Stoke City vs Preston

Stoke City

1 - 2

Preston

🕒 Mon, 03 Jan 2022 15:00 Europe/London 📍 bet365 Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Jeremy Simpson 🔁 Regular Season - 26 🏁 match finished

Season

2021-2022 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 26

Regular Season Table

Stoke City 14 · Preston 13

Referee Stats

Jeremy Simpson

27 matches · 0.00 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	0.00
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.00
Over 4.5 cards	0%
Home wins	56%
Draws	19%
Away wins	26%

How the match was won

Stoke City outshot their opponent (14-6).
Possession was balanced (46%-54%).

Team Overview

Stoke City (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 10-5-8

Goals For / Against

30 / 23

Avg: 1.30 / 1.00

Points

Avg: 1.52

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Preston (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-6-10

Goals For / Against

19 / 28

Avg: 0.83 / 1.22

Points

Avg: 1.17

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Championship fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.52

PPG

1.17

1.30

0.83

1.00

1.22

39%

O2.5

43%

BTTS

35%

Score 1st

League-position context

Stoke City rank14th

Preston rank13th

Stoke City points62

Preston points64

Stoke City: #14 · 62 pts · GD +5

26 pts off the top 2. 7 pts off the play-off line. 15 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Preston: #13 · 64 pts · GD -4

24 pts off the top 2. 5 pts off the play-off line. 17 pts clear of the relegation zone.

2-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Stoke City last 5 home

D W L W W

Points10/15

Weighted index58

Goals5-2

Record3-1-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Preston last 5 away

W L L L D

Points4/15

Weighted index36

Goals3-9

Record1-1-3

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Stoke City trend breakdown

Over 2.539%

BTTS43%

BTTS + O2.535%

1H Over 0.548%

Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 61% · Over 3.5 17% · 1H BTTS 22%

Preston trend breakdown

Over 2.543%

BTTS35%

BTTS + O2.530%

1H Over 0.543%

Also: Over 0.5 83% · Over 1.5 57% · Over 3.5 17% · 1H BTTS 13%

Scoring reliability

Stoke City score at home78%

Stoke City clean sheet at home39%

Preston score away48%

Preston clean sheet away30%

First-goal patterns

Stoke City score first0%

Stoke City win after scoring first0%

Preston score first0%

Preston win after scoring first0%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Stoke City 0% · Preston 0%

Vs league average

Stoke City score at home1.30 vs 1.41

Stoke City concede at home1.00 vs 1.09

Preston score away0.83 vs 1.09

Preston concede away1.22 vs 1.41

Stoke City score 8% below league average, while Preston score 25% below league average.

Defensive side: Stoke City are 9% below league average at home, and Preston are 14% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals1.80

BTTS60%

Over 2.540%

At this venue setup: 1.20 goals on average across the last 5.

Stoke City goal timing (home)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Preston goal timing (away)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

46%

54%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

339

415

Passes Accurate

229

302

Passes %

68%

73%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	16
Home Wins	3
Draws	6
Away Wins	7
Over 2.5 Goals	5 (31.3%)
BTTS	7 (43.8%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	8
Home Wins	0
Draws	3
Away Wins	5
Over 2.5 Goals	1 (12.5%)
BTTS	1 (12.5%)

Stoke City vs Preston Head-to-Head History by Season

2025-2026 Season

20 Mar 2026 Preston vs Stoke City 3 - 1 26 Dec 2025 Stoke City vs Preston 0 - 0

2024-2025 Season

05 Apr 2025 Preston vs Stoke City 1 - 1 26 Nov 2024 Stoke City vs Preston 0 - 0

2023-2024 Season

09 Mar 2024 Preston vs Stoke City 1 - 2 02 Sep 2023 Stoke City vs Preston 0 - 2

2022-2023 Season

02 Jan 2023 Stoke City vs Preston 0 - 1 15 Oct 2022 Preston vs Stoke City 0 - 2

2021-2022 Season

03 Jan 2022 Stoke City vs Preston 1 - 2 28 Sep 2021 Preston vs Stoke City 1 - 1

2020-2021 Season

17 Apr 2021 Stoke City vs Preston 0 - 0 26 Sep 2020 Preston vs Stoke City 0 - 1

2019-2020 Season

12 Feb 2020 Stoke City vs Preston 0 - 2 21 Aug 2019 Preston vs Stoke City 3 - 1

2018-2019 Season

26 Jan 2019 Stoke City vs Preston 0 - 2 18 Aug 2018 Preston vs Stoke City 2 - 2