Stoke City FC vs Preston North End FC, Championship 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2018-19

Stoke City FC

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Preston North End FC

Sat 26 Jan 2019 · 15:00 UTC Bet365 Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Sam Clucas 31' Y

James McClean 85' Y

Y 85' Ben Pearson

Y 86' Ben Pearson

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Stoke City FC vs Preston North End FC — Championship at Bet365 Stadium.

Stoke City FC 8 games · 13 pts (2026/27)
Preston North End FC 8 games · 4 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Oliver Langford
Referee Adam Crysell
Referee Philip Dermott
Referee Andy Woolmer

4 games this season 🟨 3.3/game ⚽ 6.5 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

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

Last 5 meetings

2019-01-26 Stoke City FC 0–2 Preston North End FC 2018-08-18 Preston North End FC 2–2 Stoke City FC

Recent Form

Stoke City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Jan	Preston North End FC	H	0–2	L
19 Jan	Leeds United FC	H	2–1	W
15 Jan	Shrewsbury Town FC	H	2–3	L
12 Jan	Brentford FC	A	1–3	L
05 Jan	Shrewsbury Town FC	A	1–1	D
01 Jan	Bristol City FC	H	0–2	L

Preston North End FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Jan	Stoke City FC	A	2–0	W
19 Jan	Queens Park Rangers FC	A	4–1	W
12 Jan	Swansea City AFC	H	1–1	D
06 Jan	Doncaster Rovers FC	H	1–3	L
01 Jan	Rotherham United FC	A	1–2	L
29 Dec	Aston Villa FC	H	1–1	D

Season Stats

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

Key Stats

44% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

31% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

25% Clean Sheets
Stoke City FC this season

0% Clean Sheets
Preston North End FC this season

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

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

Preston North End FC

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

Events

Match Events

0' In just a few seconds Bet365 Stadium will turn into a battlefield for Stoke City FC and Preston North End FC.
5' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
10' It looks like no one’s ball. Preston North End FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
15' Paul Gallagher has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 5 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
20' Goal! Alan Browne scores his 38 goal in 382 matches.
25' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Stoke City FC and Preston North End FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
30' The home supporters are growing impatient. Stoke City FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
31' It’s a booking for Stoke City FC player. Sam Clucas gets a Yellow card.
36' Jayden Stockley is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Preston North End FC so far.
41' Benik Afobe needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 5 Yellow cards this season.
43' The Stoke City FC manager makes a substitution. Josh Tymon departs to be replaced by Lasse Sorensen.
48' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
53' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
58' Jayden Stockley makes way for Tom Barkhuizen at the 58 minute mark. A tactical switch from Preston North End FC.
61' Fresh legs for Stoke City FC! James McClean comes on to replace Tyrese Campbell.
66' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
71' Andrew Hughes has been relatively quiet despite scoring 12 goals in his last 382 appearances.
74' The Preston North End FC bench stirs into life. Paul Gallagher is withdrawn and Daniel Johnson gets his opportunity.
79' Benik Afobe makes way for Peter Crouch at the 79 minute mark. A tactical switch from Stoke City FC.
80' A goal from the England international Brad Potts! He fires home on 80 to make it 0-2!
81' Another substitution for Preston North End FC to replace Sean Maguire by Lukas Nmecha on 81 minute.
85' The referee shows Stoke City FC player a Yellow card on 85.
86' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Ben Pearson.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Preston North End FC to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Stoke City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

30
Thomas Edwards
33
Lasse Sorensen ↑ 43'
25
Peter Crouch ↑ 79'
11
James McClean ↑ 61'
7
Tom Ince
32
Adam Federici
27
Bojan

Coach Nathan Jones

Preston North End FC Lineups

Starting XI

44
Brad Potts
16
Andrew Hughes
14
Jordan Storey
24
Sean Maguire ↓ Lukas Nmecha 81'
2
Darnell Fisher
8
Alan Browne
4
Ben Pearson
1
Declan Rudd
12
Paul Gallagher C ↓ Daniel Johnson 74'
6
Ben Davies
20
Jayden Stockley ↓ Tom Barkhuizen 58'

Bench

Coach Alex Neil

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Brad Potts	3
Will Keane	2
Nick Powell	2
Alan Browne	2
Joshua Harrop	1
Ched Evans	1
Graham Burke	1
Billy Bodin	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

0 / 4

1.7 Stoke City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.61 Preston North End FC xG

I would bet for: Stoke City FC or Preston North End FC 74% + Both teams to score 65%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Stoke City FC38% Draw26% Preston North End FC36%

Actual: Preston North End FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes65% 0% No35%

Avg goals/match: 3.31

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	84%	16%
± 2.5	63%	37%
± 3.5	42%	58%
± 4.5	24%	76%

Double Chance

Stoke City FC or Draw

64%

Draw or Preston North End FC

62%

Stoke City FC or Preston North End FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Stoke City FC30% Draw42% Preston North End FC28%

Actual: Preston North End FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.9%

2 – 1

8.2%

1 – 2

7.7%

2 – 2

6.5%

1 – 0

5.5%

2 – 0

5.3%

0 – 0

5.2%

0 – 1

5.2%

0 – 2

Actual

3 – 1

4.6%

1 – 3

4.1%

3 – 2

3.7%

Asian Handicap — Stoke City FC

Handicap	Stoke City FC covers	Push	Preston North End FC covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	12%	79%
-1.5	21%	—	79%
-1	21%	19%	61%
-0.5	39%	—	61%
+0.5	65%	—	35%
+1	65%	17%	18%
+1.5	82%	—	18%
+2	82%	11%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

Stoke City FC keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet

19% ✗

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

Stoke City FC vs Preston North End FC, Championship 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Stoke City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Preston North End FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Stoke City FC Form

Preston North End FC Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Stoke City FC

Clean Sheet