Picks Sat 3/3/2012

10am ET Norwich City Canaries @ Stoke City Potters
This is only the second time these two sides have met in the Premier League - 8/21/2011 D @Norwich 1-1 Stoke.

• GD Stoke home +3 Norwich Away -8

• Stoke 5 games since a draw/Stoke's win over Swansea last weekend ended a run of four successive defeats in the league.

• Norwich 4 games since a draw/Only 2 clean sheets this season/7 out of 13 games conceding 2 or more away goals/No away clean sheets this season

• In the last 14 league meetings between these teams there has been just one win for the away side.

• Stoke undefeated in last six home games against Norwich and have won the last three.

• No injury worries for Stoke - likely to field a similar side that which defeated Swansea City last weekend - Jermaine Pennant may start right flank & Rory Delap should return to middle after starting on the bench last Sunday - Matthew Upson could also see his place in the starting XI under jeopardy with fellow center back Robert Huth having served his three-match ban.

• Norwich meanwhile could still be without four players: Daniel Ayala, Jonathan Howson, Declan Rudd and Marc Tierney 50-50.

Recent form vs similar opp:
W @ Stoke 2-2 Swansea, W @ Swansea 2-3 Norwich
L@ManUtd 2-0 Stoke, L @ Norwich 1-2 ManUtd

WDW med stake Norwich 1-0
Predictz D 1-1
Zulubet 48% Stoke
Terp Stoke 2/5
RDB Stoke 2/3

Probably should go W/D but my W1 on Stoke - low confidence - it's soccer !

STUPID N Iowa & Caps !!!