STATS PREVIEW - MANCHESTER CITY VS STOKE

·  Man City have won all five Barclays Premier League home games versus Stoke without conceding a single goal, with four of the matches ending 3-0.

·  Stoke have failed to score in six of their last 11 league games against Man City and just one goal in each of the other five.

·  Man City have not had both teams scoring in their last five home matches against Stoke

·  Mark Hughes was Manchester City manager between June 2008 and December 2009 winning 22 and losing 20 of his 55 games in charge.

·  Sergio Aguero has scored three goals against Stoke in two appearances against the Potters at the Etihad Stadium. 

·  Man City have scored first in their last five home matches against Stoke

·  There have been 10 instances of a Stoke player making an error leading to an opposition goal this season; more often than any other team.

·  Yaya Toure has scored with seven of his eight attempts from a dead ball situations this season – 3/3 penalties, 4/5 direct free-kicks.

·  Stoke have had loss/loss results in their last five away defeats against Man City

·  Overall, Toure has scored 12 goals from just 16 shots on target in the top-flight this term.

·  Manchester City have not lost back to back Premier League home games since December 2008.

·  Man City have won their last five home matches against Stoke

·  Since the start of their title winning season in 2011-12, Manchester City have conceded only four goals in the opening 15 minutes of Premier League games.

·  Stoke City have averaged 385 passes per game in the PL this season; at least 62 more per game than in any season under Tony Pulis. They have also completed a higher proportion of their passes (76.3%).