Saturday , 14 November 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 Birmingham City FC 15 29
2 Middlesbrough FC 15 29
3 Stoke City FC 15 29
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 15 28
5 West Bromwich Albion FC 15 28
6 Swansea City AFC 15 26
7 Southampton FC 15 24
8 Queens Park Rangers FC 15 24
9 West Ham United FC 15 23
10 Sheffield United FC 15 22
11 Portsmouth FC 15 22
12 Norwich City FC 15 21
13 Blackburn Rovers FC 15 21
14 Cardiff City FC 15 18
15 Wrexham AFC 15 18
16 Millwall FC 15 18
17 Bristol City FC 15 18
18 Bolton Wanderers FC 15 17
19 Charlton Athletic FC 15 17
20 Watford FC 15 15
21 Lincoln City FC 15 15
22 Burnley FC 15 10
23 Derby County FC 15 10
24 Preston North End FC 15 8

Head-to-Head

4
6
7
Stoke City FC 17 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
#3 Position #24
29 Points 8
15 Played 15
9 / 2 / 4 W / D / L 2 / 2 / 11
24 Scored 13
18 Conceded 30
+6 GD -17
1.93 PPG 0.53
60% Win % 13%

Key Stats

41% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
29% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
33% Clean Sheets
Stoke City FC this season
7% Clean Sheets
Preston North End FC this season

Stoke City FC are 3rd (29 pts). Preston North End FC are 24th (8 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Stoke City FC
0-15
4/2
16-30
5/3
31-45
4/–
46-60
4/3
61-75
1/3
76+
4/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Preston North End FC
0-15
4/3
16-30
2/3
31-45
2/6
46-60
1/3
61-75
–/4
76+
4/9
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Stoke City FC
Jack McGlynn 5 G 2 A
Ethan Galbraith 4 G 4 A
Eric Bocat 2 G 2 A
Sam Gallagher 2 G 1 A
Justin Devenny 2 G
Preston North End FC
Callum Lang 4 G
Jordan Thompson 1 G
Jusef Erabi 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Stoke City FC to score. At the same time, Preston North End FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 10' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Stoke City FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 15' Stoke City FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 20' Stoke City FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 25' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 30' The home supporters are growing impatient. Stoke City FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 35' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 40' Stoke City FC is showing some good football. However, Stoke City FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 45' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 50' Stoke City FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 53' That is a Yellow card for Stoke City FC. James Chester will be fuming at that decision.
  • 58' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Preston North End FC that had 393 games and scored 428 goals.
  • 62' Ryan Ledson picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 67' The referee shows Stoke City FC player a Yellow card on 67.
  • 72' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Stoke City FC and Preston North End FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 74' The Stoke City FC manager makes a substitution. Sam Clucas departs to be replaced by Jordan Thompson.
  • 76' The whistle greets Emil Riis Jakobsen as he departs to be replaced by Sean Maguire.
  • 79' Sam Vokes gets the nod from Stoke City FC. He replaces Steven Fletcher and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 84' The travelling Preston North End FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 87' Harry Souttar picks up a Red card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 89' Danny Batth is replacing Josh Tymon for the Stoke City FC side.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 0-0.

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
Ben Wilmot 2
Alan Browne 2
Will Keane 2
Nick Powell 2
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
1.49 Stoke City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.77 Preston North End FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 61% + Under — clean sheet likely 57%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Stoke City FC50% Draw29% Preston North End FC21%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes43% 0% No57%
Avg goals/match: 2.26
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 87%
13%
± 1.5 66%
34%
± 2.5 39%
61%
± 3.5 20%
80%
± 4.5 9%
91%

Double Chance

Stoke City FC or Draw
79%
Draw or Preston North End FC
50%
Stoke City FC or Preston North End FC
71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Stoke City FC36% Draw50% Preston North End FC14%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
14.5%
1 – 1
12.8%
0 – 0
Actual
2 – 0
11.1%
2 – 1
8.7%
0 – 1
6.9%
3 – 0
5.4%
1 – 2
4.5%
3 – 1
4.4%
2 – 2
3.4%
0 – 2
3%
4 – 0
2%

Asian Handicap — Stoke City FC

Handicap Stoke City FC covers Push Preston North End FC covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 16% 73%
-1.5 27% — 73%
-1 27% 25% 47%
-0.5 53% — 47%
+0.5 82% — 18%
+1 82% 12% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Stoke City FC keeps clean sheet
47% ✗
Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet
23% ✗

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