FootyMAD Stoke City match preview

Last updated : 03 October 2003 By Footymad Previewer
History of the Stoke City v Nottingham Forest fixture

Nottm Forest face a trip to Stoke City at Britannia Stadium on Saturday evening,

The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in September 2002, where the two teams cancelled each other out in an enthralling 2 - 2 draw in a League Division One match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2002/2003Sat 22 FebNottm Forest6 - 0StokeLD1
2002/2003Wed 25 SepStoke2 - 2Nottm ForestLD1
1997/1998Sat 21 FebStoke1 - 1Nottm ForestLD1
1997/1998Sat 27 SepNottm Forest1 - 0StokeLD1
1995/1996Wed 17 JanNottm Forest2 - 0StokeFAC
1995/1996Sat 06 JanStoke1 - 1Nottm ForestFAC
1993/1994Sat 12 MarStoke0 - 1Nottm ForestLD1

Recent respective form guides

Stoke City are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. A generous 7 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.

Nottm Forest have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. A generous 7 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.

Stoke find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 12 points from their 11 matches. Nottm Forest lie just outside the playoff positions in the Nationwide League Division One, picking up 16 from their 10 games so far.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Stoke61146124
Nottm Forest632110511

FootyMad's prediction ...

The away form of the Forest has not been the best, though the Footymad panel sees them pulling off a narrow win on their visit to Stoke. Away win

Sequence statistics:
Stoke Failed to win in previous 2 home matches.
Latest 3 games ended in defeat.
Not won in the 4 most recent games.
Nottm Forest Not won in previous 2 away matches.
Drawn each of the last 2 games.
No win in the 3 most recent games.