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

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Stoke City and their manager Steven Schumacher will be looking to get one over on Paul Heckingbottom and his Preston North End side on Tuesday evening, as the pair go head to head at the Britannia Stadium in the Championship. Statistics power the predictions below for 17 individual betting markets, and switching between them delivers bespoke analysis, including head-to-head, form and much more besides. The best odds are also provided. Hit the tabs below to explore.

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Stoke City's next match is v Sunderland at 12:30 on Saturday 7th December
Preston North End's next match is v Sheff Wed at 12:30 on Saturday 7th December
The last English Championship meeting between Stoke and Preston was on Tuesday 26th November 2024
English Championship
November 26th 2024
Stoke 0
0 Preston
 
STK
PNE
Shots On
1
3
Shots Off
4
2
Corners
8
10
Possession
58%
42%
Fouls
7
10
Yellow/red cards
1/0
2/1
 
StokePreston
 
V. Johansson
B. Gibson
E. Stevens (E. Bocat 68')
J. Tchamadeu (B. Wilmot 54')
W. Burger (S. Sidibe 54')
J. Bae
A. Moran (L. Koumas 68')
T. Seko
T. Cannon
M. Manhoef (A. Cunha Vidigal 86')
Ashley Famiwuya
F. Woodman
A. Hughes
(D. Cornell 90') K. Kessler
B. Potts
J. Whatmough
J. Storey
B. Whiteman
S. Þórðarson
(W. Keane 67') D. Holmes
S. Greenwood
(E. Riis Jakobsen 61') M. Osmajić

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Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

Neither Stoke or Preston are in the kind of form that would leave us feeling confident enough to tip a match winner, so we're going with over 1.5 goals. The statistics tell us that both have a proven record in this market, both individually and when facing one another head-to-head. We're predicting there's a 80% chance of two goals or more.

In-Play
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
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Stoke are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 55% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 2.20.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Stoke
55%
10/111/1
9%
Draw
22%
27/10
6%
12/5
3%
Preston
23%
29/10
7%
11/4
15%
Draw 1-1
10%
6/1
8%
5/1
Stoke 2-1
10%
15/2
6%
7/1
6%
Stoke 1-0
9%
6/1
8%
11/2
Stoke 2-0
9%
8/115/2
6%
Stoke 3-1
6%
14/112/1
13%
Preston 2-1
6%
12/110/1
10%
Draw 2-2
6%
14/112/1
Stoke 3-0
5%
16/112/1
13%
Preston 1-0
5%
10/1
5%
8/1
13%
Draw 0-0
5%
9/1
6%
7/1
7%
Stoke 3-2
4%
25/120/1
9%
Preston 2-0
3%
18/1
12%
14/1
15%
Stoke 4-1
3%
33/1
17%
25/1
10%
Stoke 4-0
3%
33/1
17%
25/1
10%
Preston 3-1
2%
33/122/1
10%
Over 2.5 Goals
59%
1/1
9%
1/1
5%
Under 2.5 Goals
41%
4/5
8%
3/4
5%
Home 1st Goal
54%
4/7
3%
-
Away 1st Goal
43%
8/5
1%
-
No 1st Goal
3%
9/1
6%
-
BTTS - Yes
58%
5/6
4%
17/20
3%
BTTS - No
42%
5/6
2%
17/20
1%
BTTS - Home Win
28%
3/1
9%
3/1
13%
BTTS - Draw
17%
4/1
5%
7/2
BTTS - Away Win
12%
13/2
6%
6/1
8%
Home/draw
78%
1/4
3%
1/4
6%
Away/draw
45%
5/64/5
9%
Home/away
78%
2/7
1%
3/10
Over 1.5 Goals
81%
3/10
7%
1/3
2%
Under 1.5 Goals
19%
5/2
17%
21/10
7%
Over 3.5 Goals
37%
5/2
13%
12/5
8%
Under 3.5 Goals
63%
3/10
4%
2/7
3%
Over 4.5 Goals
19%
11/2
19%
11/2
13%
Under 4.5 Goals
81%
1/9
3%
1/11
2%
Over 5.5 Goals
9%
14/1
12%
12/1
13%
Under 5.5 Goals
91%
1/33
1%
1/66
1%
Over 0.5 Goals
95%
1/16
1%
1/16
1%
Under 0.5 Goals
5%
9/1
11%
7/1
Home DNB
71%
2/5
3%
4/9
7%
Away DNB
38%
7/4
5%
13/8
14%
Stoke win to nil
27%
9/4-
Preston win to nil
10%
11/2
8%
-
Stoke / Stoke
25%
21/10
5%
21/10
11%
Stoke / Preston
3%
33/125/1
Stoke / Draw
6%
14/112/1
Draw / Stoke
17%
15/418/5
8%
Draw / Preston
10%
7/113/2
7%
Draw / Draw
16%
9/2
5%
19/5
7%
Preston / Stoke
4%
22/1
12%
18/1
10%
Preston / Preston
13%
11/25/1
20%
Preston / Draw
6%
14/112/1
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Win / draw / win Championship table

