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

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Championship · 2025-26

Stoke City FC

0 – 0

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Preston North End FC

Fri 26 Dec 2025 · 15:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

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Stoke City FC vs Preston North End FC — Championship .

Stoke City FC 7 games · 10 pts (2026/27)
Preston North End FC 7 games · 3 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Thomas Kirk (England)

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

Stoke City FC 16 games · Avg 2.0 goals Preston North End FC

Last 5 meetings

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 2023-09-02 Stoke City FC 0–2 Preston North End FC

Recent Form

Stoke City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Dec	Preston North End FC	H	0–0	D
20 Dec	Watford FC	A	0–1	L
13 Dec	Swansea City AFC	H	2–1	W
10 Dec	Ipswich Town FC	A	0–1	L
06 Dec	Sheffield United FC	A	0–4	L
29 Nov	Hull City AFC	H	1–2	L

Preston North End FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Dec	Stoke City FC	A	0–0	D
20 Dec	Norwich City FC	H	1–1	D
13 Dec	Oxford United FC	A	2–1	W
09 Dec	Coventry City FC	H	1–1	D
06 Dec	Wrexham AFC	H	1–1	D
29 Nov	Sheffield Wednesday FC	A	3–2	W

Season Stats

Stoke City FC		Preston North End FC
#9	Position	#23
10	Points	3
7	Played	7
3 / 1 / 3	W / D / L	1 / 0 / 6
11	Scored	6
11	Conceded	13
+0	GD	-7
1.43	PPG	0.43
43%	Win %	14%

Key Stats

44% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

31% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

29% Clean Sheets
Stoke City FC this season

0% Clean Sheets
Preston North End FC this season

Stoke City FC are 9th (10 pts). Preston North End FC are 23rd (3 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Stoke City FC

0-15

4/1

16-30

4/3

31-45

2/–

46-60

1/1

61-75

–/2

76+

–/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Preston North End FC

0-15

2/3

16-30

1/1

31-45

–/–

46-60

1/1

61-75

–/2

76+

2/5

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Stoke City FC

Ethan Galbraith	4 G
Justin Devenny	2 G
Eric Bocat	1 G	2 A

Preston North End FC

Callum Lang	3 G
Jordan Thompson	1 G
Jusef Erabi	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' Welcome to that hosts another battle between Stoke City FC and Preston North End FC.
It finishes all square. Stoke City FC and Preston North End FC share the spoils 0-0.

Lineups

Stoke City FC Lineups

Preston North End FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Brad Potts	3
Will Keane	2
Nick Powell	2
Alan Browne	2
Erik Pieters	1
James McClean	1
Milutin Osmajic	1
Peter Crouch	1

Head to Head

Stoke City FC Form

2025-12-26 Stoke City FC 0–0 Preston North End FC D 2025-12-20 Watford FC 1–0 Stoke City FC L 2025-12-13 Stoke City FC 2–1 Swansea City AFC W 2025-12-10 Ipswich Town FC 1–0 Stoke City FC L 2025-12-06 Sheffield United FC 4–0 Stoke City FC L 2025-11-29 Stoke City FC 1–2 Hull City AFC L

Preston North End FC Form

2025-12-26 Stoke City FC 0–0 Preston North End FC D 2025-12-20 Preston North End FC 1–1 Norwich City FC D 2025-12-13 Oxford United FC 1–2 Preston North End FC W 2025-12-09 Preston North End FC 1–1 Coventry City FC D 2025-12-06 Preston North End FC 1–1 Wrexham AFC D 2025-11-29 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2–3 Preston North End FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.55 Stoke City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.94 Preston North End FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 55%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Stoke City FC47% Draw29% Preston North End FC24%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes49% 0% No51%

Avg goals/match: 2.49

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	90%	10%
± 1.5	71%	29%
± 2.5	45%	55%
± 3.5	24%	76%
± 4.5	11%	89%

Double Chance

Stoke City FC or Draw

75%

Draw or Preston North End FC

53%

Stoke City FC or Preston North End FC

71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Stoke City FC35% Draw48% Preston North End FC17%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13%

1 – 0

11.9%

0 – 0

Actual

2 – 0

9.7%

2 – 1

0 – 1

6.7%

1 – 2

5.4%

3 – 0

4.9%

3 – 1

4.7%

2 – 2

4.3%

0 – 2

3.6%

3 – 2

2.3%

Asian Handicap — Stoke City FC

Handicap	Stoke City FC covers	Push	Preston North End FC covers
-2.5	11%	—	89%
-2	11%	15%	74%
-1.5	26%	—	74%
-1	26%	24%	50%
-0.5	50%	—	50%
+0.5	78%	—	22%
+1	78%	14%	8%
+1.5	92%	—	8%
+2	92%	6%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Stoke City FC keeps clean sheet

40% ✗

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet

22% ✗

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