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Stoke City vs Preston — Championship

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Stoke City
Stoke City
7º · 1.77 PPG
Days Since Last Match: 6d 22h
2 – 0
HT 1–0
Finished
Preston
Preston
24º · 0.38 PPG
Days Since Last Match: 6d 22h
bet365 Stadium·Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire·England·30,089
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Stoke City and Preston meet in the Championship 2026 season, in a match played on 31 October 2026. Stoke City have recorded 9 wins from 19 matches this season (47% win rate), averaging 1.37 goals scored and 1.05 conceded per game. BTTS has occurred in 58% of their fixtures; Over 2.5 goals in 42%; and clean sheets in 37% of games. Preston have won 10% of their 21 matches, with 0.90 goals scored and 2.10 conceded per game. Their BTTS rate stands at 57%, Over 2.5 at 62%, and clean sheets at 0%.

The final score was Stoke City 2–0 Preston. All statistics on this page cover the full season and are updated after each match round.

Season Statistics

Stoke City
—
Preston
7º
Position
24º
1.77
PPG
0.38
54%
Win %
8%
1.54
Goals / game
0.77
1.23
Conceded / game
2.08
58%
BTTS %
57%
37%
Clean sheet %
0%
42%
Over 2.5 %
62%
4.4
Avg corners
4.9
11.6
Avg shots
11.3
3.7
Avg shots on target
2.4
1.9
Avg yellow cards
2.1
13.0
Avg fouls
11.4
47.4%
Avg possession
40.3%

Home vs Away

Stoke City
Home (7)
—
Preston
Away (7)
1.86
PPG
0.14
57%
Win %
0%
1.71
Goals / game
0.71
0.86
Conceded / game
2.43
42%
BTTS %
55%
50%
Clean sheet %
0%
33%
Over 2.5 %
73%
4.4
Avg corners
4.9
11.6
Avg shots
11.3
3.7
Avg shots on target
2.4
1.9
Avg yellow cards
2.1
47.4%
Avg possession
40.3%

Goals Scored

Stoke CityHomeAwayPrestonHomeAway
Over 0.5 Scored90%83%100%59%64%55%
Over 1.5 Scored40%42%38%27%27%27%
Over 2.5 Scored5%8%0%5%9%0%
Failed To Score10%17%0%41%36%45%

Goals Conceded

Stoke CityHomeAwayPrestonHomeAway
Over 0.5 Conceded65%50%88%100%100%100%
Over 1.5 Conceded20%17%25%59%36%82%
Over 2.5 Conceded15%8%25%41%36%45%
Clean Sheets35%50%13%0%0%0%

Over 2.5 & BTTS Predictions

Stoke CityPreston
Over 0.595%100%
Over 1.575%77%
Over 2.545%64%
Over 3.520%45%
Over 4.510%23%
BTTS60%59%
BTTS & Win20%9%
BTTS & Draw20%14%
BTTS & Over 2.540%50%
BTTS No & Over 2.55%14%

1st Half / 2nd Half

Stoke CityPreston
Win 1st Half40%14%
Draw 1st Half50%27%
Loss 1st Half10%59%
Scored 1st Half60%27%
Conceded 1st Half25%64%
Win 2nd Half30%23%
Draw 2nd Half35%14%
Loss 2nd Half35%64%
Scored 2nd Half50%41%
Conceded 2nd Half55%77%
Over 0.5 HT65%77%
Over 1.5 HT25%36%

Recent Venue Form

Stoke City (H)
WPreston2–0
DBristol City0–0
LMiddlesbrough2–3
WSheffield Utd2–1
WCharlton4–0
WNorwich1–0
Preston (A)
LStoke City0–2
LWrexham1–4
LBirmingham0–4
DQPR2–2
LWatford1–2
LCharlton0–1

Number of Corners

9.5
Corners / Match
15 games
League Avg
10.5
156 games
10.9
Corners / Match
15 games
Match CornersStoke CityPrestonLeague Avg
Over 680%93%88%
Over 773%80%79%
Over 853%67%67%
Over 940%53%58%
Over 1040%47%47%
Over 1127%40%40%
Over 1220%33%31%
Over 1313%27%24%

Team Corners

Team CornersStoke CityPreston
Corners Earned / Match4.44.9
Corners Against / Match5.16.0
Over 2.5 Corners For80%87%
Over 3.5 Corners For67%60%
Over 4.5 Corners For40%40%
Over 2.5 Corners Against93%87%
Over 3.5 Corners Against73%80%
Over 4.5 Corners Against60%67%

Head to Head · 17 matches

4
Stoke City
24%
6
Draws
35%
7
Preston
41%
71%
Over 1.5
12/17
29%
Over 2.5
5/17
18%
Over 3.5
3/17
41%
BTTS
7/17
31/10/26
Stoke City
2–0
Preston
20/03/26
Preston
3–1
Stoke City
26/12/25
Stoke City
0–0
Preston
05/04/25
Preston
1–1
Stoke City
26/11/24
Stoke City
0–0
Preston
09/03/24
Preston
1–2
Stoke City
02/09/23
Stoke City
0–2
Preston
02/01/23
Stoke City
0–1
Preston
15/10/22
Preston
0–2
Stoke City
03/01/22
Stoke City
1–2
Preston
28/09/21
Preston
1–1
Stoke City
17/04/21
Stoke City
0–0
Preston
26/09/20
Preston
0–1
Stoke City
12/02/20
Stoke City
0–2
Preston
21/08/19
Preston
3–1
Stoke City
26/01/19
Stoke City
0–2
Preston
18/08/18
Preston
2–2
Stoke City

