Stoke City vs Preston North End – Schedule & Where to Watch on TV

26/12/2025 at 10:00 (Time Zone – GMT-5 (America/New_York))

Bet365 Stadium (Stoke on Trent).

Championship - Round 23
Referee: Kirk T. (Eng)
Where to Watch on TV:


United-kingdom	Sky Sports+
Usa	CBS Sports Network, Paramount+

Match Stats


Expected Goals (xG)
0.95	0.59
Ball Possession
58%	42%
Total shots
14	8
Shots on target
3	4
Big Chances
2	1
Corner Kicks
10	2
Passes
83% (354/429)	75% (236/313)
Yellow Cards
3	2
Expected Goals (xG)
0.95	0.59
xG on target (xGOT)
0.89	1.49
Total shots
14	8
Shots on target
3	4
Shots off target
6	2
Blocked Shots
5	2
Shots inside the Box
8	4
Shots outside the Box
6	4
Hit the Woodwork
0	0
Big Chances
2	1
Corner Kicks
10	2
Touches in opposition box
19	19
Accurate through passes
0	0
Offsides
1	2
Free Kicks
12	8
Passes
83% (354/429)	75% (236/313)
Long passes
45% (25/55)	31% (17/55)
Passes in final third
66% (65/99)	72% (58/81)
Crosses
27% (7/26)	40% (6/15)
Expected assists (xA)
0.86	1.10
Throw-ins
29	9
Fouls
8	12
Tackles
60% (6/10)	56% (14/25)
Duels won
36	53
Clearances
15	35
Interceptions
4	12
Errors leading to shot
0	0
Errors leading to goal
0	0
Goalkeeper Saves
4	3
xGOT faced
1.49	0.89
Goals prevented
1.49	0.89

Key Moments

Here there are

1st Half (0 - 0)
16', Valentin P. 🟨,
40', Cresswell A. ↓, Gibson B. ↑,
2nd Half (0 - 0)
54', Wilmot B. 🟨,
62', McCann A. 🟨,
67', McCann A. ↓, Thompson J. ↑,
72', Armstrong H. ↓, Frokjaer-Jensen M. ↑,
72', Jebbison D. ↓, Devine A. ↑,
76', Mubama D. ↓, Bozenik R. ↑,
84', Small T. ↓, Lewis J. ↑,
86', Bae J. ↓, Gallagher S. ↑,
90+1', Gibson B. 🟨,
90+6', Bozenik R. 🟨,

Highlights

Chances of winning

Stoke City
46.6%

Draw
28.7%

Preston North End
24.7%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)

45.7%

28.1%

26.2%

Our Initial ML Estimation

47.7%

29.3%

25.1%

Analysis of Changes in Winning Probabilities:

Stoke City has improved its chances compared to the initial analysis. (+0.9%)

Preston North End has seen a decrease in its chances compared to the initial analysis. (-1.5%)

ML Model estimates a higher probability for Stoke City than the current prediction. (+1.1%)

ML Model estimates a higher probability for Preston North End than the current prediction. (+0.4%)

Stoke City - Preston North End Odds

	1	X	2	Marga
Avarage Now (Initially)	2.04 ↓ (2.07)	3.3 ↓ (3.36)	3.84 ↑ (3.61)	5.3% (5.8%)

The most likely Over/Under: 2.25

What is the prediction for Stoke City - Preston North End?

Users Predictions: 19 users predict this event. Stoke will win (votes: 8 - 42.1%). Preston will win (votes: 6 - 31.6%). It will Tie (votes: 5 - 26.3%).
Confidence interval (95%) for Stoke: 19.9% – 64.3%.

High ROI Users Predictions (ROI>2%): 4 high ROI users predict this event. Stoke (votes: 1 - 25%). Preston (votes: 2 - 50%). Tie (votes: 1 - 25%).

Over/Under & Asian Handicap Predictions by High ROI users:

O/U 2.25 - over (votes: 1 - 100%) .

