Stoke City, Recent Form

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Stoke City will be feeling reasonably confident about this match, having secured a 1-0 away win against Southampton in their last league encounter.  Their share of possession in that meeting was 35%, while racking up 15 shots along the way, 8 of which were on target, in contrast to Southampton, who had 14 shots on goal with 3 on target.  

They have circumvented their opponent's defence to score 8 times in their last 6 league games but unfortunately haven't managed to lock things down at their end, conceding 7 goals in these games and, in the process, missing out on some valuable points.  They have scored in 5 of their last 6 games, but they have only kept 2 clean sheets in their last 6 games at Bet365 Stadium.  

Stoke will take some comfort from having only lost 1 of their last 6 games, but having managed just 2 wins shows there's room for improvement.  

Bristol City, Recent Form

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Bristol City have set themselves up nicely for this match by securing a 2-0 home win against Rotherham United in their previous league match.  In that game they recorded 70 % of the possession, with 13 attempts on goal, 5 on target. Their opponents found the target on 2 of their 6 shots on goal.  

Manager Liam Manning will be pleased with his team's performances recently, having only conceded 2 in their last 6 games, while still managing to score a respectable 10 goals.  They have scored in 5 of their last 6 games whilst also keeping a clean sheet in 4 of those games.  

There will be mixed feelings from The Robins, having been undefeated in their last 3 away league games, but drawn the last 2 of these games.  

Nahki Wells will be keen to add his name to the scoresheet and build on his current scoring record of 4 goals in the last 6 league games for Bristol City.