Stoke have played 16 matches so far this season and lay in 12th place in the Championship league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 8 games against teams below in the table, having won 3, drawn 3 and lost 2 matches. They have kept 3 clean sheets and have failed to score in 2 fixtures. Stoke have outscored their opponents by 19 goals to 16 goals.

Home League Performance

Stoke have played 8 games at home winning 3, drawing 3 and losing 2 games. They have scored 15 goals, kept 1 clean sheet and conceded 11 goals at home.

Preston are in 20th position in the Championship on 16 points having played 16 matches so far this season. Preston are having a poor run against away teams, having not won a match so far this season. They have also not scored in 2 of those games.

Away League Performance

4 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 16 goals and kept 1 clean sheet. They have scored 7 goals in total and failed to score in 2 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

15 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 5 games, drawn 7 and won 3. Preston have conceded 21 goals, scored 15, failed to score in 5 fixtures and have kept 6 clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Stoke
Preston
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Sheff Utd1812421638 
Apr 26
l
 
2-0A
l
 
0-2A
Mar 8
2
Burnley1810621736 
l
 
0-2A
Jan 1
Feb 15
d
 
0-00-0
3
Leeds1810531835 
Dec 26
Apr 21
Dec 14
Apr 12
4
Sunderland189631333 
Dec 29
Dec 7
d
 
0-00-0
Mar 11
5
M'Boro189361130 
Feb 7
l
 
2-0A
Jan 25
d
 
1-1A
6
Watford18936230 
Mar 1
l
 
3-0A
w
 
3-0F
Jan 21
7
West Brom186102728 
l
 
1-2A
Jan 18
d
 
1-1A
Jan 1
8
Blackburn17845428 
Mar 11
w
 
0-2F
d
 
0-00-0
Jan 31
9
Norwich18675825 
d
 
1-1F
Feb 22
d
 
2-2F
Feb 11
10
Millwall17674525 
d
 
1-1A
Mar 15
Feb 8
l
 
3-1A
11
Bristol C18675325 
d
 
2-2F
Feb 12
l
 
1-3A
May 3
12
Sheff Wed18747-525 
Apr 18
Dec 21
Dec 29
Dec 7
13
Swansea18657123 
Feb 15
d
 
0-00-0
Mar 1
l
 
3-0A
14
Stoke 18567-321 
-
-
Apr 5
d
 
0-00-0
15
Derby18558-220 
w
 
2-1F
May 3
d
 
1-1F
Mar 29
16
Coventry18468-318 
w
 
1-0F
Mar 8
w
 
1-0F
Feb 22
17
Oxford Utd18468-818 
Jan 25
l
 
1-0A
Jan 4
l
 
3-1F
18
Preston 18396-818 
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 5
-
-
19
Luton185310-1318 
Apr 8
Dec 10
w
 
