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 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Stoke City FC 0 games · 0 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	Hull City AFC	46	73
4	Oxford United FC	46	47
5	Leicester City FC	46	46
6	Blackburn Rovers FC	1	1
7	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	1	1
8	Queens Park Rangers FC	0	0
9	Millwall FC	0	0
10	Middlesbrough FC	0	0
11	Swansea City AFC	0	0
12	Charlton Athletic FC	0	0
13	West Bromwich Albion FC	0	0
14	Bolton Wanderers FC	0	0
15	Birmingham City FC	0	0
16	Sheffield United FC	0	0
17	Southampton FC	0	0
18	Wrexham AFC	0	0
19	Watford FC	0	0
20	Burnley FC	0	0
21	Cardiff City FC	0	0
22	West Ham United FC	0	0
23	Derby County FC	0	0
24	Norwich City FC	0	0
25	Preston North End FC	0	0
26	Stoke City FC	0	0
27	Lincoln City FC	0	0
28	Portsmouth FC	0	0
29	Bristol City FC	0	0
30	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
#25	Position	#26
0	Points	0
0	Played	0
0 / 0 / 0	W / D / L	0 / 0 / 0
0	Scored	0
0	Conceded	0
+0	GD	+0
–	PPG	–
–	Win %	–

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

0% Clean Sheets
Stoke City FC this season

Preston North End FC are 25th (0 pts). Stoke City FC are 26th (0 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Preston North End FC

0-15

–/1

16-30

–/1

31-45

–/–

46-60

–/–

61-75

–/–

76+

1/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Stoke City FC

0-15

1/–

16-30

–/1

31-45

–/–

46-60

–/–

61-75

–/1

76+

–/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' We are underway at Deepdale. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
5' Preston North End FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
10' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
15' 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.
20' Stoke City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 20.
21' Stoke City FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 21.
26' A quiet spell here at Deepdale. Stoke City FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
31' Daniel Iversen has been relatively quiet despite scoring 3 goals in his last 14 appearances.
36' Jordan Storey, a England , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
41' Preston North End FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
46' 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.
51' Stoke City FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
53' The referee shows Preston North End FC player a card on 53.
58' Preston North End FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Stoke City FC backline.
59' The whistle greets Will Keane as he departs to be replaced by Milutin Osmajic.
64' Goal! Andrew Hughes scores his 12 goal in 378 matches.
68' Assisted by Mads Frokjaer-Jensen with the perfectly-timed delivery and Milutin Osmajic makes no mistake. 2-0!
73' Both keepers have barely been tested. Preston North End FC and Stoke City FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
75' Stoke City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Million Manhoef is hanging Wouter Burger on the field on 75 minute.
77' Time for substitution for Preston North End FC. Liam Millar is replaced by Robbie Brady.
82' Stoke City FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
84' Niall Ennis has so much to prove this time. He replaces Tyrese Campbell on 84 minute.
87' Luke McNally adds to his 0 season tally! Stoke City FC lead 2-1 — and this changes everything.
89' Stoke City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Mehdi Leris is hanging Joon-ho Bae on the field on 89 minute.
90' Ki-Jana Hoever is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
The final score is 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
Alan Browne	2
Graham Burke	1
Billy Bodin	1
Erik Pieters	1
James McClean	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

0.62 Preston North End FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.57 Stoke City FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 87% + Under — clean sheet likely 78%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Preston North End FC33% Draw40% Stoke City FC27%

Actual: Stoke City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes22% 0% No78%

Avg goals/match: 1.19

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	67%	33%
± 1.5	34%	66%
± 2.5	13%	87%
± 3.5	4%	96%
± 4.5	1%	99%

Double Chance

Preston North End FC or Draw

74%

Draw or Stoke City FC

67%

Preston North End FC or Stoke City FC

60%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Preston North End FC16% Draw69% Stoke City FC15%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

33.3%

1 – 0

17%

0 – 1

15.5%

1 – 1

11.9%

2 – 0

5.2%

0 – 2

4.4%

2 – 1

3.5%

1 – 2

Actual

2 – 2

1.2%

3 – 0

1.1%

0 – 3

0.8%

3 – 1

0.8%

Asian Handicap — Preston North End FC

Handicap	Preston North End FC covers	Push	Stoke City FC covers
-2.5	1%	—	99%
-2	1%	6%	93%
-1.5	7%	—	93%
-1	7%	21%	72%
-0.5	28%	—	72%
+0.5	75%	—	25%
+1	75%	19%	6%
+1.5	94%	—	6%
+2	94%	5%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet

57% ✗

Stoke City FC keeps clean sheet

54% ✗

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