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Stoke City host Southampton at Bet365 Stadium, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire on Wednesday, Mar 3 at 8:45 PM in the Championship.
Stoke City come into this fixture in red-hot form (4W from last 5). Southampton travel in mixed form (2W 2D 1L), which may hand the initiative to the hosts. Stoke City won their last outing, while Southampton suffered defeat — home advantage backed by momentum.
Head-to-head records offer little separation — Stoke City and Southampton have split their 10 meetings almost evenly (4W–2D–4W). Their last encounter ended in Stoke City won 1–3. These two tend to produce goals — averaging 3.0 per game in recent meetings.
Verdict: This looks an evenly matched contest. Home advantage gives Stoke City a slight edge, but Southampton are capable of causing problems. A draw would be a fair result.