ENGLAND › CHAMPIONSHIP
26.12.2025 15:00
Bet365 Stadium
Referee: Thomas Kirk, England
Stoke City
Match Timeline
Preston
HT
0' 15' 30' 45' 60' 75' 90'
🟨
16'
Pol Valentín
Preston
🔄
40'
A. Cresswell ↔ B. Gibson
Stoke City
🟨
54'
Ben Wilmot
Stoke City
🟨
62'
Alistair McCann
Preston
🔄
67'
A. McCann ↔ J. Thompson
Preston
🔄
72'
D. Jebbison ↔ A. Devine
Preston
🔄
72'
H. Armstrong ↔ M. Frokjaer-Jensen
Preston
🔄
77'
D. Mubama ↔ R. Bozenik
Stoke City
🔄
84'
T. Small ↔ J. Lewis
Preston
🔄
86'
J. Bae ↔ S. Gallagher
Stoke City
🟨
90+6'
Róbert Boženík
Stoke City
🟨
90+1'
Ben Pearson
Stoke City
🟨
90+1'
Ben Gibson
Stoke City

Stoke City vs Preston Prediction & Match Analysis

Full analysis and predictions for all markets

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Market Option Probability Odds Stats & Analysis
Probability Distribution
Stoke City Win 0%
Draw 0%
Preston Win 0%
Expected Goals (xG)
Stoke City1.18
Preston1.2
Recent Form (Last 5)
Stoke City Stoke City
WWDLW
28 GF / 21 GA
Preston Preston
WLDWL
30 GF / 23 GA
Key Stats
1.27
Average Goals Scored
1.36
0.95
Average Goals Conceded
1.05
8
BTTS Yes
15
10
Over 2.5
9
4.05
Shots on Goal
3.68

Statistics are based on season averages

Season Statistics

Team averages and season trends before this fixture

Stoke City Stoke City 22 matches
Preston Preston 22 matches
Stoke City Statistic Preston
10 Wins 9
3 Draws 9
9 Losses 4
28 Goals For 30
21 Goals Against 23
1.27 Avg Goals Scored 1.36
0.95 Avg Goals Conceded 1.05
8 BTTS Yes 15
13 Over 1.5 17
10 Over 2.5 9
3 Over 3.5 4
7 Clean Sheets 5
8 Failed To Score 3
4.05 Shots On Goal 3.68
11.45 Total Shots 11.18
5.77 Corners 4.45
53.7% Ball Possession 45.4%

Match Analysis

Model notes, team context and key prediction signals

H2H Analysis

Across those 15 head-to-head meetings, Stoke City won 3 times, Preston won 7 times, while 5 matches finished as draws. The aggregate score in this matchup is 10:18 from Stoke City's perspective. 4 of those games went over 2.5 goals, and both teams scored in 6 matches, with an average of 1.87 goals per game.

Predicted formations: Stoke City 4-2-3-1 / Preston 3-5-2
H2H summary: Stoke City wins 3, draws 5, Preston wins 7

Standings

Championship
# Team MP W D L G GD PTS Form
1 46 28 11 7 97:45 52 95
W W W D D
2 46 23 15 8 80:47 33 84
W D D W D
3 46 24 11 11 64:49 15 83
L D W D W
4 46 22 14 10 82:56 26 80
W D W D D
5 46 22 14 10 72:47 25 80
L L D D W
6 46 21 10 15 70:66 4 73
W W D W L
7 46 19 14 13 69:65 4 71
D L W W L
8 46 20 9 17 67:59 8 69
L W L W L
9 46 19 8 19 63:56 7 65
L D W W L
10 46 17 13 16 57:56 1 64
D W W D W
11 46 18 10 18 57:59 -2 64
W D W L W
12 46 17 11 18 59:59 0 62
W L D L D
13 46 18 6 22 66:66 0 60
W L L W W
14 46 15 15 16 55:62 -7 60
L W L L W
15 46 16 10 20 61:73 -12 58
L L L L D
16 46 14 15 17 53:65 -12 57
L L L L L
17 46 15 10 21 51:56 -5 55
L L L L D
18 46 14 13 19 49:64 -15 55
D W L W W
19 46 13 14 19 44:58 -14 53
L W L D L
20 46 13 13 20 42:56 -14 52
L W D L D
21 46 13 14 19 48:58 -10 51
L D W W D
22 46 11 14 21 45:59 -14 47
L W L L W
23 46 12 16 18 58:68 -10 46
W D D L L
24 46 2 12 32 29:89 -60 0
W L L D D
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