Squad sheets: Stoke City v Wolverhampton Wanderers

When you have lost your last five matches in a row and conceded 17 goals in the process the last thing you need is a match against Stoke. That, however, is what awaits Wolves, bottom of the table, six points from safety and, under the control of the seemingly overwhelmed Terry Connor, an increasingly safe bet for relegation. The visitors can take hope from Stoke's run of four games without a win but given their most recent contest on home turf was the 1-1 draw with Manchester City, a shock result does not appear likely. Sachin Nakrani Venue Britannia Stadium, Saturday 5.30pm Tickets £30-40 (01782 367599) Last season Stoke 3 Wolves 0 Referee Mark Halsey This season's matches 16 Y 38, R 0, 2.38 cards per game Odds Stoke 4-6 Wolves 5-1 Draw 3-1 Stoke Subs from Nash, Sorensen, Jones, Fuller, Pennant, Whitehead, Upson, Delap, Shotton, Woodgate, Clarkson, Dawson Doubtful Etherington (ankle), Pennant (ankle), Wilkinson (groin), Woodgate (calf) Injured Diao (knee, May), Sidibe (knee, unknown) Suspended None Form guide LDDLWW Disciplinary record Y53 R2 Leading scorer Crouch 8 Wolves Subs from De Vries, Ebanks-Blake, Berra, Milijas, Jonsson, Zubar, Davis, Foley, Forde, Price, Spray, Gorman, McCarey Doubtful None Injured Hunt (groin, 28 Apr), Craddock (hamstring, May), O'Hara (groin, May) Suspended None Form guide LLLLLD Disciplinary record Y57 R3 Leading scorer Fletcher 10 Match pointers • Stoke's past 11 home games have seen a pattern of paired results (LLWWDDLLWWD) meaning that if this continues, the game will end as a draw • Wolves have conceded at least two goals in each of their past seven games – the last time they did this in eight successive top-flight matches was in October 1964 • Stoke have had 76 shots on target this season, just 11 more than Robin van Persie has managed on his own • Wolves have taken seven points from their past seven away games, as opposed to none at all from their last seven at Molineux • Stoke have averaged only 39.8% of possession at home since they were promoted to the Premier League in 2008