Pick of the stats: Stoke City v Portsmouth

Stoke City v Portsmouth [BBC Sport]

Stoke City will look to end a three game winless run in the Championship when they face Portsmouth at the bet365 Stadium on Wednesday night.

Stoke City have won both of their last two league games against Portsmouth, and will be looking to win three in succession for the first time since April 1963.

Portsmouth have failed to win any of their last six away league games against Stoke City (D2 L4) since a 2-0 victory in February 1995.

Stoke have lost both of their last two home league games, last losing three in a row in October 2023.

Portsmouth have only won three of their last 30 away games in the Championship (D10 L17), and are winless on the road this season (D2 L1).

Stoke have only won one of their last eight league meetings with newly promoted opponents (D2 L5), a 3-0 win over Plymouth in April last season. At home, the Potters have failed to score in six of their last seven against promoted sides (W1 D1 L5).

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