Preston North End FC vs Stoke City FC, Championship 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2025-26

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Stoke City FC

Fri 20 Mar 2026 · 20:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

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Preston North End FC vs Stoke City FC — Championship .

Preston North End FC 15 games · 8 pts (2026/27)
Stoke City FC 15 games · 29 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Farai Hallam (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

Preston North End FC 17 games · Avg 2.0 goals Stoke City FC

Last 5 meetings

2026-03-20 Preston North End FC 3–1 Stoke City FC 2025-12-26 Stoke City FC 0–0 Preston North End FC 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

Recent Form

Preston North End FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
20 Mar	Stoke City FC	H	3–1	W
14 Mar	Norwich City FC	A	0–2	L
11 Mar	Coventry City FC	A	0–3	L
06 Mar	Oxford United FC	H	1–3	L
28 Feb	Millwall FC	H	0–2	L
24 Feb	Swansea City AFC	A	1–1	D

Stoke City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
20 Mar	Preston North End FC	A	1–3	L
14 Mar	Watford FC	H	3–1	W
10 Mar	Ipswich Town FC	H	3–3	D
07 Mar	Swansea City AFC	A	0–2	L
28 Feb	Coventry City FC	A	1–2	L
25 Feb	Oxford United FC	H	2–1	W

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' It’s Showtime! The match between Preston North End FC and Stoke City FC is underway.
The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Stoke City FC.

Lineups

Preston North End FC Lineups

Stoke City FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Brad Potts	3
Nick Powell	2
Ben Wilmot	2
Alan Browne	2
Will Keane	2
Lee Gregory	1
Kaine Kesler	1
Peter Crouch	1

Head to Head

Preston North End FC Form

2026-03-20 Preston North End FC 3–1 Stoke City FC W 2026-03-14 Norwich City FC 2–0 Preston North End FC L 2026-03-11 Coventry City FC 3–0 Preston North End FC L 2026-03-06 Preston North End FC 1–3 Oxford United FC L 2026-02-28 Preston North End FC 0–2 Millwall FC L 2026-02-24 Swansea City AFC 1–1 Preston North End FC D

Stoke City FC Form

2026-03-20 Preston North End FC 3–1 Stoke City FC L 2026-03-14 Stoke City FC 3–1 Watford FC W 2026-03-10 Stoke City FC 3–3 Ipswich Town FC D 2026-03-07 Swansea City AFC 2–0 Stoke City FC L 2026-02-28 Coventry City FC 2–1 Stoke City FC L 2026-02-25 Stoke City FC 2–1 Oxford United FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.26 Preston North End FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.61 Stoke City FC xG

I would bet for: Preston North End FC or Stoke City FC 74% + Both teams to score 58%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Preston North End FC35% Draw26% Stoke City FC39%

Actual: Preston North End FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes58% 0% No42%

Avg goals/match: 2.87

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	78%	22%
± 2.5	54%	46%
± 3.5	32%	68%
± 4.5	17%	83%

Double Chance

Preston North End FC or Draw

61%

Draw or Stoke City FC

65%

Preston North End FC or Stoke City FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Preston North End FC23% Draw45% Stoke City FC32%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–1 not predicted

3 – 1

Actual

1 – 1

12.4%

1 – 2

8.9%

0 – 1

8.2%

0 – 0

7.5%

0 – 2

7.2%

2 – 1

1 – 0

6.3%

2 – 2

5.6%

1 – 3

4.8%

2 – 0

4.5%

0 – 3

3.8%

2 – 3

3.1%

Asian Handicap — Preston North End FC

Handicap	Preston North End FC covers	Push	Stoke City FC covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	8%	87%
-1.5	13%	—	87%
-1	13%	16%	71%
-0.5	29%	—	71%
+0.5	56%	—	44%
+1	56%	21%	23%
+1.5	77%	—	23%
+2	77%	13%	10%
+2.5	90%	—	10%

Clean Sheet

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

Stoke City FC keeps clean sheet

29% ✓

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