Stoke City FC vs Preston North End FC, Championship 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2021-22

Stoke City FC

1 – 2

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Preston North End FC

Mon 3 Jan 2022 · 15:00 UTC Bet365 Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 49' Andrew Hughes

Joe Allen 64' Y

Alfie Doughty 79' Y

Y 90' Ryan Ledson

Tom Ince 90' Y

Overview

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

Stoke City FC 15 games · 29 pts (2026/27)
Preston North End FC 15 games · 8 pts (2026/27)

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

Stoke City FC 17 games · Avg 2.0 goals Preston North End FC

Last 5 meetings

2022-01-03 Stoke City FC 1–2 Preston North End FC 2021-09-28 Preston North End FC 1–1 Stoke City FC 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

Recent Form

Stoke City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
03 Jan	Preston North End FC	H	1–2	L
30 Dec	Derby County FC	H	1–2	L
11 Dec	Middlesbrough FC	H	0–0	D
05 Dec	Queens Park Rangers FC	A	2–0	W
27 Nov	Blackburn Rovers FC	H	0–1	L
24 Nov	Bristol City FC	A	0–1	L

Preston North End FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
03 Jan	Stoke City FC	A	2–1	W
11 Dec	Barnsley FC	H	2–1	W
04 Dec	Blackburn Rovers FC	A	0–1	L
27 Nov	Fulham FC	H	1–1	D
23 Nov	Middlesbrough FC	A	2–1	W
20 Nov	Cardiff City FC	H	1–2	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' Temperatures are rising at Bet365 Stadium as Stoke City FC face off against Preston North End FC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
5' Stoke City FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Preston North End FC backline.
10' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Michael O'Neill will be considering his options from the bench.
15' Steven Fletcher needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
20' Stoke City FC have won 422 goals from 395 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
25' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
30' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
35' Supporters expect more eagerness from Daniel Johnson, as he is very good at scoring at Bet365 Stadium with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
40' Stoke City FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Preston North End FC's shape.
45' It is a cagey affair so far. Stoke City FC in their trying to find a way past Preston North End FC's compact .
46' Brilliant from the ! Ben Wilmot makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 46.
49' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Andrew Hughes.
51' Sam Surridge is replacing Steven Fletcher for the Stoke City FC side.
56' Stoke City FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Jack McGlynn scoring 1 goals.
59' Magnificent from Brad Potts! That is 34 goals in 398 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
60' What a moment for Brad Potts! That strike on 60 puts his side firmly in control.
64' It’s a booking for Stoke City FC player. Joe Allen gets a Yellow card.
69' Time for substitution for Stoke City FC. Tyrese Campbell is replaced by Alfie Doughty.
74' The 33-year-old Morgan Fox has been sensational this season — 2 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
75' Stoke City FC ring the changes. Mario Vrancic has done his job and it is now time for Jacob Brown to step up.
79' That is a Yellow card for Stoke City FC. Alfie Doughty will be fuming at that decision.
80' Another change for Preston North End FC made on 80 minute. Emil Riis Jakobsen leaves to be changed by Scott Sinclair.
81' Andrew Hughes does the damage! The net is bulging and Preston North End FC surge ahead!
86' A quiet spell here at Bet365 Stadium. Stoke City FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
88' Ryan Ledson is replacing Daniel Johnson for the Preston North End FC side.
89' A change in the Preston North End FC ranks — Ched Evans exits the field as Sean Maguire enters on 89.
90' Controversy at the stadium! Ryan Ledson argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
With this win, Preston North End FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Stoke City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Michael O'Neill

Preston North End FC Lineups

Starting XI

44
Brad Potts
16
Andrew Hughes
11
Daniel Johnson ↓ Ryan Ledson 88'
8
Alan Browne
32
Joshua Earl
4
Ben Whiteman
5
Patrick Bauer
9
Ched Evans ↓ Sean Maguire 89'
12
Daniel Iversen
2
Sepp van den Berg
19
Emil Riis Jakobsen ↓ Scott Sinclair 80'

Bench

Coach Ryan Lowe

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Stoke City FC Form

2022-01-03 Stoke City FC 1–2 Preston North End FC L 2021-12-30 Stoke City FC 1–2 Derby County FC L 2021-12-11 Stoke City FC 0–0 Middlesbrough FC D 2021-12-05 Queens Park Rangers FC 0–2 Stoke City FC W 2021-11-27 Stoke City FC 0–1 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2021-11-24 Bristol City FC 1–0 Stoke City FC L

Preston North End FC Form

2022-01-03 Stoke City FC 1–2 Preston North End FC W 2021-12-11 Preston North End FC 2–1 Barnsley FC W 2021-12-04 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–0 Preston North End FC L 2021-11-27 Preston North End FC 1–1 Fulham FC D 2021-11-23 Middlesbrough FC 1–2 Preston North End FC W 2021-11-20 Preston North End FC 1–2 Cardiff City FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.62 Stoke City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.97 Preston North End FC xG

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

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Stoke City FC45% Draw28% Preston North End FC27%

Actual: Preston North End FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes50% 0% No50%

Avg goals/match: 2.59

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	73%	27%
± 2.5	47%	53%
± 3.5	27%	73%
± 4.5	13%	87%

Double Chance

Stoke City FC or Draw

73%

Draw or Preston North End FC

55%

Stoke City FC or Preston North End FC

72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Stoke City FC36% Draw47% Preston North End FC17%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.7%

1 – 0

11.2%

2 – 0

9.6%

0 – 0

9.5%

2 – 1

9.2%

0 – 1

6.3%

1 – 2

Actual

3 – 0

5.1%

3 – 1

2 – 2

4.5%

0 – 2

3.4%

3 – 2

2.5%

Asian Handicap — Stoke City FC

Handicap	Stoke City FC covers	Push	Preston North End FC covers
-2.5	12%	—	88%
-2	12%	16%	72%
-1.5	28%	—	72%
-1	28%	23%	49%
-0.5	51%	—	49%
+0.5	79%	—	21%
+1	79%	14%	8%
+1.5	92%	—	8%
+2	92%	6%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Stoke City FC keeps clean sheet

38% ✓

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

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