Wednesday , 30 September 2026

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

Championship · 2025-26
Preston North End FC
3 – 1
Full Time
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 .

Match Details

  • Referee Farai Hallam (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
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
#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' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Preston North End FC to score. At the same time, Stoke City FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 3-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Preston North End FC Lineups

Stoke City FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Brad Potts 3
Nick Powell 2
Alan Browne 2
Will Keane 2
Graham Burke 1
Andrew Hughes 1
Ben Wilmot 1
Tyrese Campbell 1

Head to Head

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

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
4 / 4
1.45 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 74% + Both teams to score 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Preston North End FC39% Draw26% Stoke City FC35%
Actual: Preston North End FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes61% 0% No39%
Avg goals/match: 3.02
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 80%
20%
± 2.5 57%
43%
± 3.5 36%
64%
± 4.5 19%
81%

Double Chance

Preston North End FC or Draw
65%
Draw or Stoke City FC
61%
Preston North End FC or Stoke City FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Preston North End FC26% Draw44% Stoke City FC30%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12%
1 – 2
8.4%
2 – 1
7.8%
0 – 1
6.8%
0 – 0
6.6%
1 – 0
6.2%
2 – 2
6.1%
0 – 2
5.9%
2 – 0
5.1%
1 – 3
4.4%
3 – 1
Actual
2 – 3
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Preston North End FC

Handicap Preston North End FC covers Push Stoke City FC covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 10% 84%
-1.5 16% — 84%
-1 16% 18% 66%
-0.5 34% — 66%
+0.5 61% — 39%
+1 61% 19% 20%
+1.5 80% — 20%
+2 80% 12% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet
22% ✓
Stoke City FC keeps clean sheet
24% ✓

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