Wednesday , 30 September 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)
5 games this season 🟨 2.4/game ⚽ 10.2 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Swansea City AFC 8 17
2 West Ham United FC 8 15
3 Middlesbrough FC 8 15
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 7 14
5 West Bromwich Albion FC 8 14
6 Queens Park Rangers FC 8 13
7 Stoke City FC 8 13
8 Bristol City FC 8 13
9 Charlton Athletic FC 8 12
10 Birmingham City FC 8 11
11 Millwall FC 8 11
12 Lincoln City FC 8 11
13 Southampton FC 8 10
14 Wrexham AFC 8 10
15 Bolton Wanderers FC 8 10
16 Blackburn Rovers FC 8 9
17 Norwich City FC 8 9
18 Sheffield United FC 8 9
19 Portsmouth FC 7 8
20 Watford FC 8 8
21 Cardiff City FC 8 7
22 Derby County FC 8 5
23 Preston North End FC 8 4
24 Burnley FC 8 4

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
#23 Position #7
4 Points 13
8 Played 8
1 / 1 / 6 W / D / L 4 / 1 / 3
8 Scored 13
15 Conceded 12
-7 GD +1
0.50 PPG 1.63
13% Win % 50%

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
25% Clean Sheets
Stoke City FC this season

Preston North End FC are 23rd (4 pts). Stoke City FC are 7th (13 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Preston North End FC
0-15
3/3
16-30
2/1
31-45
–/–
46-60
1/1
61-75
–/3
76+
2/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Stoke City FC
0-15
4/1
16-30
4/3
31-45
2/–
46-60
1/2
61-75
–/2
76+
2/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Preston North End FC
Callum Lang 3 G
Jordan Thompson 1 G
Jusef Erabi 1 G
Stoke City FC
Ethan Galbraith 4 G 1 A
Eric Bocat 2 G 2 A
Sam Gallagher 2 G 1 A
Justin Devenny 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Three points are at stake. Preston North End FC host Stoke City FC — let the battle begin!
  • 5' Wouter Burger needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 10' What composure from Kaine Kesler! The England international strokes it home. 1-0.
  • 15' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Robbie Brady.
  • 20' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Preston North End FC and Stoke City FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 25' The energy levels are beginning to show. Paul Heckingbottom might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 30' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 35' Emil Riis Jakobsen is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Stoke City FC so far.
  • 39' The referee calls foul for Milutin Osmajic. He receives a card.
  • 44' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Preston North End FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 49' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 54' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 55' The referee shows Stoke City FC player a card on 55.
  • 56' The whistle greets Emil Riis Jakobsen as he departs to be replaced by Mads Frokjaer-Jensen.
  • 61' 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.
  • 63' Another substitution for Stoke City FC to replace Joon-ho Bae by Ali Al-Hamadi on 63 minute.
  • 68' A tactical swap from Preston North End FC — Will Keane on, Sam Greenwood off on 68 minutes.
  • 71' Time for substitution for Stoke City FC. Sam Gallagher is replaced by Lewis Koumas.
  • 74' Liam Lindsay picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 75' A stunning finish from Lewis Baker — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 76' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Lewis Baker.
  • 81' Controversy at the stadium! Ryan Ledson argues furiously but the card stands.
  • 86' Stoke City 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.
  • 90' Million Manhoef makes way for Lynden Gooch at the 90 minute mark. A tactical switch from Stoke City FC.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

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
Alan Browne 2
Will Keane 2
Nick Powell 2
Tyrese Campbell 1
Daniel Johnson 1
William Smallbone 1
Paul Gallagher 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
1 / 4
1.18 Preston North End FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.53 Stoke City FC xG
I would bet for: Preston North End FC or Stoke City FC 73%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Preston North End FC33% Draw27% Stoke City FC40%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes55% 0% No45%
Avg goals/match: 2.71
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 75%
25%
± 2.5 50%
50%
± 3.5 29%
71%
± 4.5 15%
85%

Double Chance

Preston North End FC or Draw
61%
Draw or Stoke City FC
67%
Preston North End FC or Stoke City FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Preston North End FC22% Draw47% Stoke City FC31%
Actual: Preston North End FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 1
9.2%
1 – 2
8.8%
0 – 0
8.6%
0 – 2
7.6%
1 – 0
6.9%
2 – 1
6.8%
2 – 2
5.3%
2 – 0
4.5%
1 – 3
4.5%
0 – 3
3.8%
2 – 3
2.8%

Asian Handicap — Preston North End FC

Handicap Preston North End FC covers Push Stoke City FC covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 8% 88%
-1.5 12% — 88%
-1 12% 16% 72%
-0.5 28% — 72%
+0.5 56% — 44%
+1 56% 21% 22%
+1.5 78% — 22%
+2 78% 13% 9%
+2.5 91% — 9%

Clean Sheet

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet
22% ✓
Stoke City FC keeps clean sheet
31% ✓

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