Sunday , 16 August 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)

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

7
6
3
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
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
#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' In just a few seconds Deepdale will turn into a battlefield for Preston North End FC and Stoke City FC.
  • 5' Liam Lindsay, a Scotland , has 3 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 10' Kaine Kesler adds to his 0 season tally! Preston North End FC lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 15' Robbie Brady is having his name booked by the referee on 15.
  • 20' Preston North End FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 25' Iceland international Stefan Teitur Thordarson has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 30' Milutin Osmajic has been relatively quiet despite scoring 29 goals in his last 129 appearances.
  • 35' Supporters expect more eagerness from Junior Tchamadeu, as he is very good at scoring at Deepdale with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 39' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Milutin Osmajic on 39 minutes.
  • 44' The 22-year-old Joon-ho Bae has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 49' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 54' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 55' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Sam Gallagher.
  • 56' Mads Frokjaer-Jensen is ready to make an impact after coming on for Emil Riis Jakobsen at the 56 minute mark.
  • 61' Million Manhoef has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 63' The supporters are chanting for Ali Al-Hamadi. He replaces Joon-ho Bae on 63 minute.
  • 68' A change in the Preston North End FC ranks — Sam Greenwood exits the field as Will Keane enters on 68.
  • 71' Stoke City FC make a change. Sam Gallagher trudges off to be replaced by Lewis Koumas on 71 minutes.
  • 74' Controversy at the stadium! Liam Lindsay argues furiously but the card stands.
  • 75' Goal! Lewis Baker scores his 32 goal in 358 matches.
  • 76' It’s gonna be a card for Lewis Baker.
  • 81' It’s gonna be a card for Ryan Ledson.
  • 86' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 90' A change in the Stoke City FC ranks — Million Manhoef exits the field as Lynden Gooch enters on 90.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 1-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

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
Will Keane 2
Nick Powell 2
Alan Browne 2
William Smallbone 1
Paul Gallagher 1
Joshua Harrop 1
Ched Evans 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
0.59 Preston North End FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.53 Stoke City FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 89% + Under — clean sheet likely 79%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Preston North End FC33% Draw41% Stoke City FC26%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes21% 0% No79%
Avg goals/match: 1.12
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 64%
36%
± 1.5 32%
68%
± 2.5 11%
89%
± 3.5 3%
97%
± 4.5 1%
99%

Double Chance

Preston North End FC or Draw
75%
Draw or Stoke City FC
67%
Preston North End FC or Stoke City FC
59%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Preston North End FC16% Draw70% Stoke City FC14%
Actual: Preston North End FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
35.6%
1 – 0
17.5%
0 – 1
15.4%
1 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
5.1%
0 – 2
4%
2 – 1
3.2%
1 – 2
2.9%
2 – 2
1%
3 – 0
1%
0 – 3
0.7%
3 – 1
0.7%

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 76% — 24%
+1 76% 18% 5%
+1.5 95% — 5%
+2 95% 5% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet
59% ✗
Stoke City FC keeps clean sheet
56% ✗

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