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

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Championship · 2021-22

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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 46 games · 60 pts (2026/27)
Stoke City FC 46 games · 55 pts (2026/27)

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

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
#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' Three points are at stake. Preston North End FC host Stoke City FC — let the battle begin!
5' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
6' A goal from the England international Nick Powell! He fires home on 6 to make it 0-1!
7' A goal from the England international Nick Powell! He fires home on 7 to make it 0-2!
12' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
17' Romaine Sawyers has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 3 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
22' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 22 minutes.
25' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Leo Ostigard on 25 minutes.
30' Daniel Johnson has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
31' It’s a booking for Preston North End FC player. Greg Cunningham gets a Yellow card.
32' Greg Cunningham picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
37' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Preston North End FC and Stoke City FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
38' A stunning finish from Ben Whiteman — that came from absolutely nowhere!
43' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
48' With 0 assists to his name this season, Adam Davies is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Preston North End FC.
53' Preston North End FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 53.
58' Ryan Ledson has been relatively quiet despite scoring 7 goals in his last 378 appearances.
63' The whistle greets Sean Maguire as he departs to be replaced by Alan Browne.
68' Another change for Preston North End FC made on 68 minute. Ben Whiteman leaves to be changed by Alistair McCann.
70' The whistle greets Mario Vrancic as he departs to be replaced by Sam Clucas.
74' Ryan Ledson makes way for Josh Murphy at the 74 minute mark. A tactical switch from Preston North End FC.
76' Stoke City FC make a change. Jacob Brown trudges off to be replaced by Sam Surridge on 76 minutes.
81' Preston North End FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Stoke City FC's shape.
83' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Ben Wilmot.
88' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
The final score is 1-1.

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
Nick Powell	2
Alan Browne	2
Will Keane	2
Graham Burke	1
Andrew Hughes	1
Ben Wilmot	1
Tyrese Campbell	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

1.39 Preston North End FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.96 Stoke City FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Preston North End FC46% Draw29% Stoke City FC25%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes47% 0% No53%

Avg goals/match: 2.35

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	88%	12%
± 1.5	68%	32%
± 2.5	41%	59%
± 3.5	22%	78%
± 4.5	10%	90%

Double Chance

Preston North End FC or Draw

75%

Draw or Stoke City FC

54%

Preston North End FC or Stoke City FC

71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Preston North End FC32% Draw50% Stoke City FC18%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

1 – 0

12.2%

0 – 0

11.7%

2 – 0

2 – 1

8.6%

0 – 1

1 – 2

5.8%

0 – 2

4.2%

2 – 2

4.2%

3 – 0

4.1%

3 – 1

3 – 2

Asian Handicap — Preston North End FC

Handicap	Preston North End FC covers	Push	Stoke City FC covers
-2.5	8%	—	92%
-2	8%	14%	78%
-1.5	22%	—	78%
-1	22%	23%	55%
-0.5	45%	—	55%
+0.5	76%	—	24%
+1	76%	15%	9%
+1.5	91%	—	9%
+2	91%	6%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet

39% ✓

Stoke City FC keeps clean sheet

26% ✓

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