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

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Championship · 2024-25

Preston North End FC

1 – 1

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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

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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 Farai Hallam (England)
Assistant 1 Mark Dwyer
Assistant 2 Hugh Gilroy (England)

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

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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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
#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' It’s Showtime! The match between Preston North End FC and Stoke City FC is underway.
5' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
10' The England Kaine Kesler breaks the deadlock on 10 minutes. 1-0!
15' A meaty challenge results in booking for Robbie Brady on 15.
20' Stoke City FC come into this ranked 18 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
25' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Preston North End FC and Stoke City FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
30' Ali Al-Hamadi needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
35' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
39' The referee calls foul for Milutin Osmajic. He receives a card.
44' Supporters expect more eagerness from Sam Gallagher, as he is very good at scoring at Deepdale with 2 goals in the last 2 games.
49' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
54' Preston North End FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Stoke City FC backline.
55' Stoke City FC player sees a card in front of him.
56' Another substitution for Preston North End FC to replace Emil Riis Jakobsen by Mads Frokjaer-Jensen on 56 minute.
61' Preston North End FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 61.
63' Time for substitution for Stoke City FC. Joon-ho Bae is replaced by Ali Al-Hamadi.
68' Fresh legs for Preston North End FC! Will Keane comes on to replace Sam Greenwood.
71' It is a substitution in Stoke City FC team. Sam Gallagher is replaced by Lewis Koumas on 71 minute.
74' Liam Lindsay was booked on 74.
75' Lewis Baker is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
76' Controversy at the stadium! Lewis Baker argues furiously but the card stands.
81' Ryan Ledson is having his name booked by the referee on 81.
86' It looks surprising Stoke City FC does not make any changes. Ben Whiteman has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
90' The crowd applauds Million Manhoef as he leaves the pitch. Lynden Gooch steps in for Stoke City FC.
The final score is 1-1.

Lineups

Preston North End FC Lineups

3-5-2

Starting XI

11
Robbie Brady
6
Liam Lindsay
14
Jordan Storey
4
Ben Whiteman
13
David Cornell
28
Milutin Osmajic
19
Lewis Gibson
9
Emil Riis Jakobsen ↓ Mads Frokjaer-Jensen 56'
20
Sam Greenwood ↓ Will Keane 68'
29
Kaine Kesler
22
Stefan Teitur Thordarson ↓ Ryan Ledson 56'

Bench

Coach Paul Heckingbottom

Stoke City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

23
Ben Gibson
2
Lynden Gooch ↑ 90'
4
Ben Pearson ↑ 90'
13
Jack Bonham
12
Tatsuki Seko
9
Ali Al-Hamadi ↑ 63'
24
Andrew Moran
18
Bosun Lawal
11
Lewis Koumas ↑ 71'

Coach Mark Robins

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Brad Potts	3
Will Keane	2
Nick Powell	2
Alan Browne	2
Erik Pieters	1
James McClean	1
Milutin Osmajic	1
Peter Crouch	1

Head to Head

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

1 / 4

1.23 Preston North End FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.08 Stoke City FC xG

I would bet for: Preston North End FC or Stoke City FC 70% + Under 2.5 goals 60%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Preston North End FC40% Draw30% Stoke City FC30%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes48% 0% No52%

Avg goals/match: 2.31

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	88%	12%
± 1.5	67%	33%
± 2.5	40%	60%
± 3.5	21%	79%
± 4.5	9%	91%

Double Chance

Preston North End FC or Draw

70%

Draw or Stoke City FC

60%

Preston North End FC or Stoke City FC

70%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Preston North End FC27% Draw51% Stoke City FC22%

Actual: Preston North End FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

0 – 0

12.2%

1 – 0

11.1%

0 – 1

9.5%

2 – 1

7.9%

2 – 0

7.3%

1 – 2

6.8%

0 – 2

5.5%

2 – 2

4.3%

3 – 1

3.3%

3 – 0

1 – 3

2.5%

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	70%	—	30%
+1	70%	18%	12%
+1.5	88%	—	12%
+2	88%	9%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet

35% ✓

Stoke City FC keeps clean sheet

30% ✓

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