Preston North End FC vs Stoke City FC, Championship 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2025-26

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Stoke City FC

Fri 20 Mar 2026 · 20:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

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Preston North End FC vs Stoke City FC — Championship .

Preston North End FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Stoke City FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Farai Hallam (England)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Coventry City FC	46	95
2	Ipswich Town FC	46	84
3	Hull City AFC	46	73
4	Oxford United FC	46	47
5	Leicester City FC	46	46
6	Blackburn Rovers FC	1	1
7	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	1	1
8	Queens Park Rangers FC	0	0
9	Millwall FC	0	0
10	Middlesbrough FC	0	0
11	Swansea City AFC	0	0
12	Charlton Athletic FC	0	0
13	West Bromwich Albion FC	0	0
14	Bolton Wanderers FC	0	0
15	Birmingham City FC	0	0
16	Sheffield United FC	0	0
17	Southampton FC	0	0
18	Wrexham AFC	0	0
19	Watford FC	0	0
20	Burnley FC	0	0
21	Cardiff City FC	0	0
22	West Ham United FC	0	0
23	Derby County FC	0	0
24	Norwich City FC	0	0
25	Preston North End FC	0	0
26	Stoke City FC	0	0
27	Lincoln City FC	0	0
28	Portsmouth FC	0	0
29	Bristol City FC	0	0
30	Sheffield Wednesday FC	46	0

Head-to-Head

Preston North End FC 16 games · Avg 2.0 goals Stoke City FC

Last 5 meetings

2026-03-20 Preston North End FC 3–1 Stoke City FC 2025-12-26 Stoke City FC 0–0 Preston North End FC 2025-04-05 Preston North End FC 1–1 Stoke City FC 2024-11-26 Stoke City FC 0–0 Preston North End FC 2024-03-09 Preston North End FC 1–2 Stoke City FC

Recent Form

Preston North End FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
20 Mar	Stoke City FC	H	3–1	W
14 Mar	Norwich City FC	A	0–2	L
11 Mar	Coventry City FC	A	0–3	L
06 Mar	Oxford United FC	H	1–3	L
28 Feb	Millwall FC	H	0–2	L
24 Feb	Swansea City AFC	A	1–1	D

Stoke City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
20 Mar	Preston North End FC	A	1–3	L
14 Mar	Watford FC	H	3–1	W
10 Mar	Ipswich Town FC	H	3–3	D
07 Mar	Swansea City AFC	A	0–2	L
28 Feb	Coventry City FC	A	1–2	L
25 Feb	Oxford United FC	H	2–1	W

Season Stats

Preston North End FC		Stoke City FC
#25	Position	#26
0	Points	0
0	Played	0
0 / 0 / 0	W / D / L	0 / 0 / 0
0	Scored	0
0	Conceded	0
+0	GD	+0
–	PPG	–
–	Win %	–

Key Stats

44% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

31% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Preston North End FC this season

0% Clean Sheets
Stoke City FC this season

Preston North End FC are 25th (0 pts). Stoke City FC are 26th (0 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Preston North End FC

0-15

–/1

16-30

–/1

31-45

–/–

46-60

–/–

61-75

–/–

76+

1/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Stoke City FC

0-15

1/–

16-30

–/1

31-45

–/–

46-60

–/–

61-75

–/1

76+

–/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' The wait is over. Preston North End FC get us underway at .
It finishes all square. Preston North End FC and Stoke City FC share the spoils 3-1.

Lineups

Preston North End FC Lineups

Stoke City FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Brad Potts	3
Will Keane	2
Nick Powell	2
Alan Browne	2
Erik Pieters	1
James McClean	1
Milutin Osmajic	1
Peter Crouch	1

Head to Head

Preston North End FC Form

2026-03-20 Preston North End FC 3–1 Stoke City FC W 2026-03-14 Norwich City FC 2–0 Preston North End FC L 2026-03-11 Coventry City FC 3–0 Preston North End FC L 2026-03-06 Preston North End FC 1–3 Oxford United FC L 2026-02-28 Preston North End FC 0–2 Millwall FC L 2026-02-24 Swansea City AFC 1–1 Preston North End FC D

Stoke City FC Form

2026-03-20 Preston North End FC 3–1 Stoke City FC L 2026-03-14 Stoke City FC 3–1 Watford FC W 2026-03-10 Stoke City FC 3–3 Ipswich Town FC D 2026-03-07 Swansea City AFC 2–0 Stoke City FC L 2026-02-28 Coventry City FC 2–1 Stoke City FC L 2026-02-25 Stoke City FC 2–1 Oxford United FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

0.86 Preston North End FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.57 Stoke City FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 82% + Preston North End FC or Draw 78%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Preston North End FC41% Draw36% Stoke City FC23%

Actual: Preston North End FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes27% 0% No73%

Avg goals/match: 1.43

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	73%	27%
± 1.5	42%	58%
± 2.5	18%	82%
± 3.5	6%	94%
± 4.5	2%	98%

Double Chance

Preston North End FC or Draw

78%

Draw or Stoke City FC

59%

Preston North End FC or Stoke City FC

64%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Preston North End FC23% Draw64% Stoke City FC13%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

26.7%

1 – 0

19.1%

1 – 1

12.7%

0 – 1

11.9%

2 – 0

8.3%

2 – 1

5.2%

0 – 2

3.5%

1 – 2

3.3%

3 – 0

2.3%

2 – 2

1.6%

3 – 1

Actual

1 – 3

0.6%

Asian Handicap — Preston North End FC

Handicap	Preston North End FC covers	Push	Stoke City FC covers
-2.5	3%	—	97%
-2	3%	10%	87%
-1.5	13%	—	87%
-1	13%	25%	62%
-0.5	38%	—	62%
+0.5	79%	—	21%
+1	79%	16%	5%
+1.5	95%	—	5%
+2	95%	4%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet

57% ✗

Stoke City FC keeps clean sheet

43% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.