Stoke City FC vs Preston North End FC, Championship 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2025-26

Stoke City FC

0 – 0

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Preston North End FC

Fri 26 Dec 2025 · 15:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

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Stoke City FC vs Preston North End FC — Championship .

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

Match Details

Referee Thomas Kirk (England)

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	Watford FC	0	0
13	Charlton Athletic FC	0	0
14	West Bromwich Albion FC	0	0
15	Bolton Wanderers FC	0	0
16	Burnley FC	0	0
17	West Ham United FC	0	0
18	Birmingham City FC	0	0
19	Sheffield United FC	0	0
20	Wrexham AFC	0	0
21	Cardiff City FC	0	0
22	Southampton 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

2025-12-26 Stoke City FC 0–0 Preston North End FC 2025-04-05 Preston North End FC 1–1 Stoke City FC 2024-11-26 Stoke City FC 0–0 Preston North End FC 2024-03-09 Preston North End FC 1–2 Stoke City FC 2023-09-02 Stoke City FC 0–2 Preston North End FC

Recent Form

Stoke City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Dec	Preston North End FC	H	0–0	D
20 Dec	Watford FC	A	0–1	L
13 Dec	Swansea City AFC	H	2–1	W
10 Dec	Ipswich Town FC	A	0–1	L
06 Dec	Sheffield United FC	A	0–4	L
29 Nov	Hull City AFC	H	1–2	L

Preston North End FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Dec	Stoke City FC	A	0–0	D
20 Dec	Norwich City FC	H	1–1	D
13 Dec	Oxford United FC	A	2–1	W
09 Dec	Coventry City FC	H	1–1	D
06 Dec	Wrexham AFC	H	1–1	D
29 Nov	Sheffield Wednesday FC	A	3–2	W

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' And we are off! Stoke City FC vs Preston North End FC — let the football do the talking.
Game over. The scoreline of 0-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Stoke City FC Lineups

Preston North End FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Brad Potts	3
Will Keane	2
Nick Powell	2
Alan Browne	2
Daniel Johnson	1
William Smallbone	1
Paul Gallagher	1
Joshua Harrop	1

Head to Head

Stoke City FC Form

2025-12-26 Stoke City FC 0–0 Preston North End FC D 2025-12-20 Watford FC 1–0 Stoke City FC L 2025-12-13 Stoke City FC 2–1 Swansea City AFC W 2025-12-10 Ipswich Town FC 1–0 Stoke City FC L 2025-12-06 Sheffield United FC 4–0 Stoke City FC L 2025-11-29 Stoke City FC 1–2 Hull City AFC L

Preston North End FC Form

2025-12-26 Stoke City FC 0–0 Preston North End FC D 2025-12-20 Preston North End FC 1–1 Norwich City FC D 2025-12-13 Oxford United FC 1–2 Preston North End FC W 2025-12-09 Preston North End FC 1–1 Coventry City FC D 2025-12-06 Preston North End FC 1–1 Wrexham AFC D 2025-11-29 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2–3 Preston North End FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

0.38 Stoke City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.49 Preston North End FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 93% + Under — clean sheet likely 85%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Stoke City FC25% Draw47% Preston North End FC28%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes15% 0% No85%

Avg goals/match: 0.87

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	55%	45%
± 1.5	23%	77%
± 2.5	7%	93%
± 3.5	2%	98%
± 4.5	0%	100%

Double Chance

Stoke City FC or Draw

72%

Draw or Preston North End FC

75%

Stoke City FC or Preston North End FC

53%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Stoke City FC10% Draw77% Preston North End FC13%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

Actual

0 – 1

18.4%

1 – 0

13.9%

1 – 1

9.4%

0 – 2

4.4%

2 – 0

2.5%

1 – 2

2.3%

2 – 1

1.7%

0 – 3

0.7%

2 – 2

0.6%

1 – 3

0.4%

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%	16%	81%
-0.5	19%	—	81%
+0.5	73%	—	27%
+1	73%	21%	6%
+1.5	94%	—	6%
+2	94%	5%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Stoke City FC keeps clean sheet

61% ✓

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet

68% ✓

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