Saturday , 14 November 2026

Stoke City FC vs Preston North End FC, Championship 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2022-23
Stoke City FC
0 – 1
Full Time
Preston North End FC
Mon 2 Jan 2023 · 15:15 UTC Bet365 Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 30' Andrew Hughes
Harry Souttar 38' Y
Jordan Thompson 54' Y
Harrison Clarke 76' Y
Y 80' Ben Woodburn
Ben Wilmot 81' Y
Y 81' Daniel Johnson
Y 90' Ched Evans

Overview

Match Preview

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

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
2023-01-02 Stoke City FC 0–1 Preston North End FC 2022-10-15 Preston North End FC 0–2 Stoke City FC 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

Recent Form

Stoke City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Jan Preston North End FC H 0–1 L
30 Dec Burnley FC H 0–1 L
26 Dec Rotherham United FC A 2–2 D
17 Dec Bristol City FC A 2–1 W
10 Dec Cardiff City FC H 2–2 D
12 Nov West Bromwich Albion FC A 0–2 L
Preston North End FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Jan Stoke City FC A 1–0 W
29 Dec West Bromwich Albion FC A 0–2 L
26 Dec Huddersfield Town AFC H 1–2 L
17 Dec Queens Park Rangers FC H 0–1 L
10 Dec Blackburn Rovers FC A 4–1 W
12 Nov Millwall FC H 2–4 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' What a night it is going to be! Stoke City FC welcome Preston North End FC for this crunch clash at Bet365 Stadium.
  • 5' Stoke City FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Preston North End FC backline.
  • 10' 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.
  • 15' Preston North End 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.
  • 20' Over 20 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 23' Emil Riis Jakobsen makes way for Ben Woodburn at the 23 minute mark. A tactical switch from Preston North End FC.
  • 28' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 28 minutes.
  • 30' Andrew Hughes picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 35' Ben Wilmot has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 3 goals to his name this season.
  • 38' A meaty challenge results in booking for Harry Souttar on 38.
  • 43' 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.
  • 48' Ben Whiteman has been relatively quiet despite scoring 33 goals in his last 249 appearances.
  • 53' The 33-year-old Morgan Fox has been sensational this season — 2 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 54' That is a Yellow card for Stoke City FC. Jordan Thompson will be fuming at that decision.
  • 59' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 64' Fresh legs for Stoke City FC! Liam Delap comes on to replace Jacob Brown.
  • 69' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 73' The supporters are chanting for Nick Powell. He replaces Tyrese Campbell on 73 minute.
  • 76' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Harrison Clarke on 76 minutes.
  • 79' Joshua Laurent gets the nod from Stoke City FC. He replaces Lewis Baker and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 80' Ben Woodburn was booked on 80.
  • 81' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Ben Wilmot.
  • 86' It’s high time Alex Neil made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 90' Ched Evans is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
  • 90' The Preston North End FC manager makes a substitution. Daniel Johnson departs to be replaced by Ryan Ledson.
  • 0-1 the final result. Stoke City FC will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Stoke City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Alex Neil

Preston North End FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ryan Lowe

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Brad Potts 3
Nick Powell 2
Ben Wilmot 2
Alan Browne 2
Will Keane 2
James McClean 1
Milutin Osmajic 1
Peter Crouch 1

Head to Head

2023-01-02 Stoke City FC 0–1 Preston North End FC 2022-10-15 Preston North End FC 0–2 Stoke City FC 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

Stoke City FC Form

2023-01-02 Stoke City FC 0–1 Preston North End FC L 2022-12-30 Stoke City FC 0–1 Burnley FC L 2022-12-26 Rotherham United FC 2–2 Stoke City FC D 2022-12-17 Bristol City FC 1–2 Stoke City FC W 2022-12-10 Stoke City FC 2–2 Cardiff City FC D 2022-11-12 West Bromwich Albion FC 2–0 Stoke City FC L

Preston North End FC Form

2023-01-02 Stoke City FC 0–1 Preston North End FC W 2022-12-29 West Bromwich Albion FC 2–0 Preston North End FC L 2022-12-26 Preston North End FC 1–2 Huddersfield Town AFC L 2022-12-17 Preston North End FC 0–1 Queens Park Rangers FC L 2022-12-10 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–4 Preston North End FC W 2022-11-12 Preston North End FC 2–4 Millwall FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.63 Stoke City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.91 Preston North End FC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Stoke City FC48% Draw28% Preston North End FC24%
Actual: Preston North End FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes49% 0% No51%
Avg goals/match: 2.54
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 72%
28%
± 2.5 46%
54%
± 3.5 25%
75%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

Stoke City FC or Draw
76%
Draw or Preston North End FC
52%
Stoke City FC or Preston North End FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Stoke City FC37% Draw47% Preston North End FC16%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.5%
1 – 0
12%
2 – 0
10.2%
0 – 0
9.9%
2 – 1
9.2%
0 – 1
Actual
3 – 0
5.5%
1 – 2
5.1%
3 – 1
5.1%
2 – 2
4.2%
0 – 2
3.1%
3 – 2
2.4%

Asian Handicap — Stoke City FC

Handicap Stoke City FC covers Push Preston North End FC covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 16% 71%
-1.5 29% — 71%
-1 29% 24% 47%
-0.5 53% — 47%
+0.5 80% — 20%
+1 80% 13% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Stoke City FC keeps clean sheet
41% ✓
Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet
20% ✗

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