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Arsenal prepare to entertain Stoke City at Emirates Stadium on Saturday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having chalked up an impressive 35 wins out of 45 previous matches.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Emirates Stadium was just last season, in December 2009, with Arsenal running out comfortable 2-0 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 | Sat 27 Feb | Stoke City | 1 - 3 | Arsenal | PREM |
| 2009/2010 | Sun 24 Jan | Stoke City | 3 - 1 | Arsenal | FAC |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 05 Dec | Arsenal | 2-0 | Stoke City | PREM |
| 2008/2009 | Sun 24 May | Arsenal | 4 - 1 | Stoke City | PREM |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 01 Nov | Stoke City | 2 - 1 | Arsenal | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Sun 09 Jan | Arsenal | 2 - 1 | Stoke City | FAC |
| 1996/1997 | Wed 13 Nov | Arsenal | 5 - 2 | Stoke City | LGEC |
Recent respective form guides
Arsenal are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Gunners in those games, with 6 conceded.
The away form of Stoke City is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Potters have hit 7 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Arsenal's total of 32 points from their 17 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Barclays Premier League. Stoke City see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premier League, showing a record of 21 points from their 17 games played so far,
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Arsenal | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 12 |
| Stoke City | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The match against Stoke City is certainly an interesting one with me deciding its going to end up with a victory for the Gunners in a close run game. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Arsenal | Won 3 successive home games. 14 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 20 . |
| Stoke City | No win in the 3 most recent games. |