Sunday , 15 November 2026

Preston North End FC vs Stoke City FC, Championship 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2024-25
Preston North End FC
1 – 1
Full Time
Stoke City FC
Sat 5 Apr 2025 · 14:00 UTC Deepdale 17,341 HT 45' · FT 45'
Kaine Kesler 10' 1–0
1–1 75' Lewis Baker pen
Robbie Brady 15' Y
Milutin Osmajic 39' Y
Y 55' Sam Gallagher
Liam Lindsay 74' Y
Y 76' Lewis Baker
Ryan Ledson 81' Y
Y 81' Jordan Thompson

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Farai Hallam (England)
  • Assistant 1 Mark Dwyer
  • Assistant 2 Hugh Gilroy (England)
6 games this season 🟨 4.2/game ⚽ 10.8 goals/game

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

7
6
4
Preston North End FC 17 games · Avg 2.0 goals Stoke City FC
Last 5 meetings
2025-04-05 Preston North End FC 1–1 Stoke City FC 2024-11-26 Stoke City FC 0–0 Preston North End FC 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

Recent Form

Preston North End FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Apr Stoke City FC H 1–1 D
02 Apr Derby County FC A 0–2 L
30 Mar Aston Villa FC H 0–3 L
15 Mar Portsmouth FC H 2–1 W
11 Mar Sunderland AFC A 1–1 D
08 Mar Sheffield United FC A 0–1 L
Stoke City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Apr Preston North End FC A 1–1 D
29 Mar Queens Park Rangers FC H 3–1 W
15 Mar Millwall FC A 0–1 L
12 Mar Blackburn Rovers FC H 1–0 W
08 Mar Coventry City FC A 2–3 L
01 Mar Watford FC H 0–0 D

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' That's the starting whistle at Deepdale. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Preston North End FC and Stoke City FC.
  • 5' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 10' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Kaine Kesler makes it 1-0.
  • 15' That looks like a foul for a card for Robbie Brady.
  • 20' It’s high time Paul Heckingbottom made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 25' Lewis Baker has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 30' 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.
  • 35' The home supporters are growing impatient. Preston North End FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 39' That is a card for Preston North End FC. Milutin Osmajic will be fuming at that decision.
  • 44' Jordan Thompson needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 53 Yellow cards this season.
  • 49' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Emil Riis Jakobsen suffering a number of foals already.
  • 54' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Paul Heckingbottom will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 55' Sam Gallagher was booked on 55.
  • 56' Mads Frokjaer-Jensen is replacing Emil Riis Jakobsen for the Preston North End FC side.
  • 61' The 27-year-old Eric Bocat has been sensational this season — 2 goals and 2 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 63' The supporters are chanting for Ali Al-Hamadi. He replaces Joon-ho Bae on 63 minute.
  • 68' Preston North End FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Will Keane is hanging Sam Greenwood on the field on 68 minute.
  • 71' It is a substitution in Stoke City FC team. Sam Gallagher is replaced by Lewis Koumas on 71 minute.
  • 74' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Liam Lindsay on 74 minutes.
  • 75' A stunning finish from Lewis Baker — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 76' The referee calls foul for Lewis Baker. He receives a card.
  • 81' Ryan Ledson is having his name booked by the referee on 81.
  • 86' Preston North End FC are deployed in a 3-5-2 today, looking to exploit space against Stoke City FC's 4-2-3-1 shape.
  • 90' Lynden Gooch is replacing Million Manhoef for the Stoke City FC side.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. take all three points.

Lineups

Preston North End FC Lineups

3-5-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Paul Heckingbottom

Stoke City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mark Robins

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Brad Potts 3
Nick Powell 2
Ben Wilmot 2
Alan Browne 2
Will Keane 2
Peter Crouch 1
Tom Barkhuizen 1
Luke McNally 1

Head to Head

2025-04-05 Preston North End FC 1–1 Stoke City FC 2024-11-26 Stoke City FC 0–0 Preston North End FC 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

Preston North End FC Form

2025-04-05 Preston North End FC 1–1 Stoke City FC D 2025-04-02 Derby County FC 2–0 Preston North End FC L 2025-03-30 Preston North End FC 0–3 Aston Villa FC L 2025-03-15 Preston North End FC 2–1 Portsmouth FC W 2025-03-11 Sunderland AFC 1–1 Preston North End FC D 2025-03-08 Sheffield United FC 1–0 Preston North End FC L

Stoke City FC Form

2025-04-05 Preston North End FC 1–1 Stoke City FC D 2025-03-29 Stoke City FC 3–1 Queens Park Rangers FC W 2025-03-15 Millwall FC 1–0 Stoke City FC L 2025-03-12 Stoke City FC 1–0 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2025-03-08 Coventry City FC 3–2 Stoke City FC L 2025-03-01 Stoke City FC 0–0 Watford FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1 Preston North End FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.57 Stoke City FC xG
I would bet for: Preston North End FC or Stoke City FC 72%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Preston North End FC30% Draw28% Stoke City FC42%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes50% 0% No50%
Avg goals/match: 2.57
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 72%
28%
± 2.5 47%
53%
± 3.5 26%
74%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

Preston North End FC or Draw
57%
Draw or Stoke City FC
70%
Preston North End FC or Stoke City FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Preston North End FC18% Draw48% Stoke City FC34%
Actual: Preston North End FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 1
11.1%
0 – 0
9.7%
0 – 2
9.2%
1 – 2
9.1%
1 – 0
6.6%
2 – 1
5.7%
1 – 3
4.8%
0 – 3
4.7%
2 – 2
4.6%
2 – 0
3.7%
2 – 3
2.5%

Asian Handicap — Preston North End FC

Handicap Preston North End FC covers Push Stoke City FC covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 6% 92%
-1.5 8% — 92%
-1 8% 14% 77%
-0.5 23% — 77%
+0.5 51% — 49%
+1 51% 23% 26%
+1.5 74% — 26%
+2 74% 15% 11%
+2.5 89% — 11%

Clean Sheet

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet
22% ✓
Stoke City FC keeps clean sheet
38% ✓

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