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

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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.

Stoke City FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Preston North End FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Matt Donohue
Assistant 1 Andrew Fox
Assistant 2 Jonathan Hunt

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Coventry City FC	46	95
2	Ipswich Town FC	46	84
3	Hull City AFC	46	73
4	Oxford United FC	46	47
5	Leicester City FC	46	46
6	Blackburn Rovers FC	1	1
7	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	1	1
8	Queens Park Rangers FC	0	0
9	Millwall FC	0	0
10	Middlesbrough FC	0	0
11	Swansea City AFC	0	0
12	Charlton Athletic FC	0	0
13	West Bromwich Albion FC	0	0
14	Bolton Wanderers FC	0	0
15	Birmingham City FC	0	0
16	Sheffield United FC	0	0
17	Southampton FC	0	0
18	Wrexham AFC	0	0
19	Watford FC	0	0
20	Burnley FC	0	0
21	Cardiff City FC	0	0
22	West Ham United FC	0	0
23	Derby County FC	0	0
24	Norwich City FC	0	0
25	Preston North End FC	0	0
26	Stoke City FC	0	0
27	Lincoln City FC	0	0
28	Portsmouth FC	0	0
29	Bristol City FC	0	0
30	Sheffield Wednesday FC	46	0

Head-to-Head

Stoke City FC 16 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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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
#26	Position	#25
0	Points	0
0	Played	0
0 / 0 / 0	W / D / L	0 / 0 / 0
0	Scored	0
0	Conceded	0
+0	GD	+0
–	PPG	–
–	Win %	–

Key Stats

44% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

31% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Stoke City FC this season

0% Clean Sheets
Preston North End FC this season

Stoke City FC are 26th (0 pts). Preston North End FC are 25th (0 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Stoke City FC

0-15

1/–

16-30

–/1

31-45

–/–

46-60

–/–

61-75

–/1

76+

–/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Preston North End FC

0-15

–/1

16-30

–/1

31-45

–/–

46-60

–/–

61-75

–/–

76+

1/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' Three points are at stake. Stoke City FC host Preston North End FC — let the battle begin!
1' The referee calls foul for Ben Pearson. He receives a Yellow card.
6' Stoke City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 6.
11' It looks surprising Stoke City FC does not make any changes. Michael Rose has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
16' 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.
21' Preston North End FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
24' Liam Lindsay is having his name booked by the referee on 24.
25' The referee shows Preston North End FC player a Yellow card on 25.
30' Tyrese Campbell is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Stoke City FC tonight.
35' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Stoke City FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
40' The home supporters are growing impatient. Stoke City FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
45' Mads Frokjaer-Jensen catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 45.
46' The crowd applauds Mads Frokjaer-Jensen as he leaves the pitch. Duane Holmes steps in for Preston North End FC.
51' Magnificent from Will Keane! That is 71 goals in 380 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
56' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Stoke City FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
57' Brilliant from the centre-forward! Will Keane makes it 0-2 with a superb finish on 57.
61' Another substitution for Stoke City FC to replace Ki-Jana Hoever by Lynden Gooch on 61 minute.
63' It’s a booking for Stoke City FC player. Enda Stevens gets a Yellow card.
67' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Alan Browne on 67 minutes.
71' The whistle greets Mehdi Leris as he departs to be replaced by Joon-ho Bae.
76' Stoke City FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Preston North End FC backline.
81' A quiet spell here at Bet365 Stadium. Preston North End FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
83' The supporters are chanting for Greg Cunningham. He replaces Jack Whatmough on 83 minute.
88' Preston North End FC make a change. Will Keane trudges off to be replaced by Ben Woodburn on 88 minutes.
90' The Stoke City FC manager makes a substitution. Wouter Burger departs to be replaced by Nikola Jojic.
90' Wesley has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 90.
0-2 the final result. Stoke City FC will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Stoke City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

11
Dwight Gayle
2
Lynden Gooch ↑ 61'
12
Daniel Johnson ↑ 61'
15
Jordan Thompson
13
Jack Bonham
5
Michael Rose ↑ 61'
30
Sol Sidibe
22
Joon-ho Bae ↑ 71'
21
Nikola Jojic ↑ 90'

Coach Alex Neil

Preston North End FC Lineups

3-5-2

Starting XI

26
Jack Whatmough ↓ Greg Cunningham 83'
6
Liam Lindsay
44
Brad Potts
16
Andrew Hughes
18
Ryan Ledson
14
Jordan Storey
8
Alan Browne
7
Will Keane ↓ Ben Woodburn 88'
13
Alistair McCann
1
Freddie Woodman
10
Mads Frokjaer-Jensen ↓ Duane Holmes 46'

Bench

Coach Ryan Lowe

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Brad Potts	3
Will Keane	2
Nick Powell	2
Alan Browne	2
Graham Burke	1
Billy Bodin	1
Erik Pieters	1
James McClean	1

Head to Head

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

3 / 4

0.4 Stoke City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.65 Preston North End FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 90% + Under — clean sheet likely 82%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Stoke City FC21% Draw42% Preston North End FC37%

Actual: Preston North End FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes18% 0% No82%

Avg goals/match: 1.05

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	62%	38%
± 1.5	29%	71%
± 2.5	10%	90%
± 3.5	3%	97%
± 4.5	1%	99%

Double Chance

Stoke City FC or Draw

64%

Draw or Preston North End FC

79%

Stoke City FC or Preston North End FC

58%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Stoke City FC10% Draw72% Preston North End FC18%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

37.8%

0 – 1

20.8%

1 – 0

12.2%

1 – 1

10.4%

0 – 2

Actual

1 – 2

3.3%

2 – 0

2.4%

2 – 1

0 – 3

1.4%

2 – 2

0.8%

1 – 3

0.8%

3 – 0

0.3%

Asian Handicap — Stoke City FC

Handicap	Stoke City FC covers	Push	Preston North End FC covers
-2.5	0%	—	100%
-2	0%	3%	97%
-1.5	3%	—	97%
-1	3%	14%	83%
-0.5	17%	—	83%
+0.5	66%	—	34%
+1	66%	24%	9%
+1.5	91%	—	9%
+2	91%	7%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Stoke City FC keeps clean sheet

53% ✗

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet

67% ✓

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