Championship

Dec 26, 2025 at 3pm UK

Stoke Stoke City
0-0
Preston Preston North End

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Friday's Championship clash between Stoke City and Preston North End, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Stoke City

All competitions

Last Game: Stoke 0-0 Preston
Friday, December 26 at 3pm in Championship

Next Game: Stoke vs. Sheff Utd
Monday, December 29 at 7.45pm in Championship

Goals
for

Top scorers

Preston North End

All competitions

Last Game: Stoke 0-0 Preston
Friday, December 26 at 3pm in Championship

Next Game: Wrexham vs. Preston
Monday, December 29 at 7.45pm in Championship

Goals
for

Top scorers

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	Draw	Preston North End
40.29% ( -0.01)	26.97% ( 0.01)	32.74% ( -0)

Both teams to score 50.5% (

-0.03)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

45.34% (

-0.04)

54.67% (

0.04)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

24.01% (

-0.04)

75.99% (

0.04)

Stoke City Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

73.38% (

-0.03)

26.62% (

0.03)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

38.15% (

-0.04)

61.85% (

0.04)

Preston North End Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

68.82% (

-0.02)

31.18% (

0.02)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

32.48% (

-0.02)

67.52% (

0.02)

Score Analysis

Stoke City 40.29%

Preston North End 32.74%

Draw 26.97%

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