The visiting West Bromwich Albion side should be favourites in this visit to Stoke City, as the away team holds a 19 point advantage from their 14 league games this season.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Stoke City form and stats
With 1 Championship win, 1 draw and 5 defeats from their home games, Stoke City, who have the fewest points (4) at home in Championship, are certainly not brimming with confidence.
Stoke City lost their last game at Millwall (placed 15th) after a 0-2 scoreline. Heartbreak before that as Stoke City lost 0-1 at Sheffield Wednesday's place.
The Stoke City fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 8 in 7 matches. Stoke City have conceded 13 from these games.
West Bromwich Albion form and stats
The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 4 wins, 2 draws and only 1 loss in the Championship.
West Bromwich Albion's last game was the home draw against Charlton Athletic (2-2). Preceding that match was the 2-2 draw at home vs Barnsley.
West Bromwich Albion find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 9 goals from 7 away fixtures in the league. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (5 so far).
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: 2 - 2 - 6 (Stoke City wins - draws - West Bromwich Albion wins). As for goals, 3 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 7 had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  M. Phillips 5 goals |  G. Diangana 4 goals |   S. Clucas 3 goals |
Stoke City missing players
West Bromwich Albion missing players
| Stoke City | West Bromwich Albion | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 14 | 7 | 4 | Played | P | 2 | 7 | 14 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 10 | 5 | 3 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | 8 | 4 | Scored | S | 3 | 9 | 26 |
| 25 | 13 | 7 | Conceded | C | 1 | 5 | 17 |
| 93% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 79% | 86% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 71% | 86% |
| 64% | 71% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 29% | 50% |
| 29% | 29% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 36% |
| 7% | 14% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 21% |
| 57% | 57% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 57% | 79% |
| 14% | 14% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 29% | 14% |
| 36% | 29% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 14% | 7% |
| 5.1 | 7 | 5.2 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 7.5 | 5.9 | 6.4 |
| 3.6 | 3.7 | 4.2 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 5 | 7.1 | 5.4 |
| 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.2 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.1 | 1.9 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
- Stoke City have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Stoke City have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Stoke City haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- West Bromwich Albion haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | West Bromwich Albion | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 26 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 27 |
| 2 | Preston North End | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 27 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 25 |
| 3 | Leeds United | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 25 |
| 4 | Swansea City | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 25 |
| 5 | Sheffield Wednesday | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 24 |
| 6 | Bristol City | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 22 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 24 |
| 7 | Fulham | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 23 |
| 8 | Queens Park Rangers | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 23 |
| 9 | Charlton Athletic | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 22 |
| 10 | Nottingham Forest | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 22 |
| 11 | Birmingham City | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 11 | -2 | 22 |
| 12 | Hull City | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 19 |
| 13 | Brentford | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 18 |
| 14 | Cardiff City | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 16 | -1 | 18 |
| 15 | Millwall | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 13 | -3 | 18 |
| 16 | Derby County | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 14 | -4 | 18 |
| 17 | Blackburn Rovers | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 14 | -4 | 15 |
| 18 | Wigan Athletic | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 15 | -7 | 15 |
| 19 | Luton Town | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 21 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 15 | -4 | 14 |
| 20 | Huddersfield Town | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -5 | 13 |
| 21 | Reading | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | -5 | 12 |
| 22 | Middlesbrough | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -6 | 12 |
| 23 | Stoke City | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 25 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 12 | -12 | 8 |
| 24 | Barnsley | 14 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 27 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 14 | -15 | 8 |