them. A total of 8 goals have been scored by the Potters in those games, with 3 conceded.

Fulham have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. Only 3 goals have been registered in this time, with 5 leaked at the wrong end.

Stoke City's 9 points from 7 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 8th position.

Fulham see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premier League, showing a record of 7 points from their 7 games played so far,

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Stoke City 6 1 3 2 4 9 6
Fulham 6 2 4 0 11 3 10

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Fulham 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 Unbeaten in the last 7 home games.
Fulham Undefeated in last 3 away games.
8 games since last defeat.

For a detailed analysis of current team sequences throughout the leagues, click here