Championship

Championship | Gameweek 23

Dec 26, 2025 at 3pm UK

Stoke Stoke City
vs.
Preston Preston North End

Coverage of the Championship clash between Stoke City and Preston North End.

Form, Standings, Stats

Stoke City

All competitions

Last Game: Watford 1-0 Stoke
Saturday, December 20 at 3pm in Championship

Goals
for

Top scorers

Preston North End

All competitions

Last Game: Preston 1-1 Norwich
Saturday, December 20 at 12.30pm in Championship

Goals
for

Top scorers

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats, suggests the most likely outcome of this match is a Stoke City win with a probability of 40.3%. A win for Preston North End has a probability of 32.74% and a draw has a probability of 26.96%.

The most likely scoreline for a Stoke City win is 1-0 with a probability of 10.97%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome are 2-1 (8.48%) and 2-0 (7.27%). The likeliest Preston North End win is 0-1 (9.66%) , while for a drawn scoreline it is 1-1 (12.79%).

Result
Stoke City	Draw	Preston North End
40.3% ( -0.31)	26.96% ( 0.05)	32.74% ( 0.26)

Both teams to score 50.53% (

-0.09)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

45.38% (

-0.14)

54.62% (

0.14)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

24.04% (

-0.11)

75.96% (

0.12)

Stoke City Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

73.41% (

-0.23)

26.59% (

0.23)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

38.19% (

-0.31)

61.81% (

0.31)

Preston North End Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

68.84% (

0.1)

31.16% (

-0.1)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

32.5% (

0.12)

67.5% (

-0.12)

Score Analysis

Stoke City 40.3%

Preston North End 32.74%

Draw 26.95%

Stoke City	Draw	Preston North End
1-0 @ 10.97% ( -0.01) 2-1 @ 8.48% ( -0.04) 2-0 @ 7.27% ( -0.06) 3-1 @ 3.74% ( -0.04) 3-0 @ 3.21% ( -0.05) 3-2 @ 2.18% ( -0.02) 4-1 @ 1.24% ( -0.02) 4-0 @ 1.06% ( -0.02) Other @ 2.14% Total : 40.3%	1-1 @ 12.79% ( 0.02) 0-0 @ 8.29% ( 0.04) 2-2 @ 4.94% ( -0.01) Other @ 0.94% Total : 26.95%	0-1 @ 9.66% ( 0.08) 1-2 @ 7.46% ( 0.03) 0-2 @ 5.63% ( 0.06) 1-3 @ 2.9% ( 0.02) 0-3 @ 2.19% ( 0.03) 2-3 @ 1.92% ( 0) Other @ 2.97% Total : 32.74%