Championship
Stoke
Dec 26, 2025 3.00pm
0
0
HT : 0 0
FT
Preston
  • Ben Wilmot 54' yellowcard
  • Ben Gibson 90'+1' yellowcard
  • Ben Pearson 90'+1' yellowcard
  • Robert Bozenik 90'+6' yellowcard
  • yellowcard Pol Valentin 16'
  • yellowcard Ali McCann 62'

Stoke City vs Preston North End - Match Guide, Data Analysis, Standings

The match

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Form, Standings, Stats

Stoke City

All competitions
Last game
Dec 20, 2025 3.00pm
Watford 1 - 0 Stoke
Goals scored
45
Top scorer
Sorba Thomas

Preston North End

All competitions
Last game
Dec 20, 2025 12.30pm
Preston 1 - 1 Norwich
Goals scored
42
Top scorer
Daniel Jebbison

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 40.29%. A win for Preston North End had a probability of 32.74% and a draw had a probability of 26.97%.

The most likely scoreline for a Stoke City win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.98%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.47%) and 2-0 (7.27%). The likeliest Preston North End win was 0-1 (9.67%) , while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.8%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with an 8.3% likelihood.

Result

Stoke City 40.29% ▼ (-0.02)
Draw 26.97% ▲ (+0.02)
Preston North End 32.74% ▼ (-0.01)

Both Teams to Score: 

50.5% ▼ (-0.04)

Goals

Over 2.5 45.34% ▼ (-0.05)
Under 2.5 54.67% ▲ (+0.05)
Over 3.5 24.01% ▼ (-0.04)
Under 3.5 75.99% ▲ (+0.04)
Over 4.5 10.74% ▼ (-0.03)
Under 4.5 89.27% ▲ (+0.03)

Stoke City Goals

Over 0.5 73.38% ▼ (-0.03)
Under 0.5 26.62% ▲ (+0.03)
Over 1.5 38.15% ▼ (-0.04)
Under 1.5 61.85% ▲ (+0.04)

Preston North End Goals

Over 0.5 68.82% ▼ (-0.03)
Under 0.5 31.18% ▲ (+0.03)
Over 1.5 32.48% ▼ (-0.03)
Under 1.5 67.52% ▲ (+0.03)

Score analysis

Stoke City 40.29%
Draw 26.97%
Preston North End 32.74%
Stoke City
1-0 @ 10.98% ▲ (+0.01)
2-1 @ 8.47% ▼ (-0.01)
2-0 @ 7.27% ▲ (+0.01)
3-1 @ 3.74% ▼ (-0.01)
3-0 @ 3.21% ▼ (-0.01)
3-2 @ 2.18% ▼ (-0.01)
4-1 @ 1.24% ▼ (-0.01)
4-0 @ 1.06% ▼ (-0.01)
Other @ 2.14%
Total : 40.29%
Draw
1-1 @ 12.8% ▲ (+0.02)
0-0 @ 8.3% ▲ (+0.02)
2-2 @ 4.94% ▼ (-0.01)
Other @ 0.93%
Total : 26.97%
Preston North End
0-1 @ 9.67% ▲ (+0.01)
1-2 @ 7.46% ▼ (-0.01)
0-2 @ 5.64% ▲ (+0.01)
1-3 @ 2.9% ▼ (-0.01)
0-3 @ 2.19%
2-3 @ 1.92% ▼ (-0.01)
Other @ 2.97%
Total : 32.74%

Head to Head

Championship Gameweek 40
Preston
Apr 5, 2025 3.00pm
1
1
HT : 1 0
FT Deepdale
Stoke
  • Kaine Kesler 10' goal
  • Robbie Brady 15' yellowcard
  • Milutin Osmajic 39' yellowcard
  • Liam Lindsay 74' yellowcard
  • Ryan Ledson 81' yellowcard
  • yellowcard Sam Gallagher 55'
  • goal Lewis Baker 75'
  • yellowcard Lewis Baker 76'
  • yellowcard Jordan Thompson 81'
Championship Gameweek 17
Stoke
Nov 26, 2024 7.45pm
0
0
HT : 0 0
FT Bet365 Stadium
Preston
  • Wouter Burger 48' yellowcard
  • yellowcard Freddie Woodman 53'
  • redcard Freddie Woodman 90'
  • yellowcard Emil Riis Jakobsen 90'+7'
Championship Gameweek 37
Preston
Mar 9, 2024 3.00pm
1
2
HT : 0 0
FT Deepdale
Stoke
  • Ben Whiteman 21' yellowcard
  • Ali McCann 53' yellowcard
  • Milutin Osmajic 68' goal
  • yellowcard Wouter Burger 21'
  • goal Andrew Hughes 64' (OG)
  • goal Luke McNally 87'
  • yellowcard Ki-Jana Hoever 90'+3'
Championship Gameweek 5
Stoke
Sep 2, 2023 3.00pm
0
2
HT : 0 0
FT Bet365 Stadium
Preston
  • Ben Pearson 1' yellowcard
  • Ben Pearson 1' yellowcard
  • Enda Stevens 63' yellowcard
  • Josh Laurent 90'+6' yellowcard
  • yellowcard Liam Lindsay 24'
  • yellowcard Liam Lindsay 25'
  • yellowcard Mads Frokjaer-Jensen 45'+1'
  • yellowcard Mads Frokjaer-Jensen 45'+1'
  • goal Will Keane 51'
  • goal Will Keane 51'
  • goal Will Keane 57'
  • yellowcard Duane Holmes 63'
  • yellowcard Alan Browne 67'
Championship Gameweek 26
Stoke
Jan 2, 2023 3.15pm
0
1
HT : 0 0
FT Bet365 Stadium
Preston
  • goal Ched Evans 90'+3'
Championship Gameweek 15
Preston
Oct 15, 2022 3.00pm
0
2
HT : 0 0
FT Deepdale
Stoke
  • goal William Smallbone 58'
  • goal Tyrese Campbell 66'

Form Data

Watford 1 - 0 Stoke
Stoke 2 - 1 Swansea
Ipswich 1 - 0 Stoke
Sheff Utd 4 - 0 Stoke
Stoke 1 - 2 Hull City
Stoke 3 - 0 Charlton
Preston 1 - 1 Norwich
Oxford Utd 1 - 2 Preston
Preston 1 - 1 Coventry
Preston 1 - 1 Wrexham
Sheff Weds 2 - 3 Preston
Watford 1 - 1 Preston