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Wimbledon face a trip to Stoke City at Britannia Stadium on Saturday evening, looking to break their duck against the hosts. The two previous games have resulted in one drawn game and one defeat for the Dons.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in April 2003, the Potters carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2002/2003 | Sat 19 Apr | Stoke | 2 - 1 | Wimbledon | LD1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 21 Dec | Wimbledon | 1 - 1 | Stoke | LD1 |
| 1985/1986 | Tue 29 Apr | Wimbledon | 1 - 0 | Stoke | DIV2 |
| 1985/1986 | Fri 25 Oct | Stoke | 0 - 0 | Wimbledon | DIV2 |
Recent respective form guides
Stoke City are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, These games have seen the Potters score just 6 goals, though they have conceded 1.
Wimbledon have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. A generous 10 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Stoke are holding the final promotion place in the Nationwide League Division One, and have accumulated 3 points from the 1 games they have played so far. Wimbledon are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 3 points from 1 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Stoke | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 12 |
| Wimbledon | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 12 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Potters, as the Dons have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Stoke | Won 3 successive home games. 4 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 6 . |
| Wimbledon | 7 games since last away draw. Won each of the previous 3 matches. Last drawn game 12 outings ago. |