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Preston North End v Stoke City : Championship match betting preview, prediction and odds

Fri 20th Mar, 20:00 BST, Deepdale, Preston

Mark Robins will be hoping for a crucial away win in the Championship on Friday night, as he takes his Stoke City side to the Deepdale to visit Preston North End and Paul Heckingbottom. We've analysed both sides' last 20 Championship matches, as well as trends within the competition and the market, to generate our match predictions. All the statistics, including head to heads (H2H), are shown below, alongside odds from leading bookmakers.


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Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
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Team To Score First

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Preston
38%
--
Draw
30%
--
Stoke
32%
--
Preston 1-0
14%
--
Draw 1-1
13%
--
Draw 0-0
13%
--
Stoke 1-0
12%
--
Preston 2-0
8%
--
Preston 2-1
7%
--
Stoke 2-1
7%
--
Stoke 2-0
6%
--
Draw 2-2
4%
--
Preston 3-0
3%
--
Preston 3-1
3%
--
Stoke 3-1
2%
--
Stoke 3-0
2%
--
Preston 3-2
1%
--
Stoke 3-2
1%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
34%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
66%
--
Home 1st Goal
47%
--
Away 1st Goal
44%
--
No 1st Goal
9%
--
BTTS - Yes
41%
--
BTTS - No
59%
--
BTTS - Home Win
13%
--
BTTS - Draw
18%
--
BTTS - Away Win
11%
--
Home/draw
68%
--
Away/draw
62%
--
Home/away
70%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
61%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
39%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
16%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
84%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
6%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
94%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
2%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
98%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
87%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
13%
--
Home DNB
59%
--
Away DNB
53%
--
Preston win to nil
25%
--
Stoke win to nil
21%
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Win / draw / win Championship table

Preston have played 36 matches so far this season and lay in 14th place in the Championship league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 14 games against teams below in the table, having won 6, drawn 3 and lost 5 matches. They have kept 4 clean sheets and have failed to score in 3 fixtures. Preston have outscored their opponents by 42 goals to 39 goals.

Home League Performance

Preston have played 19 games at home winning 7, drawing 6 and losing 6 games. They have scored 23 goals, kept 5 clean sheets and conceded 23 goals at home.

Stoke are in 15th position in the Championship on 47 points having played 36 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

9 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 19 goals and kept 7 clean sheets. They have scored 16 goals in total and failed to score in 9 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

21 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 11 games, drawn 3 and won 7. Stoke have conceded 26 goals, scored 20, failed to score in 9 fixtures and have kept 5 clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Preston
Stoke
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Coventry3622863674 
d
 
1-1A
Mar 11
l
 
0-1A
l
 
2-1A
2
M'Boro3519971966 
d
 
2-2F
l
 
4-0A
l
 
1-2F
d
 
0-00-0
3
Millwall361989965 
l
 
0-2A
d
 
1-1F
Apr 21
l
 
2-0A
4
Ipswich35181072664 
w
 
1-0F
d
 
1-1F
Mar 10
l
 
1-0A
5
Hull3618612560 
l
 
0-3A
d
 
2-2F
l
 
1-2F
w
 
0-1F
6
Wrexham3515128957 
d
 
1-1A
l
 
2-1A
w
 
1-0F
Apr 18
7
Derby3615912754 
l
 
0-1A
w
 
0-1F
w
 
3-1A
Apr 6
8
Southampton351411101153 
May 2
w
 
0-2F
l
 
0-2A
w
 
1-2F
9
Watford35131210451 
d
 
2-2F
d
 
1-1F
Mar 14
l
 
1-0A
10
Bristol C3614814250 
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
0-2F
w
 
5-1F
May 2
11
Sheff Utd3615417249 
w
 
3-2A
Apr 25
l
 
1-2A
l
 
4-0A
12
Birmingham36131013-149 
l
 
0-1A
Apr 22
w
 
1-0F
d
 
1-1A
13
Swansea3614715-149 
w
 
2-1F
d
 
1-1F
w
 
2-1F
l
 
2-0A
14
Preston36121311-149 
-
-
d
 
0-00-0
Mar 20
15
Stoke3613815347 
Mar 20
d
 
0-00-0
-
-
16
QPR3513814-847 
Apr 6
d
 
1-1A
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
1-0A
17
Norwich3513616345 
d
 
