Preston North End FC vs Stoke City FC, Championship 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2021-22

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Stoke City FC

Tue 28 Sep 2021 · 18:45 UTC Deepdale HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 25' Leo Ostigard

Greg Cunningham 31' Y

Greg Cunningham 32' Y

Y 83' Ben Wilmot

Overview

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Preston North End FC vs Stoke City FC — Championship at Deepdale.

Preston North End FC 8 games · 4 pts (2026/27)
Stoke City FC 8 games · 13 pts (2026/27)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Swansea City AFC	8	17
2	West Ham United FC	8	15
3	Middlesbrough FC	8	15
4	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	7	14
5	West Bromwich Albion FC	8	14
6	Queens Park Rangers FC	8	13
7	Stoke City FC	8	13
8	Bristol City FC	8	13
9	Charlton Athletic FC	8	12
10	Birmingham City FC	8	11
11	Millwall FC	8	11
12	Lincoln City FC	8	11
13	Southampton FC	8	10
14	Wrexham AFC	8	10
15	Bolton Wanderers FC	8	10
16	Blackburn Rovers FC	8	9
17	Norwich City FC	8	9
18	Sheffield United FC	8	9
19	Portsmouth FC	7	8
20	Watford FC	8	8
21	Cardiff City FC	8	7
22	Derby County FC	8	5
23	Preston North End FC	8	4
24	Burnley FC	8	4

Head-to-Head

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

Last 5 meetings

2021-09-28 Preston North End FC 1–1 Stoke City FC 2021-04-17 Stoke City FC 0–0 Preston North End FC 2020-09-26 Preston North End FC 0–1 Stoke City FC 2020-02-12 Stoke City FC 0–2 Preston North End FC 2019-08-21 Preston North End FC 3–1 Stoke City FC

Recent Form

Preston North End FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
28 Sep	Stoke City FC	H	1–1	D
25 Sep	Birmingham City FC	A	0–0	D
18 Sep	West Bromwich Albion FC	H	1–1	D
14 Sep	Sheffield United FC	A	2–2	D
11 Sep	Bristol City FC	A	0–0	D
28 Aug	Swansea City AFC	H	3–1	W

Stoke City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
28 Sep	Preston North End FC	A	1–1	D
25 Sep	Hull City AFC	H	2–0	W
18 Sep	Derby County FC	A	1–2	L
15 Sep	Barnsley FC	H	1–1	D
11 Sep	Huddersfield Town AFC	H	2–1	W
28 Aug	Fulham FC	A	0–3	L

Season Stats

Preston North End FC		Stoke City FC
#23	Position	#7
4	Points	13
8	Played	8
1 / 1 / 6	W / D / L	4 / 1 / 3
8	Scored	13
15	Conceded	12
-7	GD	+1
0.50	PPG	1.63
13%	Win %	50%

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

25% Clean Sheets
Stoke City FC this season

Preston North End FC are 23rd (4 pts). Stoke City FC are 7th (13 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Preston North End FC

0-15

3/3

16-30

2/1

31-45

–/–

46-60

1/1

61-75

–/3

76+

2/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Stoke City FC

0-15

4/1

16-30

4/3

31-45

2/–

46-60

1/2

61-75

–/2

76+

2/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Preston North End FC

Callum Lang	3 G
Jordan Thompson	1 G
Jusef Erabi	1 G

Stoke City FC

Ethan Galbraith	4 G	1 A
Eric Bocat	2 G	2 A
Sam Gallagher	2 G	1 A
Justin Devenny	2 G

Events

Match Events

0' We are underway at Deepdale. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
5' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Stoke City FC that had 384 games and scored 404 goals.
6' The England Nick Powell breaks the deadlock on 6 minutes. 0-1!
7' Nick Powell makes no mistake. The score reads 0-2 and Stoke City FC are in front.
12' Josh Murphy needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
17' Preston North End FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
22' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
25' Poor challenge from Leo Ostigard. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
30' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. will be considering his options from the bench.
31' The referee calls foul for Greg Cunningham. He receives a Yellow card.
32' It’s a booking for Preston North End FC player. Greg Cunningham gets a Yellow card.
37' England international Joshua Earl has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
38' The England midfielder Ben Whiteman breaks the deadlock on 38 minutes. 1-2!
43' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 43 minutes.
48' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
53' It looks like no one’s ball. Stoke City FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
58' Preston North End FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
63' Alan Browne is ready to make an impact after coming on for Sean Maguire at the 63 minute mark.
68' A change in the Preston North End FC ranks — Ben Whiteman exits the field as Alistair McCann enters on 68.
70' Mario Vrancic makes way for Sam Clucas at the 70 minute mark. A tactical switch from Stoke City FC.
74' It is a substitution in Preston North End FC team. Ryan Ledson is replaced by Josh Murphy on 74 minute.
76' A change in the Stoke City FC ranks — Jacob Brown exits the field as Sam Surridge enters on 76.
81' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
83' Ben Wilmot has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 83.
88' With 0 assists to his name this season, Daniel Iversen is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Stoke City FC.
will have plenty to reflect on. were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Preston North End FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Stoke City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Michael O'Neill

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Brad Potts	3
Alan Browne	2
Will Keane	2
Nick Powell	2
Ben Wilmot	1
Tyrese Campbell	1
Daniel Johnson	1
William Smallbone	1

Head to Head

Preston North End FC Form

2021-09-28 Preston North End FC 1–1 Stoke City FC D 2021-09-25 Birmingham City FC 0–0 Preston North End FC D 2021-09-18 Preston North End FC 1–1 West Bromwich Albion FC D 2021-09-14 Sheffield United FC 2–2 Preston North End FC D 2021-09-11 Bristol City FC 0–0 Preston North End FC D 2021-08-28 Preston North End FC 3–1 Swansea City AFC W

Stoke City FC Form

2021-09-28 Preston North End FC 1–1 Stoke City FC D 2021-09-25 Stoke City FC 2–0 Hull City AFC W 2021-09-18 Derby County FC 2–1 Stoke City FC L 2021-09-15 Stoke City FC 1–1 Barnsley FC D 2021-09-11 Stoke City FC 2–1 Huddersfield Town AFC W 2021-08-28 Fulham FC 3–0 Stoke City FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.34 Preston North End FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.41 Stoke City FC xG

I would bet for: Preston North End FC or Stoke City FC 73% + Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Preston North End FC39% Draw27% Stoke City FC34%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes56% 0% No44%

Avg goals/match: 2.75

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	76%	24%
± 2.5	51%	49%
± 3.5	30%	70%
± 4.5	15%	85%

Double Chance

Preston North End FC or Draw

66%

Draw or Stoke City FC

61%

Preston North End FC or Stoke City FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Preston North End FC26% Draw46% Stoke City FC28%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

0 – 0

8.3%

1 – 2

8.2%

0 – 1

2 – 1

7.8%

1 – 0

7.6%

0 – 2

6.2%

2 – 0

5.6%

2 – 2

5.5%

1 – 3

3.9%

3 – 1

3.5%

0 – 3

2.9%

Asian Handicap — Preston North End FC

Handicap	Preston North End FC covers	Push	Stoke City FC covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	10%	84%
-1.5	16%	—	84%
-1	16%	18%	66%
-0.5	34%	—	66%
+0.5	63%	—	37%
+1	63%	19%	18%
+1.5	82%	—	18%
+2	82%	11%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet

25% ✓

Stoke City FC keeps clean sheet

27% ✓

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