Stoke City vs Preston

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🕒 Fri, 26 Dec 2025 15:00 Europe/London 📍 bet365 Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Thomas Kirk 🔁 Regular Season - 23 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 23
Regular Season Table
Stoke City 17 · Preston 14
Referee Stats
24 matches · 0.92 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 0.92
Reds avg 0.00
Penalties avg 0.04
Over 4.5 cards 8%
Home wins 29%
Draws 33%
Away wins 38%
How the match was played
  • Match ended level at 0-0.
  • Stoke City outshot their opponent (14-8).
  • Stoke City controlled possession (58%).

Team Overview

Stoke City (Home stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 9-6-8

Goals For / Against

34 / 28
Avg: 1.48 / 1.22

Points

33
Avg: 1.43

Clean Sheets

6

Failed to Score

5
Preston (Away stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 7-8-8

Goals For / Against

27 / 32
Avg: 1.17 / 1.39

Points

29
Avg: 1.26

Clean Sheets

4

Failed to Score

6

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.43
PPG
1.26
1.48
GF
1.17
1.22
GA
1.39
57%
O2.5
48%
61%
BTTS
61%
17%
Score 1st
13%

League-position context

Stoke City rank17th
Preston rank14th
Stoke City points55
Preston points60
Stoke City: #17 · 55 pts · GD -5
29 pts off the top 2. 14 pts off the play-off line. 3 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Preston: #14 · 60 pts · GD -7
24 pts off the top 2. 9 pts off the play-off line. 8 pts clear of the relegation zone.
5-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Stoke City last 5 home

L L D W W
Points7/15
Weighted index27
Goals8-8
Record2-1-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Preston last 5 away

W L W D L
Points7/15
Weighted index58
Goals8-9
Record2-1-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Stoke City trend breakdown

Over 2.557%
BTTS61%
BTTS + O2.552%
1H Over 0.578%
Also: Over 0.5 91% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 30% · 1H BTTS 4%

Preston trend breakdown

Over 2.548%
BTTS61%
BTTS + O2.539%
1H Over 0.578%
Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 83% · Over 3.5 22% · 1H BTTS 17%

Scoring reliability

Stoke City score at home78%
Stoke City clean sheet at home26%
Preston score away74%
Preston clean sheet away17%

First-goal patterns

Stoke City score first17%
Stoke City win after scoring first75%
Preston score first13%
Preston win after scoring first33%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Stoke City 25% · Preston 33%
Avg first goal minute: Stoke City 24.8' · Preston 34.3'

Vs league average

Stoke City score at home1.48 vs 1.40
Stoke City concede at home1.22 vs 1.20
Preston score away1.17 vs 1.20
Preston concede away1.39 vs 1.40
Stoke City score 6% above league average, while Preston score 3% below league average.
Defensive side: Stoke City are 1% above league average at home, and Preston are 1% 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)

1H scored: 36% 2H scored: 64% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 46-60
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
46-60 4
76-90+ 3
31-45 2
0-15 1
16-30 1
61-75 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
46-60 4
76-90+ 3
16-30 2
31-45 2
61-75 2
0-15 1

Preston goal timing (away)

1H scored: 67% 2H scored: 33% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
16-30 3
31-45 2
61-75 2
0-15 1
76-90+ 1
46-60 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 6
16-30 4
31-45 3
0-15 2
46-60 2
61-75 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
3
4
Total Shots
14
8
Shots off Goal
6
2
Blocked Shots
5
2
Shots Inside Box
8
4
Shots Outside Box
6
4
Ball Possession
58%
42%
Corner Kicks
10
2
Fouls
8
12
Offsides
1
2
Yellow Cards
4
2
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
4
3
Total Passes
426
313
Passes Accurate
353
235
Passes %
83%
75%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games16
Home Wins3
Draws6
Away Wins7
Over 2.5 Goals5 (31.3%)
BTTS7 (43.8%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games8
Home Wins0
Draws3
Away Wins5
Over 2.5 Goals1 (12.5%)
BTTS1 (12.5%)

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