1-1A
Mar 14
d
 
1-1A
w
 
0-2F
18
Charlton36111114-1044 
w
 
2-0F
Apr 11
w
 
3-0F
l
 
1-0A
19
Portsmouth35101015-1040 
w
 
1-0F
l
 
1-0A
Apr 25
w
 
0-1F
20
Blackburn3610917-1339 
l
 
1-2A
l
 
1-0A
Apr 11
d
 
1-1F
21
West Brom369918-1836 
Apr 18
l
 
2-1A
l
 
0-1A
d
 
0-00-0
22
Leicester36101115-935 
w
 
2-1F
Apr 3
d
 
2-2F
l
 
2-1A
23
Oxford Utd3681117-1435 
l
 
1-3A
w
 
1-2F
w
 
2-1F
w
 
0-3F
24
Sheff Wed361827-51-7 
w
 
3-0F
w
 
2-3A
Apr 3
w
 
0-3F
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Preston 14TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
24
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
7
Draw
6
Lost
7
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Preston1 - 3Oxford Utd
Preston0 - 2Millwall
Preston2 - 2Watford
Preston1 - 0Portsmouth
Preston0 - 3Hull
Preston0 - 1Derby
Preston3 - 0Sheff Wed
Preston1 - 1Norwich
Preston1 - 1Coventry
Preston1 - 1Wrexham
Preston1 - 2Blackburn
Preston2 - 1Swansea
Preston3 - 2Sheff Utd
Preston0 - 1Birmingham
Preston2 - 0Charlton
Preston0 - 0Bristol C
Preston2 - 2M'Boro
Preston1 - 0Ipswich
Preston2 - 1Leicester
Preston1 - 2Plymouth
Goals: Scored
21
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
5
Draw
8
Lost
7
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HPreston1 - 3Oxford Utd
HPreston0 - 2Millwall
APreston1 - 1Swansea
APreston0 - 1Blackburn
HPreston2 - 2Watford
HPreston1 - 0Portsmouth
APreston1 - 1Ipswich
APreston0 - 4M'Boro
HPreston0 - 3Hull
HPreston0 - 1Derby
APreston2 - 0Bristol C
HPreston3 - 0Sheff Wed
APreston1 - 2Wrexham
APreston0 - 0Stoke
HPreston1 - 1Norwich
APreston2 - 1Oxford Utd
HPreston1 - 1Coventry
HPreston1 - 1Wrexham
APreston3 - 2Sheff Wed
APreston1 - 1Watford
Stoke 15TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
16
Conceded
19
Games: Scored
10 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
10 / 20
Won
6
Draw
5
Lost
9
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Swansea2 - 0Stoke
Coventry2 - 1Stoke
Charlton1 - 0Stoke
West Brom0 - 0Stoke
Birmingham1 - 1Stoke
Norwich0 - 2Stoke
Hull0 - 1Stoke
Watford1 - 0Stoke
Ipswich1 - 0Stoke
Sheff Utd4 - 0Stoke
Leicester2 - 1Stoke
Oxford Utd0 - 3Stoke
Portsmouth0 - 1Stoke
Millwall2 - 0Stoke
Blackburn1 - 1Stoke
M'Boro0 - 0Stoke
QPR1 - 0Stoke
Southampton1 - 2Stoke
Sheff Wed0 - 3Stoke
Derby0 - 0Stoke
Goals: Scored
17
Conceded
24
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
Won
5
Draw
5
Lost
10
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AStoke0 - 2Swansea
AStoke1 - 2Coventry
HStoke2 - 1Oxford Utd
HStoke2 - 2Leicester
AStoke0 - 1Charlton
AStoke0 - 0West Brom
HStoke0 - 2Southampton
AStoke1 - 1Birmingham
HStoke1 - 2M'Boro
HStoke0 - 0QPR
AStoke2 - 0Norwich
AStoke1 - 0Hull
HStoke1 - 2Sheff Utd
HStoke0 - 0Preston
AStoke0 - 1Watford
HStoke2 - 1Swansea
AStoke0 - 1Ipswich
AStoke0 - 4Sheff Utd
HStoke1 - 2Hull
HStoke3 - 0Charlton
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
3
Preston have drawn with Stoke in 3 consecutive league meetings
5
Stoke have not lost to Preston in 5 consecutive away league meetings
League games at Preston since 2002
Preston
Stoke
Goals: Scored
21
16
Games: Scored
10 / 13
10 / 13
Clean sheets
3 / 13
3 / 13
PNE
6
D
3
STK
4
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Preston
Draw1 - 1Draw
1 - 2Stoke
0 - 2Stoke
Draw1 - 1Draw
0 - 1Stoke
Preston3 - 1
Draw2 - 2Draw
Preston2 - 0
Preston3 - 2
0 - 1Stoke
Preston3 - 0
Preston1 - 0
Preston4 - 3
League games at Stoke since 2003
Stoke
Preston
Goals: Scored
8
13
Games: Scored
5 / 14
9 / 14
Clean sheets
5 / 14
9 / 14
PNE
5
D
7
STK
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Stoke
Draw0 - 0Draw
Draw0 - 0Draw
0 - 2Preston
0 - 1Preston
1 - 2Preston
Draw0 - 0Draw
0 - 2Preston
0 - 2Preston
Stoke3 - 1
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw0 - 0Draw
Draw0 - 0Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
Stoke2 - 1
Goal Statistics
Preston 14th Stoke 15th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.1
goals
1.0
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
34%
1
37%
2
20%
3
4+
There is a 71% probability that Preston will score no more than 1 goal
0
38%
1
37%
2
18%
3
4+
There is a 75% probability of Stoke scoring 1 goal or less
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-7
Preston’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-27
Stoke have scored 27% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.2
average goals scored
0.8
average goals scored
1.3
conceded
1.0
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Championship - 2025/2026 season
Preston
PG (predicted goals)
Stoke
1.1
1
Attack rating
11%
better
PNE
STK
view stats
Games scored27
22
Failed to score9
13
Scored first18
16
Goals scored42
39
Avg. goals scored1.2
1.1
Avg. shots per game8
8
Avg. shots per goal7
7
Conversion rate for15
14
Avg. XG for1.1
1.2
KickOff rating
+11%
Defence rating
PNE
STK
13%
better
view stats
Games conceded27
23
Clean sheets9
12
Conceded first16
15
Goals conceded43
34
Avg. goals conceded1.2
0.9
Avg. shots/game conceded9
9
Avg. shots/goal conceded8
9
Conversion rate against13%
11%
Avg. XG against1.5
1.4
KickOff rating
+13%

Preston v Stoke Championship lLine ups will show here when available.

