Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Stoke City FC vs Preston North End FC, Championship 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2020-21
Stoke City FC
0 – 0
Full Time
Preston North End FC
Sat 17 Apr 2021 · 11:30 UTC Bet365 Stadium HT 45+3' · FT 45+7'
James Chester 53' Y
Y 62' Ryan Ledson
Sam Clucas 67' Y
Harry Souttar 87' R

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Craig Taylor
  • Referee Paul Howard
  • Referee James Linington
  • Referee Daniel Leach

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

3
6
7
Stoke City FC 16 games · Avg 2.0 goals Preston North End FC
Last 5 meetings
2021-04-17 Stoke City FC 0–0 Preston North End FC 2020-09-26 Preston North End FC 0–1 Stoke City FC 2020-02-12 Stoke City FC 0–2 Preston North End FC 2019-08-21 Preston North End FC 3–1 Stoke City FC 2019-01-26 Stoke City FC 0–2 Preston North End FC

Recent Form

Stoke City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Apr Preston North End FC H 0–0 D
10 Apr Birmingham City FC A 0–2 L
05 Apr Millwall FC H 1–2 L
02 Apr Bristol City FC A 2–0 W
20 Mar Derby County FC H 1–0 W
16 Mar Cardiff City FC A 0–0 D
Preston North End FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Apr Stoke City FC A 0–0 D
10 Apr Brentford FC H 0–5 L
05 Apr Swansea City AFC A 1–0 W
02 Apr Norwich City FC H 1–1 D
20 Mar Luton Town FC H 0–1 L
16 Mar Middlesbrough FC A 0–2 L

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' The ball is rolling at Bet365 Stadium. Stoke City FC are looking to make home advantage count against Preston North End FC.
  • 5' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 10' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Christian Norton suffering a number of foals already.
  • 15' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 20' The travelling Preston North End FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 25' John Obi Mikel is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Stoke City FC so far.
  • 30' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 35' Preston North End FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 40' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 45' Supporters expect more eagerness from Andrew Hughes, as he is very good at scoring at Bet365 Stadium with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
  • 50' A quiet spell here at Bet365 Stadium. Stoke City FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 53' It’s a booking for Stoke City FC player. James Chester gets a Yellow card.
  • 58' Sean Maguire has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 62' Poor challenge from Ryan Ledson. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 67' Sam Clucas is having his name booked by the referee on 67.
  • 72' Stoke City FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 74' Another substitution for Stoke City FC to replace Sam Clucas by Jordan Thompson on 74 minute.
  • 76' Sean Maguire is ready to make an impact after coming on for Emil Riis Jakobsen at the 76 minute mark.
  • 79' Sam Vokes has so much to prove this time. He replaces Steven Fletcher on 79 minute.
  • 84' Ben Whiteman has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 87' Stoke City FC receives a Red card for a hard tackle on 87.
  • 89' Fresh legs for Stoke City FC! Danny Batth comes on to replace Josh Tymon.
  • The points are shared — Stoke City FC 0-0 Preston North End FC. Honours even.

Lineups

Stoke City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Michael O'Neill

Preston North End FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

2021-04-17 Stoke City FC 0–0 Preston North End FC 2020-09-26 Preston North End FC 0–1 Stoke City FC 2020-02-12 Stoke City FC 0–2 Preston North End FC 2019-08-21 Preston North End FC 3–1 Stoke City FC 2019-01-26 Stoke City FC 0–2 Preston North End FC

Stoke City FC Form

2021-04-17 Stoke City FC 0–0 Preston North End FC D 2021-04-10 Birmingham City FC 2–0 Stoke City FC L 2021-04-05 Stoke City FC 1–2 Millwall FC L 2021-04-02 Bristol City FC 0–2 Stoke City FC W 2021-03-20 Stoke City FC 1–0 Derby County FC W 2021-03-16 Cardiff City FC 0–0 Stoke City FC D

Preston North End FC Form

2021-04-17 Stoke City FC 0–0 Preston North End FC D 2021-04-10 Preston North End FC 0–5 Brentford FC L 2021-04-05 Swansea City AFC 0–1 Preston North End FC W 2021-04-02 Preston North End FC 1–1 Norwich City FC D 2021-03-20 Preston North End FC 0–1 Luton Town FC L 2021-03-16 Middlesbrough FC 2–0 Preston North End FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.44 Stoke City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.93 Preston North End FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Stoke City FC46% Draw29% Preston North End FC25%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes47% 0% No53%
Avg goals/match: 2.37
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 69%
31%
± 2.5 42%
58%
± 3.5 22%
78%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

Stoke City FC or Draw
75%
Draw or Preston North End FC
54%
Stoke City FC or Preston North End FC
71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Stoke City FC33% Draw50% Preston North End FC17%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.4%
1 – 0
12.4%
0 – 0
Actual
2 – 0
9.4%
2 – 1
8.7%
0 – 1
7.5%
1 – 2
5.6%
3 – 0
4.4%
3 – 1
4.3%
2 – 2
4.1%
0 – 2
3.9%
3 – 2
2.1%

Asian Handicap — Stoke City FC

Handicap Stoke City FC covers Push Preston North End FC covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 15% 76%
-1.5 24% — 76%
-1 24% 23% 53%
-0.5 47% — 53%
+0.5 77% — 23%
+1 77% 15% 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
24% ✗

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