Stoke City vs Preston North End prediction

Match preview

A slight lean towards Stoke City (54%), though Preston North End win 21% of the time in the model and the draw sits at 25%.

At home this season Stoke City average 1.80 points and 2.0 goals per game, conceding 1.2. Away from home Preston North End take 0.17 points per game, scoring 0.8 and conceding 2.5. Shots on target, which drive our ratings, read 3.6 per game for Stoke City at home and 2.4 for Preston North End on the road.

Current runs: Stoke City have scored in 11 straight league matches; Preston North End have lost their last 3 league matches.

Stoke City are 7th in the table while the model ranks them only 19th on performance, so it expects them to drift back.

The model expects 1.50 goals from Stoke City and 1.00 from Preston North End; 1-0 is the most likely scoreline at 13%, over 2.5 goals 46% and both teams to score 49%.

In their last 5 league meetings Stoke City won 1, Preston North End won 1 and 3 ended level.

Most likely scores

• 1-013%
• 1-112%
• 2-19%
• 2-09%
• 0-18%

Stoke City form

• Wat Derby County1-02026-10-17
• Lvs Middlesbrough2-32026-10-13
• Wat Bolton Wanderers2-12026-10-10
• Wvs Sheffield United2-12026-09-19
• Wat Watford2-12026-09-12

Preston North End form

• Lat Wrexham1-42026-10-17
• Lat Birmingham City0-42026-10-13
• Lvs Millwall0-12026-10-10
• Dat Queens Park Rangers2-22026-09-19
• Lvs Lincoln City0-12026-09-12