Opta Stats: Newcastle United v Stoke City

Can Stoke City's march up the table continue when they meet Newcastle?

Eleventh-placed Newcastle meet tenth-placed Stoke in this mid-table battle. Opta provides the vital statistics.

Papiss Demba Cisse has scored four goals in six Barclays Premier League appearances against Stoke City. Cisse is 2.915/8 to add to his tally.

Jonathan Walters has scored four goals against Newcastle United, only against QPR (5) has he scored more often in the Premier League. Walters is 3.412/5 to find the net.

The Potters have only won seven Premier League away matches under Mark Hughes (W7 D8 L16). Newcastle are 2.3411/8 to win.

Stoke currently have more points (32) then they have mustered in any previous Premier League campaign after 23 matches. They are 3.55n/a to pick up three more.

The Magpies have scored the highest proportion of second-half goals of any team in the top flight (72%). A draw half-time/Newcastle full-time double result is 6.411/2.

Stoke have scored the highest proportion of goals in the opening 15 minutes of matches this season (27%). They are 4.216/5 to be leading by half-time.

Newcastle have scored more goals from players coming off the bench than any other team in the Premier League this season (9). The odds of the second-half containing the most goals are 2.15n/a.

Stoke have the lowest shooting accuracy in the top division with just 36% of their attempts finding the target. Newcastle are 2.9215/8 to keep a clean sheet.

Newcastle are the only team in the Premier League yet to see an opposition player shown a red card this season. The odds of a player being sent off are likely to be around 4.57/2.