Preston North End FC vs Stoke City FC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2023-24

Preston North End FC

1 – 2

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Stoke City FC

Sat 9 Mar 2024 · 15:00 UTC Deepdale 17,253 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 64' Andrew Hughes og

Milutin Osmajic 68' 1–1

1–2 87' Luke McNally

Y 21' Wouter Burger

Ben Whiteman 21' Y

Alistair McCann 53' Y

Y 90' Ki-Jana Hoever

Overview

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

Preston North End FC 15 games · 8 pts (2026/27)
Stoke City FC 15 games · 29 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Josh Smith (England)
Assistant 1 Matthew Jones
Assistant 2 Adam Crysell

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

Preston North End FC 17 games · Avg 2.0 goals Stoke City FC

Last 5 meetings

2024-03-09 Preston North End FC 1–2 Stoke City FC 2023-09-02 Stoke City FC 0–2 Preston North End FC 2023-01-02 Stoke City FC 0–1 Preston North End FC 2022-10-15 Preston North End FC 0–2 Stoke City FC 2022-01-03 Stoke City FC 1–2 Preston North End FC

Recent Form

Preston North End FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
09 Mar	Stoke City FC	H	1–2	L
02 Mar	Hull City AFC	H	0–0	D
23 Feb	Coventry City FC	A	3–0	W
17 Feb	Blackburn Rovers FC	H	2–2	D
14 Feb	Middlesbrough FC	H	2–1	W
10 Feb	Cardiff City FC	A	2–0	W

Stoke City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
09 Mar	Preston North End FC	A	2–1	W
05 Mar	Leeds United FC	A	0–1	L
02 Mar	Middlesbrough FC	H	2–0	W
24 Feb	Cardiff City FC	A	1–2	L
17 Feb	Coventry City FC	H	0–1	L
14 Feb	Queens Park Rangers FC	H	1–0	W

Season Stats

Preston North End FC		Stoke City FC
#24	Position	#3
8	Points	29
15	Played	15
2 / 2 / 11	W / D / L	9 / 2 / 4
13	Scored	24
30	Conceded	18
-17	GD	+6
0.53	PPG	1.93
13%	Win %	60%

Key Stats

41% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)

29% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

7% Clean Sheets
Preston North End FC this season

33% Clean Sheets
Stoke City FC this season

Preston North End FC are 24th (8 pts). Stoke City FC are 3rd (29 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Preston North End FC

0-15

4/3

16-30

2/3

31-45

2/6

46-60

1/3

61-75

–/4

76+

4/9

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Stoke City FC

0-15

4/2

16-30

5/3

31-45

4/–

46-60

4/3

61-75

1/3

76+

4/7

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Preston North End FC

Callum Lang	4 G
Jordan Thompson	1 G
Jusef Erabi	1 G

Stoke City FC

Jack McGlynn	5 G	2 A
Ethan Galbraith	4 G	4 A
Eric Bocat	2 G	2 A
Sam Gallagher	2 G	1 A
Justin Devenny	2 G

Events

Match Events

0' In just a few seconds Deepdale will turn into a battlefield for Preston North End FC and Stoke City FC.
5' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 5 minutes.
10' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Preston North End FC and Stoke City FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
15' Wouter Burger, a Netherlands , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
20' Supporters expect more eagerness from Josh Laurent, as he is very good at scoring at Deepdale with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
21' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Wouter Burger.
26' Emil Riis Jakobsen is a natural forward and has been asked to do a very specific job for Preston North End FC tonight.
31' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
36' named a 3-4-1-2 earlier, and opted for a 3-4-3 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
41' Michael Rose has been relatively quiet despite scoring 10 goals in his last 1 appearances.
46' Preston North End FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Stoke City FC backline.
51' The 30-year-old Ben Whiteman has been sensational this season — 1 goals and 2 assists is a remarkable return.
53' Preston North End FC player sees a card in front of him.
58' Alistair McCann has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
59' Time for substitution for Preston North End FC. Will Keane is replaced by Milutin Osmajic.
64' What composure from Andrew Hughes! The Wales international strokes it home. 1-0.
68' GOAL! Milutin Osmajic fires home to make it 2-0!
73' Mads Frokjaer-Jensen has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
75' The Stoke City FC bench stirs into life. Wouter Burger is withdrawn and Million Manhoef gets his opportunity.
77' Fresh legs for Preston North End FC! Robbie Brady comes on to replace Liam Millar.
82' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
84' Another substitution for Stoke City FC to replace Tyrese Campbell by Niall Ennis on 84 minute.
87' Luke McNally doubles the advantage! 2-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
89' Stoke City FC ring the changes. Joon-ho Bae has done his job and it is now time for Mehdi Leris to step up.
90' A meaty challenge results in booking for Ki-Jana Hoever on 90.
It finishes all square. Preston North End FC and Stoke City FC share the spoils 1-2.

Lineups

Preston North End FC Lineups

3-4-1-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ryan Lowe

Stoke City FC Lineups

3-4-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Paul Gallagher

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Preston North End FC Form

2024-03-09 Preston North End FC 1–2 Stoke City FC L 2024-03-02 Preston North End FC 0–0 Hull City AFC D 2024-02-23 Coventry City FC 0–3 Preston North End FC W 2024-02-17 Preston North End FC 2–2 Blackburn Rovers FC D 2024-02-14 Preston North End FC 2–1 Middlesbrough FC W 2024-02-10 Cardiff City FC 0–2 Preston North End FC W

Stoke City FC Form

2024-03-09 Preston North End FC 1–2 Stoke City FC W 2024-03-05 Leeds United FC 1–0 Stoke City FC L 2024-03-02 Stoke City FC 2–0 Middlesbrough FC W 2024-02-24 Cardiff City FC 2–1 Stoke City FC L 2024-02-17 Stoke City FC 0–1 Coventry City FC L 2024-02-14 Stoke City FC 1–0 Queens Park Rangers FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.02 Preston North End FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.61 Stoke City FC xG

I would bet for: Preston North End FC or Stoke City FC 73%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Preston North End FC30% Draw27% Stoke City FC43%

Actual: Stoke City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes52% 0% No48%

Avg goals/match: 2.63

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	74%	26%
± 2.5	48%	52%
± 3.5	27%	73%
± 4.5	13%	87%

Double Chance

Preston North End FC or Draw

57%

Draw or Stoke City FC

70%

Preston North End FC or Stoke City FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Preston North End FC18% Draw47% Stoke City FC35%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.7%

0 – 1

10.6%

1 – 2

Actual

0 – 0

9.2%

0 – 2

9.1%

1 – 0

6.4%

2 – 1

5.8%

1 – 3

0 – 3

4.8%

2 – 2

4.7%

2 – 0

3.7%

2 – 3

2.6%

Asian Handicap — Preston North End FC

Handicap	Preston North End FC covers	Push	Stoke City FC covers
-2.5	2%	—	98%
-2	2%	6%	91%
-1.5	9%	—	91%
-1	9%	14%	77%
-0.5	23%	—	77%
+0.5	51%	—	49%
+1	51%	23%	27%
+1.5	73%	—	27%
+2	73%	15%	11%
+2.5	89%	—	11%

Clean Sheet

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

Stoke City FC keeps clean sheet

37% ✓

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