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Leeds 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 43 games played, the Whites have recorded 15 wins, and Stoke have come away with 21 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in December 2005, with Leeds inflicting a narrow 0-1 defeat upon the Potters in a Championship match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 14 Oct | Leeds Utd. | 0 - 4 | Stoke City | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 25 Mar | Leeds Utd. | 0 - 0 | Stoke City | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Wed 28 Dec | Stoke City | 0 - 1 | Leeds Utd. | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 22 Jan | Stoke City | 0 - 1 | Leeds Utd. | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Tue 28 Sep | Leeds Utd. | 0 - 0 | Stoke City | CHMP |
| 1997/1998 | Wed 15 Oct | Stoke City | 1 - 3 | Leeds Utd. | LGEC |
| 1989/1990 | Sat 20 Jan | Leeds Utd. | 2 - 0 | Stoke City | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Stoke City have an excellent home record, winning five and losing just one of the last six games. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 12 goals for the Potters, with 2 goals against.
In complete contrast to Stoke City, Leeds are having a torrid time on their travels, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. While the Whites have hit 6 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Stoke City lie just outside the play-off positions in the Coca-Cola Championship, picking up 40 points from their 25 games so far. Leeds are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola Championship with a return of just 21 points from their 25 games thus far.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Stoke City | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 10 |
| Leeds Utd. | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 2 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The Whites are in poor form away, and the FootyMad team are afraid to say this game can be passed over as a comfortable win for Stoke City. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Stoke City | 8 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 4 . |
| Leeds Utd. | Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. No win in the 6 most recent games. |