Saturday , 14 November 2026

Stoke City FC vs Preston North End FC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2023-24
Stoke City FC
0 – 2
Full Time
Preston North End FC
Sat 2 Sep 2023 · 14:00 UTC Bet365 Stadium 22,957 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 51' Will Keane pen
0–2 57' Will Keane
Ben Pearson 1' Y
Y 24' Liam Lindsay
Y 45' Mads Frokjaer-Jensen
Enda Stevens 63' Y
Y 63' Duane Holmes
Y 67' Alan Browne
Wesley 90' Y
Josh Laurent 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Matt Donohue
  • Assistant 1 Andrew Fox
  • Assistant 2 Jonathan Hunt
7 games this season 🟨 4.4/game ⚽ 10.3 goals/game

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
2023-09-02 Stoke City FC 0–2 Preston North End FC 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

Recent Form

Stoke City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Sep Preston North End FC H 0–2 L
26 Aug Millwall FC A 0–1 L
19 Aug Watford FC H 1–0 W
12 Aug Ipswich Town FC A 0–2 L
05 Aug Rotherham United FC H 4–1 W
08 May Watford FC A 0–2 L
Preston North End FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Sep Stoke City FC A 2–0 W
26 Aug Swansea City AFC H 2–1 W
19 Aug Sheffield Wednesday FC A 1–0 W
12 Aug Sunderland AFC H 2–1 W
05 Aug Bristol City FC A 1–1 D
08 May Sunderland AFC H 0–3 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' KICK OFF: Stoke City FC gets underway.
  • 1' Ben Pearson is having his name booked by the referee on 1.
  • 6' Stoke City FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 11' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 16' It looks surprising Stoke City FC does not make any changes. Ryan Ledson has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 21' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 24' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Liam Lindsay.
  • 25' Preston North End FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 25.
  • 30' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Stoke City FC winning 100% of all matches.
  • 35' 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.
  • 40' Both keepers have barely been tested. Stoke City FC and Preston North End FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 45' The referee shows Preston North End FC player a Yellow card on 45.
  • 46' Preston North End FC make a change. Mads Frokjaer-Jensen trudges off to be replaced by Duane Holmes on 46 minutes.
  • 51' The Ireland forward Will Keane breaks the deadlock on 51 minutes. 0-1!
  • 56' Stoke City FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Preston North End FC backline.
  • 57' Goal! Will Keane scores his 71 goal in 390 matches.
  • 61' Another substitution for Stoke City FC to replace Ki-Jana Hoever by Lynden Gooch on 61 minute.
  • 63' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Enda Stevens.
  • 67' Alan Browne has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 67.
  • 71' Fresh legs for Stoke City FC! Joon-ho Bae comes on to replace Mehdi Leris.
  • 76' Stoke City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 76.
  • 81' Wouter Burger has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 83' Preston North End FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Greg Cunningham is hanging Jack Whatmough on the field on 83 minute.
  • 88' The Preston North End FC manager makes a substitution. Will Keane departs to be replaced by Ben Woodburn.
  • 90' The supporters are chanting for Nikola Jojic. He replaces Wouter Burger on 90 minute.
  • 90' The referee calls foul for Wesley. He receives a Yellow card.
  • The final score is 0-2.

Lineups

Stoke City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Alex Neil

Preston North End FC Lineups

3-5-2

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

2023-09-02 Stoke City FC 0–2 Preston North End FC 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

Stoke City FC Form

2023-09-02 Stoke City FC 0–2 Preston North End FC L 2023-08-26 Millwall FC 1–0 Stoke City FC L 2023-08-19 Stoke City FC 1–0 Watford FC W 2023-08-12 Ipswich Town FC 2–0 Stoke City FC L 2023-08-05 Stoke City FC 4–1 Rotherham United FC W 2023-05-08 Watford FC 2–0 Stoke City FC L

Preston North End FC Form

2023-09-02 Stoke City FC 0–2 Preston North End FC W 2023-08-26 Preston North End FC 2–1 Swansea City AFC W 2023-08-19 Sheffield Wednesday FC 0–1 Preston North End FC W 2023-08-12 Preston North End FC 2–1 Sunderland AFC W 2023-08-05 Bristol City FC 1–1 Preston North End FC D 2023-05-08 Preston North End FC 0–3 Sunderland AFC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.65 Stoke City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.99 Preston North End FC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Stoke City FC45% Draw27% Preston North End FC28%
Actual: Preston North End FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes51% 0% No49%
Avg goals/match: 2.64
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 74%
26%
± 2.5 48%
52%
± 3.5 27%
73%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

Stoke City FC or Draw
72%
Draw or Preston North End FC
55%
Stoke City FC or Preston North End FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Stoke City FC36% Draw47% Preston North End FC17%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.5%
1 – 0
10.9%
2 – 0
9.5%
2 – 1
9.3%
0 – 0
9.1%
0 – 1
6.1%
1 – 2
5.5%
3 – 0
5.1%
3 – 1
5.1%
2 – 2
4.6%
0 – 2
Actual
3 – 2
2.6%

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% 13% 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
20% ✗

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