Events

2'🟨Brad Potts
29'⚽Ben Wilmot(Jack Mcglynn)
43'🟨Luca Bombino
45'🔄Brad Potts(Thierry Small)
53'⚽Jack Mcglynn(Ethan Galbraith)
63'🔄Delano Burgzorg(Andrew Moran)
63'🔄Callum Lang(Jusef Erabi)
73'🔄Luca Bombino(Junior Tchamadeu)
73'🔄Róbert Boženík(George Hirst)
76'🟨Ethan Galbraith
81'🔄Justin Devenny(Million·Manhoef)
81'🔄El Hadji Soumare(Svante Ingelsson)
86'🔄Bosun Lawal(Maksym Taloverov)
86'🔄Johnny Kenny(Stanley Mills)
90'🟨Jusef Erabi

Match Statistics

Stoke CityPreston
2.22xG (Expected Goals)0.16
6Shots on target0
18Total shots3
60Possession %40
9Corners7
11Fouls15
2Yellow cards2
0Red cards0
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1Middlesbrough13841+1328
2Swansea13823+726
3Wolves13733+724
4West Brom13733+524
5Southampton13832+1523
6Birmingham13652+1023
7Stoke City13724+423
8West Ham13643+1522
9QPR13553+520
10Sheffield Utd13544+219
11Portsmouth13544+119
12Millwall13535+218
13Blackburn13535-118
14Bristol City13535-218
15Norwich13508-115
16Lincoln13436-915
17Cardiff13355-114
18Wrexham13355-414
19Bolton13427-814
20Charlton13355-1014
21Watford13328-1111
22Burnley13166-89
23Derby13148-147
24Preston131210-175

Team Insights

Stoke City
  • ●Stoke City have won their last 2 matches.
  • ●Stoke City have kept a clean sheet in their last 2 home matches.
  • ●Stoke City have won their last 4 away matches.
  • ●Stoke City have scored in each of their last 7 away matches.
  • ●Stoke City have kept a clean sheet in 4 of their 7 home matches.
  • ●Stoke City have scored in 6 of their 7 home matches.
  • ●Stoke City failed to keep a clean sheet in 6 of their 7 away matches.
  • ●Stoke City have won 4 of their 7 away matches.
  • ●Stoke City have scored in 7 of their 7 away matches.
  • ●65% of Stoke City's goals conceded were conceded away.
  • ●Stoke City have scored 59% of their goals in the first half.
Preston
  • ●Preston have failed to win in their last 9 matches.
  • ●Preston failed to keep a clean sheet in each of their last 14 matches.
  • ●Preston have failed to win in their last 4 home matches.
  • ●Preston failed to keep a clean sheet in each of their last 7 home matches.
  • ●Preston have lost their last 3 away matches.
  • ●Preston failed to keep a clean sheet in each of their last 7 away matches.
  • ●Preston have conceded a minimum of 2 goals in each of their last 5 away matches.
  • ●Preston failed to keep a clean sheet in 7 of their 7 home matches.
  • ●Preston have lost 5 of their 7 home matches.
  • ●Preston failed to keep a clean sheet in 7 of their 7 away matches.
  • ●Preston have lost 6 of their 7 away matches.
  • ●Preston have scored 58% of their goals in the first half.
WABlackburn13º2–1
WHPreston24º2–0
DHBristol City14º0–0
WADerby23º1–0
LHMiddlesbrough1º2–3
WABolton19º2–1
WHSheffield Utd10º2–1
WAWatford21º2–1
DACardiff17º1–1
WHCharlton20º4–0
LHSheffield Utd10º2–3
LAStoke City7º0–2
DHWest Brom4º1–1
LAWrexham18º1–4
LABirmingham6º0–4
LHMillwall12º0–1
DAQPR9º2–2
LHLincoln16º0–1
LAWatford21º1–2
WHBlackburn13º2–1

Season Schedule

Stoke City
WABlackburn2–1
WHPreston2–0
DHBristol City0–0
WADerby1–0
LHMiddlesbrough2–3
WABolton2–1
–APortsmouth07/11
–HBirmingham21/11
–HMillwall25/11
Preston
LHSheffield Utd2–3
LAStoke City0–2
DHWest Brom1–1
LAWrexham1–4
LABirmingham0–4
LHMillwall0–1
–HSouthampton07/11
–AWest Ham21/11
–ACardiff24/11

Top Scorers

Stoke City
Jack Mcglynn4 ⚽
S. Gallagher3 ⚽
Ben Wilmot2 ⚽
Justin Devenny2 ⚽
E. Galbraith2 ⚽
R. Bozenik2 ⚽
Preston
Callum Lang4 ⚽
J. Erabi3 ⚽
Johnny Kenny2 ⚽
A. Devine2 ⚽
J. Storey2 ⚽
M. Osmajic2 ⚽

Cards Given

Stoke City
Ethan Galbraith4 🟨
El Hadji Soumare3 🟨
S. Ingelsson3 🟨
B. Lawal2 🟨
Bae Jun-Ho2 🟨
Luke Graham2 🟨
Preston
Leo Leroy3 🟨
Stanley Mills3 🟨
A. McCann3 🟨
Harry Clarke3 🟨
Jordan Thompson3 🟨
Andrija Vukčević2 🟨