Thursday , 1 October 2026

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

Championship · 2025-26
Stoke City FC
0 – 0
Full Time
Preston North End FC
Fri 26 Dec 2025 · 15:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Stoke City FC vs Preston North End FC — Championship .

Match Details

  • Referee Thomas Kirk (England)
3 games this season 🟨 2.0/game ⚽ 5.3 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
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
#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 stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Stoke City FC and Preston North End FC has kicked off!
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 0-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Stoke City FC Lineups

Preston North End FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Brad Potts 3
Nick Powell 2
Alan Browne 2
Will Keane 2
Peter Crouch 1
Tom Barkhuizen 1
Luke McNally 1
Erik Pieters 1

Head to Head

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

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
2 / 4
1.59 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 FC47% Draw28% Preston North End FC25%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes50% 0% No50%
Avg goals/match: 2.58
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 73%
27%
± 2.5 47%
53%
± 3.5 26%
74%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

Stoke City FC or Draw
75%
Draw or Preston North End FC
53%
Stoke City FC or Preston North End FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Stoke City FC35% Draw47% Preston North End FC18%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.8%
1 – 0
11.2%
0 – 0
Actual
2 – 0
9.4%
2 – 1
9.1%
0 – 1
6.5%
1 – 2
5.6%
3 – 1
4.9%
3 – 0
4.9%
2 – 2
4.6%
0 – 2
3.6%
3 – 2
2.5%

Asian Handicap — Stoke City FC

Handicap Stoke City FC covers Push Preston North End FC covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 15% 73%
-1.5 27% — 73%
-1 27% 23% 50%
-0.5 50% — 50%
+0.5 78% — 22%
+1 78% 14% 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
21% ✗

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