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    Championship · kickoff 12:30
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    Stoke City
    Stoke City
    4th in the table
    WDWWW
    vs
    Preston North End
    Preston North End
    24th in the table
    WLLDL
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    Our model scores this match once both teams have enough recent form to work from, predictions publish in the days before kickoff. Form, head-to-head and season stats are available in the tabs above now.

    How this scoreline is calculated

    Stoke City

    Form comparison

    Preston North End

    5.8
    Form scoreout of 10, last 10 matches
    2.2
    Form score: Stoke City 5.8, Preston North End 2.2
    1.60
    Goals scoredper game, last 10
    0.80
    Goals scored: Stoke City 1.60, Preston North End 0.80
    1.40
    Goals concededper game, last 10, lower is better
    2.00
    Goals conceded: Stoke City 1.40, Preston North End 2.00
    mixed
    Opposition facedlast 10
    mixed

    Where those opponents sat in the table: strong means they averaged roughly the top 40%, weak roughly the bottom 40%, mixed in between.

    Opposition faced: Stoke City mixed, Preston North End mixed

    The form score weights every result and every goal by where the opponent sat in the table, so five wins over the bottom of the table score below five over the top.

    1/5Stoke City
    Clean Sheetslast 5 games
    Preston North End0/5
    0/5Stoke City
    Failed to Scorelast 5 games
    Preston North End2/5
    1.6Stoke City
    Goals For per game
    Preston North End0.8
    1.4Stoke City
    Goals Against per game
    Preston North End2.0
    1.9Stoke City
    Yellow Cards per game
    Preston North End1.9
    0.1Stoke City
    Red Cards per game
    Preston North End0.0
    3Stoke City
    Win Streakmatches
    Preston North End0
    Season averages • Stoke City: 10 matches • Preston North End: 10 matches • Refreshed weekly
    Stoke City
    Stoke City
    Solid5.8/10
    Form score, last 10 matches
    WDWWW
    Over 2.5 goals
    4/5
    BTTS
    4/5
    Clean sheet
    1/5
    Scored in
    5/5
    Preston North End
    Preston North End
    Poor2.2/10
    Form score, last 10 matches
    WLLDL
    Over 2.5 goals
    3/5
    BTTS
    3/5
    Clean sheet
    0/5
    Scored in
    3/5
    Last 5 meetings
    2W - 4D - 4L from Stoke City's perspective
    • 20 Mar 2026Preston3-1Stoke City
    • 26 Dec 2025Stoke City0-0Preston
    • 05 Apr 2025Preston1-1Stoke City
    • 26 Nov 2024Stoke City0-0Preston
    • 09 Mar 2024Preston1-2Stoke City
    Stoke City
    Stoke City
    Last 5 matches
    • 10 Oct 2026vsBolton1-2W
    • 19 Sept 2026vsSheffield Utd2-1W
    • 12 Sept 2026vsWatford1-2W
    • 08 Sept 2026vsCardiff1-1D
    • 05 Sept 2026vsCharlton4-0W
    Preston North End
    Preston North End
    Last 5 matches
    • 10 Oct 2026vsMillwall0-1L
    • 19 Sept 2026vsQPR2-2D
    • 12 Sept 2026vsLincoln0-1L
    • 08 Sept 2026vsWatford2-1L
    • 05 Sept 2026vsBlackburn2-1W
    PosTeamPts
    2Middlesbrough18
    3West Ham United16
    4Stoke City16
    5Wolverhampton Wanderers14
    6Queens Park Rangers14
    22Burnley7
    23Derby County6
    24Preston North End4
    Updated daily

    Stoke City vs Preston North End: form and season numbers

    Stoke City take a form score of 5.8 out of 10 into this Championship fixture, against 2.2 for Preston North End. Stoke City have 4 wins and 1 draw in their last 5, while Preston North End have 1 win, 1 draw and 3 defeats in theirs. Across the season Stoke City average 1.6 goals scored and 1.4 conceded per game, Preston North End 0.8 and 2.0. Stoke City have kept a clean sheet in 20% of their matches this season, Preston North End in 0%. In their last 10 meetings Stoke City have won 2, drawn 4 and lost 4. Stoke City sit 4th on 16 points, Preston North End 24th on 4.

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