We said: Stoke City 2-1 Preston North End
On the back of three defeats, Lowe will recognise the importance of his Preston side getting back on track. However, despite their setback versus the leaders, we expect Stoke to shake off that disappointment and come through a close match with three points.
Read more.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 47.7%. A draw had a probability of 27.2% and a win for Preston North End had a probability of 25.06%.
The most likely scoreline for a Stoke City win was 1-0 with a probability of 13.66%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (9.52%) and 2-1 (8.84%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.69%), while for a Preston North End win it was 0-1 (9.11%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with a 9.1% likelihood.