1-0F
Jan 18
20
Cardiff18459-1117 
Dec 14
Apr 12
Apr 8
Dec 11
21
Plymouth18459-2017 
Jan 4
w
 
0-1F
Apr 26
d
 
3-3F
22
Hull18369-915 
l
 
1-3F
Feb 1
Dec 26
Apr 21
23
QPR18297-1115 
Mar 29
d
 
1-1F
Apr 18
Dec 21
24
Portsmouth16277-1213 
w
 
6-1F
Jan 22
Mar 15
l
 
3-1A
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Stoke 14TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
29
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
7
Draw
7
Lost
6
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Stoke1 - 1Millwall
Stoke2 - 1Derby
Stoke2 - 2Bristol C
Stoke1 - 1Norwich
Stoke6 - 1Portsmouth
Stoke1 - 3Hull
Stoke1 - 2West Brom
Stoke1 - 0Coventry
Stoke4 - 0Bristol C
Stoke3 - 0Plymouth
Stoke2 - 2West Brom
Stoke1 - 1Huddersfield
Stoke0 - 3Norwich
Stoke2 - 0M'Boro
Stoke0 - 1Coventry
Stoke1 - 0QPR
Stoke0 - 5Leicester
Stoke1 - 2Birmingham
Stoke0 - 0Ipswich
Stoke0 - 0Millwall
Goals: Scored
28
Conceded
21
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
8
Draw
6
Lost
6
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AStoke1 - 1QPR
HStoke1 - 1Millwall
AStoke2 - 0Blackburn
HStoke2 - 1Derby
AStoke0 - 2Sheff Utd
HStoke2 - 2Bristol C
HStoke1 - 1Norwich
AStoke0 - 0Swansea
HStoke6 - 1Portsmouth
AStoke0 - 2M'Boro
HStoke1 - 3Hull
AStoke0 - 1Oxford Utd
AStoke1 - 0Plymouth
HStoke1 - 2West Brom
AStoke0 - 3Watford
HStoke1 - 0Coventry
HStoke4 - 0Bristol C
AStoke1 - 0Southampton
HStoke3 - 0Plymouth
AStoke1 - 1Sheff Wed
Preston 18TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
19
Conceded
32
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
W
4
Draw
5
Lost
11
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Portsmouth3 - 1Preston
Plymouth3 - 3Preston
Burnley0 - 0Preston
Millwall3 - 1Preston
M'Boro1 - 1Preston
Oxford Utd3 - 1Preston
Swansea3 - 0Preston
West Brom3 - 0Preston
QPR1 - 0Preston
Southampton3 - 0Preston
Watford0 - 0Preston
Birmingham1 - 0Preston
Plymouth0 - 1Preston
Coventry0 - 3Preston
Cardiff0 - 2Preston
Millwall1 - 1Preston
Leeds2 - 1Preston
Sunderland2 - 0Preston
Swansea2 - 1Preston
Huddersfield1 - 3Preston
Goals: Scored
16
Conceded
34
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
W
3
Draw
7
Lost
10
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HPreston1 - 1Derby
APreston1 - 3Portsmouth
HPreston0 - 0Sunderland
HPreston1 - 3Bristol C
APreston3 - 3Plymouth
HPreston2 - 2Norwich
HPreston1 - 0Coventry
APreston0 - 0Burnley
HPreston3 - 0Watford
APreston1 - 3Millwall
HPreston0 - 0Blackburn
APreston1 - 1M'Boro
APreston1 - 3Oxford Utd
HPreston1 - 0Luton
APreston0 - 3Swansea
HPreston0 - 2Sheff Utd
APreston0 - 3West Brom
HPreston0 - 3Leicester
APreston0 - 1QPR
APreston0 - 3Southampton
bet365
bet365
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
3
Preston have beaten Stoke in 3 consecutive away league meetings
6
Preston have not lost to Stoke in 6 consecutive away league meetings
League games at Stoke since 2003
Stoke
Preston
Goals: Scored
8
13
Games: Scored
5 / 12
9 / 12
Clean sheets
3 / 12
7 / 12
STK
2
D
5
PNE
5
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Stoke
0 - 2Preston
0 - 1Preston
1 - 2Preston
Draw0 - 0Draw
0 - 2Preston
0 - 2Preston
Stoke3 - 1
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw0 - 0Draw
Draw0 - 0Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
Stoke2 - 1
League games at Preston since 2002
Preston
Stoke
Goals: Scored
20
15
Games: Scored
9 / 12
9 / 12
Clean sheets
3 / 12
3 / 12
STK
4
D
2
PNE
6
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Preston
1 - 2Stoke
0 - 2Stoke
Draw1 - 1Draw
0 - 1Stoke
Preston3 - 1
Draw2 - 2Draw
Preston2 - 0
Preston3 - 2
0 - 1Stoke
Preston3 - 0
Preston1 - 0
Preston4 - 3
Goal Statistics
Stoke 14th Preston 18th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.9
goals
1.1
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
15%
1
28%
2
27%
3
17%
4+
13%
There is a 85% probability that Stoke will score 1 or more goals
0
32%
1
36%
2
21%
3
8%
4+
There is a 68% probability that Preston will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+7
Stoke’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-12
Preston have scored 12% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.5
average goals scored
1.0
average goals scored
1.3
conceded
1.6
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Championship - 2024/2025 season
https://api.kickoff.co.uk/v1/fixture/280286/accaPanel/formStats/marketCode/FULL
Stoke
PG (predicted goals)
Preston
1.9
1.1
Attack rating
7%
better
STK
PNE
view stats
Games scored11
11
Failed to score5
5
Scored first8
7
Goals scored19
16
Avg. goals scored1.2
1
Avg. shots per game8
7
Avg. shots per goal7
7
Conversion rate for15
14
Avg. XG for1.2
1.1
KickOff rating
+7%
Defence rating
2%
better
STK
PNE
view stats
Games conceded12
10
Clean sheets4
6
Conceded first7
6
Goals conceded20
24
Avg. goals conceded1.3
1.5
Avg. shots/game conceded11
8
Avg. shots/goal conceded9
5
Conversion rate against11%
19%
Avg. XG against1.6
1.3
KickOff rating
+2%

