Wednesday , 30 September 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
4 games this season 🟨 3.3/game ⚽ 11.0 goals/game

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

3
6
7
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
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
#7 Position #23
13 Points 4
8 Played 8
4 / 1 / 3 W / D / L 1 / 1 / 6
13 Scored 8
12 Conceded 15
+1 GD -7
1.63 PPG 0.50
50% Win % 13%

Key Stats

44% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
31% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
25% Clean Sheets
Stoke City FC this season
0% Clean Sheets
Preston North End FC this season

Stoke City FC are 7th (13 pts). Preston North End FC are 23rd (4 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Stoke City FC
Ethan Galbraith 4 G 1 A
Eric Bocat 2 G 2 A
Sam Gallagher 2 G 1 A
Justin Devenny 2 G
Preston North End FC
Callum Lang 3 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!
  • 1' Controversy at the stadium! Ben Pearson argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 6' Preston North End FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 11' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 16' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Andrew Hughes suffering a number of foals already.
  • 21' Stoke City FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 24' It’s gonna be a card for Liam Lindsay.
  • 25' A moment of madness from Liam Lindsay on 25 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Preston North End FC will be frustrated.
  • 30' Preston North End FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 35' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 40' It looks surprising Stoke City FC does not make any changes. Ben Pearson has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 45' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Mads Frokjaer-Jensen.
  • 46' Preston North End FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Duane Holmes is hanging Mads Frokjaer-Jensen on the field on 46 minute.
  • 51' Brilliant from the centre-forward! Will Keane makes it 0-1 with a superb finish on 51.
  • 56' 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.
  • 57' A goal from the Ireland international Will Keane! He fires home on 57 to make it 0-2!
  • 61' Stoke City FC make a change. Ki-Jana Hoever trudges off to be replaced by Lynden Gooch on 61 minutes.
  • 63' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Enda Stevens on 63 minutes.
  • 67' Alan Browne was booked on 67.
  • 71' Joon-ho Bae is ready to make an impact after coming on for Mehdi Leris at the 71 minute mark.
  • 76' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 81' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 83' The Preston North End FC bench stirs into life. Jack Whatmough is withdrawn and Greg Cunningham gets his opportunity.
  • 88' Fresh legs for Preston North End FC! Ben Woodburn comes on to replace Will Keane.
  • 90' Another substitution for Stoke City FC to replace Wouter Burger by Nikola Jojic on 90 minute.
  • 90' That is a Yellow card for Stoke City FC. Wesley will be fuming at that decision.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 0-2 draw is a fair result on the day.

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
Alan Browne 2
Will Keane 2
Nick Powell 2
Ben Wilmot 1
Tyrese Campbell 1
Daniel Johnson 1
William Smallbone 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
1 / 4
1.61 Stoke City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.14 Preston North End FC xG
I would bet for: Stoke City FC or Preston North End FC 73%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Stoke City FC42% Draw27% Preston North End FC31%
Actual: Preston North End FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes55% 0% No45%
Avg goals/match: 2.75
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 76%
24%
± 2.5 51%
49%
± 3.5 30%
70%
± 4.5 15%
85%

Double Chance

Stoke City FC or Draw
69%
Draw or Preston North End FC
58%
Stoke City FC or Preston North End FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Stoke City FC34% Draw46% Preston North End FC20%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.6%
1 – 0
9.4%
2 – 1
9.1%
0 – 0
8.3%
2 – 0
8.1%
1 – 2
6.4%
0 – 1
6.3%
2 – 2
5.2%
3 – 1
4.9%
3 – 0
4.3%
0 – 2
Actual
3 – 2
2.9%

Asian Handicap — Stoke City FC

Handicap Stoke City FC covers Push Preston North End FC covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 14% 75%
-1.5 25% — 75%
-1 25% 22% 53%
-0.5 47% — 53%
+0.5 74% — 26%
+1 74% 15% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Stoke City FC keeps clean sheet
33% ✓
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.