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Arsenal travel to take on Stoke City at Britannia Stadium on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 39 games played, Gunners have recorded 10 wins, and Stoke City have come away with 15 victories.
The last time the two teams met at Stoke City was more than a decade ago, in October 1996, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a League Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sun 09 Jan | Arsenal | 2 - 1 | Stoke City | FAC |
| 1996/1997 | Wed 13 Nov | Arsenal | 5 - 2 | Stoke City | LGEC |
| 1996/1997 | Wed 23 Oct | Stoke City | 1 - 1 | Arsenal | LGEC |
| 1989/1990 | Sat 06 Jan | Stoke City | 0 - 1 | Arsenal | FAC |
| 1987/1988 | Tue 17 Nov | Arsenal | 3 - 0 | Stoke City | LGEC |
| 1984/1985 | Sat 30 Mar | Stoke City | 2 - 0 | Arsenal | PREM |
| 1984/1985 | Sat 22 Sep | Arsenal | 4 - 0 | Stoke City | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Stoke City have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A generous 10 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
The Gunners have had a decent run of form away from home recently, with an unbeaten run in the last six, four of them victories. These six games have produced a glut of goals, with the Gunners scoring 16 and conceding 5.
Stoke City find themselves struggling down in 15th position in the league having picked up 10 points from their 10 matches. Arsenal sit in a healthy 3rd in the league, and have picked up 20 points from their 10 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Stoke City | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 7 |
| Arsenal | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 14 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Arsenal are in great form out on the road, so much so that the Madmen confidently predict a comfortable three points from their visit to Stoke City. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Stoke City | 4 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 5 . |
| Arsenal | Undefeated in last 6 away games. 7 games since last defeat. |