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

Stoke Championship squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
18756
V JohanssonT CannonJ. BaeW Burger
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
V Johansson GLK18
1
-
J Tchamadeu DEF16
3
-
A Famiwuya DEF8
1
-
B Gibson DEF182
4
-
E Stevens DEF82
1
-
T Seko MID9
-
W Burger MID16
6
-
M Manhoef MID1732
1
-
A Moran MID1521
4
-
T Cannon MID1471
1
-
J. Bae FWD175
3
-
Subs
J Bonham GLK
-
B Wilmot DEF161
4
-
E Bocat DEF161
1
-
M Rose DEF9
1
-
A Vidigal MID9
-
S. Sidibe MID61
-
L. Koumas FWD1721
2
-
N Ennis FWD7
-
E Tezgel FWD7
1
-
Preston Championship squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
18427
A HughesS GreenwoodK Kesler-HaydenB Whiteman
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
F Woodman GLK17
4
1
J Storey DEF1711
3
-
J Whatmough DEF8
2
-
A Hughes DEF181
4
-
B Whiteman MID171
7
-
B Potts MID1611
3
-
S Thórdarson MID14
-
D Holmes MID171
2
-
K Kesler-Hayden MID162
2
-
S Greenwood FWD1542
4
1
M Osmajic FWD102
1
-
Subs
D Cornell GLK2
-
K. Best DEF1
-
C. Pasiek DEF
-
J Bowler MID6
-
R Ledson MID81
3
-
W Keane FWD71
-
E Riis FWD1842
2
-
L Stewart FWD
-
J Okkels FWD6
-