Championship

Championship | Gameweek 3

Sep 26, 2020 at 3pm UK

Deepdale

Preston
0 - 1
Stoke

Maguire (90+1')

FT(HT: 0-1)

Gregory (39')
McClean (58'), Smith (66'), Brown (87')

Reaction

Tom Barkhuizen reacts after being sent off for Preston North End against Stoke City on September 26, 2020

Tom Barkhuizen ban reduced to one game after Preston appeal

The forward was sent off in the first half of Preston's home defeat to Stoke on Saturday.

Sep 29, 16:33

Preston appeal Tom Barkhuizen's red card in defeat to Stoke

Tom Barkhuizen was shown a straight red card by the referee at Deepdale following his first-half challenge on Stoke defender Morgan Fox.

Sep 28, 11:45

Stoke City's Lee Gregory celebrates scoring against Preston North End on September 26, 2020

Michael O'Neill calls for improvement after victory over Preston North End

Lee Gregory struck the only goal at Deepdale.

Sep 26, 17:12

The Match

Match Report

Tom Barkhuizen sees red for North End at Deepdale.

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Championship game between Preston North End and Stoke City, including team news and predicted lineups.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Preston North End win with a probability of 40.36%. A win for Stoke City had a probability of 33.26% and a draw had a probability of 26.4%.

The most likely scoreline for a Preston North End win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.3%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.59%) and 2-0 (7.05%). The likeliest Stoke City win was 0-1 (9.17%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.54%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with a 9.2% likelihood.

Result
Preston North End	Draw	Stoke City
40.36%	26.38%	33.26%

Both teams to score 52.5%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

47.82%

52.18%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

26.1%

73.9%

Preston North End Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

74.56%

25.44%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

39.74%

60.26%

Stoke City Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

70.41%

29.6%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

34.37%

65.63%

Score Analysis

Preston North End 40.35%

Stoke City 33.26%

Draw 26.37%

Preston North End	Draw	Stoke City
1-0 @ 10.3% 2-1 @ 8.59% 2-0 @ 7.05% 3-1 @ 3.92% 3-0 @ 3.22% 3-2 @ 2.39% 4-1 @ 1.34% 4-0 @ 1.1% Other @ 2.44% Total : 40.35%	1-1 @ 12.54% 0-0 @ 7.53% 2-2 @ 5.23% 3-3 @ 0.97% Other @ 0.11% Total : 26.37%	0-1 @ 9.17% 1-2 @ 7.64% 0-2 @ 5.58% 1-3 @ 3.1% 0-3 @ 2.27% 2-3 @ 2.12% 1-4 @ 0.94% Other @ 2.44% Total : 33.26%