Thursday , 2 July 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)

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Coventry City FC 46 95
2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84
3 Millwall FC 46 83
4 Southampton FC 46 80
5 Middlesbrough FC 46 80
6 Hull City AFC 46 73
7 Wrexham AFC 46 71
8 Derby County FC 46 69
9 Norwich City FC 46 65
10 Birmingham City FC 46 64
11 Swansea City AFC 46 64
12 Bristol City FC 46 62
13 Sheffield United FC 46 60
14 Preston North End FC 46 60
15 Queens Park Rangers FC 46 58
16 Watford FC 46 57
17 Stoke City FC 46 55
18 Portsmouth FC 46 55
19 Charlton Athletic FC 46 53
20 Blackburn Rovers FC 46 52
21 West Bromwich Albion FC 46 51
22 Oxford United FC 46 47
23 Leicester City FC 46 46
24 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0

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
#17 Position #14
55 Points 60
46 Played 46
15 / 10 / 21 W / D / L 15 / 15 / 16
51 Scored 55
56 Conceded 62
-5 GD -7
1.20 PPG 1.30
33% Win % 33%

Key Stats

44% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
31% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Stoke City FC are 17th (55 pts). Preston North End FC are 14th (60 pts).

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Stoke City FC Lineups

Preston North End FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Brad Potts 3
Will Keane 2
Nick Powell 2
Alan Browne 2
Joshua Harrop 1
Ched Evans 1
Graham Burke 1
Billy Bodin 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
3 / 4
1.04 Stoke City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.03 Preston North End FC xG
I would bet for: Stoke City FC or Preston North End FC 68% + Under 2.5 goals 66%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Stoke City FC35% Draw32% Preston North End FC33%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes43% 0% No57%
Avg goals/match: 2.07
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 85%
15%
± 1.5 62%
38%
± 2.5 34%
66%
± 3.5 16%
84%
± 4.5 7%
93%

Double Chance

Stoke City FC or Draw
67%
Draw or Preston North End FC
65%
Stoke City FC or Preston North End FC
68%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Stoke City FC23% Draw54% Preston North End FC23%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
14.5%
1 – 0
11.8%
0 – 1
11.6%
2 – 1
6.8%
1 – 2
6.7%
2 – 0
6.6%
0 – 2
6.4%
2 – 2
3.7%
3 – 1
2.4%
1 – 3
2.4%
3 – 0
2.3%

Asian Handicap — Stoke City FC

Handicap Stoke City FC covers Push Preston North End FC covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 9% 87%
-1.5 13% — 87%
-1 13% 20% 66%
-0.5 34% — 66%
+0.5 67% — 33%
+1 67% 20% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 9% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Stoke City FC keeps clean sheet
36% ✗
Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet
36% ✗

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