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Preston North End FC vs Stoke City FC, Championship 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2018-19
Preston North End FC
2 – 2
Full Time
Stoke City FC
Sat 18 Aug 2018 · 16:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 27' Joe Allen
Ben Pearson 64' Y
Paul Gallagher 83' Y
Y 86' Ryan Shawcross
Y 90' Peter Crouch

Overview

Match Preview

Preston North End FC vs Stoke City FC — Championship .

Match Details

  • Referee Steve Meredith
  • Referee Jeremy Simpson
  • Referee Andy Madley
  • Referee Philip Dermott

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Coventry City FC 46 95
2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84
3 Millwall FC 46 83
4 Southampton FC 46 80
5 Middlesbrough FC 46 80
6 Hull City AFC 46 73
7 Wrexham AFC 46 71
8 Derby County FC 46 69
9 Norwich City FC 46 65
10 Birmingham City FC 46 64
11 Swansea City AFC 46 64
12 Bristol City FC 46 62
13 Sheffield United FC 46 60
14 Preston North End FC 46 60
15 Queens Park Rangers FC 46 58
16 Watford FC 46 57
17 Stoke City FC 46 55
18 Portsmouth FC 46 55
19 Charlton Athletic FC 46 53
20 Blackburn Rovers FC 46 52
21 West Bromwich Albion FC 46 51
22 Oxford United FC 46 47
23 Leicester City FC 46 46
24 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0

Head-to-Head

7
6
3
Preston North End FC 16 games · Avg 2.0 goals Stoke City FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-08-18 Preston North End FC 2–2 Stoke City FC

Recent Form

Preston North End FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Aug Stoke City FC H 2–2 D
11 Aug Swansea City AFC A 0–1 L
04 Aug Queens Park Rangers FC H 1–0 W
Stoke City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Aug Preston North End FC A 2–2 D
11 Aug Brentford FC H 1–1 D
05 Aug Leeds United FC A 1–3 L

Season Stats

Preston North End FC Stoke City FC
#14 Position #17
60 Points 55
46 Played 46
15 / 15 / 16 W / D / L 15 / 10 / 21
55 Scored 51
62 Conceded 56
-7 GD -5
1.30 PPG 1.20
33% Win % 33%

Key Stats

44% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
31% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Preston North End FC are 14th (60 pts). Stoke City FC are 17th (55 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! Preston North End FC vs Stoke City FC — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 10' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 15' Oghenekaro Etebo needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 20' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 25' Preston North End FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 27' Joe Allen has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 27.
  • 32' A quiet spell here at . Stoke City FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 37' Preston North End FC have won 414 goals from 378 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 40' The Scotland Paul Gallagher breaks the deadlock on 40 minutes. 1-0!
  • 42' Magnificent from Erik Pieters! That is 7 goals in 380 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 45' Magnificent from Graham Burke! That is 7 goals in 378 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 50' What a moment for Graham Burke! That strike on 45 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 55' Preston North End FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 55.
  • 59' Another change for Stoke City FC made on 59 minute. Saido Berahino leaves to be changed by Peter Crouch.
  • 61' Peter Crouch makes no mistake. The score reads 3-2 and Stoke City FC are in front.
  • 64' Ben Pearson catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 64.
  • 66' The crowd applauds Lukas Nmecha as he leaves the pitch. Louis Moult steps in for Preston North End FC.
  • 67' Fresh legs for Preston North End FC! Tom Barkhuizen comes on to replace Graham Burke.
  • 72' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 77' Senegal international Mame Birame Diouf has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 82' The home supporters are growing impatient. Preston North End FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 83' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Paul Gallagher.
  • 83' Time for substitution for Preston North End FC. Paul Gallagher is replaced by Ryan Ledson.
  • 84' Stoke City FC make a change. Benik Afobe trudges off to be replaced by Oghenekaro Etebo on 84 minutes.
  • 86' A moment of madness from Ryan Shawcross on 86 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Stoke City FC will be frustrated.
  • 90' Peter Crouch picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • The points are shared — Preston North End FC 2-2 Stoke City FC. Honours even.

Lineups

Preston North End FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Alex Neil

Stoke City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gary Rowett

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.68 Preston North End FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.39 Stoke City FC xG
I would bet for: Preston North End FC or Stoke City FC 74% + Both teams to score 61%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Preston North End FC44% Draw26% Stoke City FC30%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes61% 0% No39%
Avg goals/match: 3.07
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 81%
19%
± 2.5 58%
42%
± 3.5 37%
63%
± 4.5 20%
80%

Double Chance

Preston North End FC or Draw
70%
Draw or Stoke City FC
56%
Preston North End FC or Stoke City FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Preston North End FC32% Draw44% Stoke City FC24%
Actual: Preston North End FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.7%
2 – 1
8.8%
1 – 2
7.2%
1 – 0
7%
2 – 0
6.5%
0 – 0
6.3%
2 – 2
Actual
0 – 1
5.6%
3 – 1
4.9%
0 – 2
4.4%
3 – 0
3.6%
3 – 2
3.5%

Asian Handicap — Preston North End FC

Handicap Preston North End FC covers Push Stoke City FC covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 13% 77%
-1.5 23% — 77%
-1 23% 20% 57%
-0.5 43% — 57%
+0.5 69% — 31%
+1 69% 16% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 9% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet
26% ✓
Stoke City FC keeps clean sheet
19% ✓

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