Preston Championship squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
35759
B WhitemanL DobbinB WhitemanA Hughes
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
A Devine MID3562
3
-
B Whiteman MID3515
8
-
J Storey DEF3422
7
1
O Offiah DEF34
4
-
T Small DEF3332
5
-
M Smith FWD3131
2
-
A Hughes DEF29
9
-
L Dobbin FWD2975
2
-
D Jebbison FWD2862
2
-
D Iversen GLK261
1
-
P Valentín DEF262
2
-
A McCann MID2511
5
-
L Gibson DEF221
2
-
A Vukcevic DEF212
-
M Osmajic FWD207
3
1
L Lindsay DEF19
4
1
M Frökjaer-Jensen MID182
-
H. Armstrong MID1711
3
-
S Thórdarson MID151
3
-
J Thompson MID132
4
-
D Cornell GLK7
1
-
B Potts DEF61
-
J Walton GLK3
-
W Keane FWD21
-
N Mawene MID1
-
R Brady MID1
-
Stoke Championship squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
369910
S ThomasS ThomasS ThomasS Thomas
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
S Thomas MID3699
9
1
T Seko MID351
3
-
M Manhoef FWD3553
2
-
B Wilmot DEF343
5
-
J. Bae MID3413
1
-
A Phillips DEF311
5
-
T Rigo MID261
1
-
L Cissé FWD2613
4
-
D Mubama FWD2551
3
1
V Johansson GLK241
2
-
B Pearson MID241
8
1
S Nzonzi MID231
2
-
A Cresswell  DEF223
2
-
J Tchamadeu DEF2111
10
-
E Bocat DEF191
-
R Bozenik FWD191
2
-
M Taloverov DEF14
6
-
L Baker MID1241
1
-
S Gallagher FWD101
-
B Gibson DEF61
1
-
J. Donley MID41
-
English Championship match betting previews, predictions and odds
QPR v M'Boro
Sun 8th Mar, 16:30
Portsmouth v Swansea
Tue 10th Mar, 19:45
Leicester v Bristol C
Tue 10th Mar, 19:45
Millwall v Derby
Tue 10th Mar, 19:45
Sheff Wed v Watford
Tue 10th Mar, 19:45
Wrexham v Hull
Tue 10th Mar, 19:45
Stoke v Ipswich
Tue 10th Mar, 20:00
M'Boro v Charlton
Wed 11th Mar, 19:45
West Brom v Southampton
Wed 11th Mar, 19:45
Oxford Utd v Blackburn
Wed 11th Mar, 19:45
Birmingham v QPR
Wed 11th Mar, 19:45
Norwich v Sheff Utd
Wed 11th Mar, 19:45
Coventry v Preston
Wed 11th Mar, 20:00
Wrexham v Swansea
Fri 13th Mar, 20:00
Coventry v Southampton
Sat 14th Mar, 12:30
M'Boro v Bristol C
Sat 14th Mar, 12:30
Oxford Utd v Charlton
Sat 14th Mar, 12:30
West Brom v Hull
Sat 14th Mar, 15:00
Stoke v Watford
Sat 14th Mar, 15:00
Millwall v Blackburn
Sat 14th Mar, 15:00
Leicester v QPR
Sat 14th Mar, 15:00
Birmingham v Sheff Utd
Sat 14th Mar, 15:00
Norwich v Preston
Sat 14th Mar, 15:00
Sheff Wed v Ipswich
Sat 14th Mar, 15:00
Portsmouth v Derby
Mon 16th Mar, 20:00
Watford v Wrexham
Tue 17th Mar, 19:45
Southampton v Norwich
Wed 18th Mar, 19:45
Preston v Stoke
Fri 20th Mar, 20:00
Ipswich v Millwall
Sat 21st Mar, 12:30
Derby v Birmingham
Sat 21st Mar, 12:30
Blackburn v M'Boro
Sat 21st Mar, 12:30
Hull v Sheff Wed
Sat 21st Mar, 15:00
Bristol C v West Brom
Sat 21st Mar, 15:00
Sheff Utd v Wrexham
Sat 21st Mar, 15:00
Southampton v Oxford Utd
Sat 21st Mar, 15:00
Watford v Leicester
Sat 21st Mar, 15:00
Charlton v Norwich
Sat 21st Mar, 15:00
QPR v Portsmouth
Sat 21st Mar, 15:00
Swansea v Coventry
Sat 21st Mar, 17:15