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

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Championship · 2025-26

Preston North End FC

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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 46 games · 60 pts (2026/27)
Stoke City FC 46 games · 55 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Farai Hallam (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

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
#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' 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!
Full Time. Preston North End FC beats Stoke City FC

Lineups

Preston North End FC Lineups

Stoke City FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Brad Potts	3
Alan Browne	2
Will Keane	2
Nick Powell	2
Ben Wilmot	1
Tyrese Campbell	1
Daniel Johnson	1
William Smallbone	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

1.5 Preston North End FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.12 Stoke City FC xG

I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct

Preston North End FC46% Draw27% Stoke City FC27%

Actual: Preston North End FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes53% 0% No47%

Avg goals/match: 2.62

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	74%	26%
± 2.5	48%	52%
± 3.5	27%	73%
± 4.5	13%	87%

Double Chance

Preston North End FC or Draw

73%

Draw or Stoke City FC

54%

Preston North End FC or Stoke City FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Preston North End FC32% Draw47% Stoke City FC21%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.1%

1 – 0

9.9%

0 – 0

9.3%

2 – 1

8.8%

2 – 0

0 – 1

7.1%

1 – 2

6.6%

2 – 2

3 – 1

Actual

0 – 2

4.4%

3 – 0

3 – 2

2.6%

Asian Handicap — Preston North End FC

Handicap	Preston North End FC covers	Push	Stoke City FC covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	14%	77%
-1.5	23%	—	77%
-1	23%	22%	55%
-0.5	45%	—	55%
+0.5	73%	—	27%
+1	73%	16%	11%
+1.5	89%	—	11%
+2	89%	8%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet

33% ✓

Stoke City FC keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

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