Championship

Championship | Gameweek 42

Apr 17, 2021 at 12.30pm UK

Bet365 Stadium

Stoke
0 - 0
Preston

Chester (53'), Clucas (67')

Ledson (62')

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Stoke City manager Michael O'Neill pictured in December 2020

Michael O'Neill admits Stoke 'did not cause Preston enough problems'

North End are 10 points clear of third-bottom Rotherham, who have three games in hand.

Apr 17, 14:52

The Match

Match Report

Both sides hit the woodwork after the break.

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Championship clash between Stoke City and Preston North End, including predictions, team news and possible 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 Stoke City win with a probability of 44.18%. A draw had a probability of 29.1% and a win for Preston North End had a probability of 26.74%.

The most likely scoreline for a Stoke City win was 1-0 with a probability of 14.66%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (9.09%) and 2-1 (8.13%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (13.12%), while for a Preston North End win it was 0-1 (10.59%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with an 11.8% likelihood.

Result
Stoke City	Draw	Preston North End
44.18%	29.08%	26.74%

Both teams to score 42%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

35.94%

64.06%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

16.77%

83.23%

Stoke City Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

71.02%

28.97%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

35.13%

64.87%

Preston North End Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

59.13%

40.87%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

22.56%

77.44%

Score Analysis

Stoke City 44.17%

Preston North End 26.73%

Draw 29.08%

Stoke City	Draw	Preston North End
1-0 @ 14.66% 2-0 @ 9.09% 2-1 @ 8.13% 3-0 @ 3.75% 3-1 @ 3.36% 3-2 @ 1.5% 4-0 @ 1.16% 4-1 @ 1.04% Other @ 1.48% Total : 44.17%	1-1 @ 13.12% 0-0 @ 11.84% 2-2 @ 3.64% Other @ 0.48% Total : 29.08%	0-1 @ 10.59% 1-2 @ 5.87% 0-2 @ 4.74% 1-3 @ 1.75% 0-3 @ 1.41% 2-3 @ 1.09% Other @ 1.28% Total : 26.73%

How you voted: Stoke vs Preston

Stoke City

56.5%

Draw

39.1%

Preston North End

4.3%