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

Match Details

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

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

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
#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' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Preston North End FC is hosting Stoke City FC for another epic battle.
5' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
10' Josh Laurent, a England , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
15' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
20' Joon-ho Bae is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Preston North End FC so far.
21' Wouter Burger is having his name booked by the referee on 21.
26' Mads Frokjaer-Jensen is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Preston North End FC tonight.
31' Stoke City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
36' Stoke City FC is showing some good football. However, Stoke City FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
41' Stoke City FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
46' The travelling Stoke City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
51' A quiet spell here at Deepdale. Stoke City FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
53' A meaty challenge results in booking for Alistair McCann on 53.
58' Stoke City FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
59' The crowd applauds Will Keane as he leaves the pitch. Milutin Osmajic steps in for Preston North End FC.
64' Andrew Hughes makes no mistake. The score reads 1-0 and Preston North End FC are in front.
68' What composure from Milutin Osmajic! The Montenegro international strokes it home. 2-0.
73' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
75' Fresh legs for Stoke City FC! Million Manhoef comes on to replace Wouter Burger.
77' The Preston North End FC manager makes a substitution. Liam Millar departs to be replaced by Robbie Brady.
82' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Preston North End FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
84' Stoke City FC make a change. Tyrese Campbell trudges off to be replaced by Niall Ennis on 84 minutes.
87' The deadlock is broken! Luke McNally gets on the scoresheet on 87 minutes.
89' The Stoke City FC manager makes a substitution. Joon-ho Bae departs to be replaced by Mehdi Leris.
90' A moment of madness from Ki-Jana Hoever on 90 minutes earns him a card. Stoke City FC will be frustrated.
Preston North End FC will have plenty to reflect on. Stoke City FC were simply the better side today.

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
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

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

1 / 4

1.26 Preston North End FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.12 Stoke City FC xG

I would bet for: Preston North End FC or Stoke City FC 71% + Under 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Preston North End FC40% Draw29% Stoke City FC31%

Actual: Stoke City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes49% 0% No51%

Avg goals/match: 2.38

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	89%	11%
± 1.5	69%	31%
± 2.5	42%	58%
± 3.5	22%	78%
± 4.5	10%	90%

Double Chance

Preston North End FC or Draw

70%

Draw or Stoke City FC

60%

Preston North End FC or Stoke City FC

71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Preston North End FC27% Draw50% Stoke City FC23%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

14%

0 – 0

11.4%

1 – 0

10.5%

0 – 1

9.2%

2 – 1

7.9%

2 – 0

7.1%

1 – 2

Actual

0 – 2

5.6%

2 – 2

4.5%

3 – 1

3.4%

3 – 0

2.9%

1 – 3

2.7%

Asian Handicap — Preston North End FC

Handicap	Preston North End FC covers	Push	Stoke City FC covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	11%	83%
-1.5	17%	—	83%
-1	17%	21%	62%
-0.5	38%	—	62%
+0.5	69%	—	31%
+1	69%	18%	13%
+1.5	87%	—	13%
+2	87%	9%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet

33% ✓

Stoke City FC keeps clean sheet

29% ✓

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