O/U 1.5, 1st Half - over (votes: 1 - 100%) .

The most likely score by Bookmakers is 1:1.

Preview Facts

The most interesting match of the day — two teams from the very top of the table will face off (ranked 8 and 5 in the zone Promotion ~ Championship (Play Offs: Semi~finals)).
In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Stoke won 1.
Stoke has been struggling lately (last 5 games: 1 wins).
Preston is showing top-class performance now (in the last 5 games, wins – 2).
Stoke might have a minor edge in this game.
There will not play in Stoke: Baker L. (Ankle Injury) Tchamadeu J. (Yellow Cards)
There will not play in Preston: Brady R. (Calf Injury) Lewis J. (Hamstring Injury) Osmajic M. (Suspended)
There are questionable in Preston: Carroll T. (Inactive)
In the last 15 head-to-head matches, Stoke won 3 matches, drew 6 matches, lost 6 matches, and goals 12:18. (average 0.8:1.2).
Including home matches between the teams, Stoke won 0 matches, drew 2 matches, lost 5 matches, and goals 1:9. (average 0.1:1.3).

How many head-to-head matches has Stoke City won against Preston North End?

Stoke City has won 2 of their last 6 head-to-head matches.

How many head-to-head matches has Preston North End won against Stoke City?

Preston North End has won 2 of their last 6 head-to-head matches.

What were the results of their latest head-to-head matches?

The latest head-to-head matches between Stoke City - Preston North End were as follows:

05.04.2025 Preston North End - Stoke City 1:1

26.11.2024 Stoke City - Preston North End 0:0

09.03.2024 Preston North End - Stoke City 1:2

02.09.2023 Stoke City - Preston North End 0:2

02.01.2023 Stoke City - Preston North End 0:1

Latest results of Stoke City

20.12.2025 Watford - Stoke City 1:0 ✺

13.12.2025 Stoke City - Swansea City 2:1 ✺

10.12.2025 Ipswich Town - Stoke City 1:0 ✺

06.12.2025 Sheffield United - Stoke City 4:0 ✺

29.11.2025 Stoke City - Hull City 1:2 ✺

Latest results of Preston North End

20.12.2025 Preston North End - Norwich City 1:1 ✺

13.12.2025 Oxford United - Preston North End 1:2 ✺

09.12.2025 Preston North End - Coventry City 1:1 ✺

06.12.2025 Preston North End - Wrexham 1:1 ✺

29.11.2025 Sheffield Wednesday - Preston North End 2:3 ✺

English League Championship Table

2025/26

		Pl	W	D	L		Diff	Pts
1	Coventry	35	21	8	6	72:38	34	71
2	Middlesbrough	35	19	9	7	54:35	19	66
3	Millwall	35	18	8	9	47:40	7	62
4	Ipswich	33	17	9	7	59:34	25	60
5	Hull	34	18	6	10	56:48	8	60
6	Wrexham	35	15	12	8	54:45	9	57
7	Southampton	35	14	11	10	57:46	11	53
8	Derby	35	14	9	12	52:46	6	51
9	Watford	35	13	12	10	45:41	4	51
10	Bristol City	35	14	8	13	48:44	4	50
11	Preston	35	12	13	10	41:40	1	49
12	Birmingham	35	13	10	12	46:46	0	49
13	Sheffield Utd	35	15	3	17	50:48	2	48
14	Stoke	35	13	8	14	39:34	5	47
15	QPR	35	13	8	14	46:54	-8	47
16	Swansea	35	13	7	15	40:43	-3	46
17	Norwich	35	13	6	16	47:44	3	45
18	Charlton	35	10	11	14	33:44	-11	41
19	Portsmouth	34	10	9	15	34:44	-10	39
20	Blackburn	35	10	8	17	33:46	-13	38
21	West Brom	35	9	8	18	34:52	-18	35
22	Leicester	35	10	10	15	47:56	-9	34
23	Oxford Utd	35	7	11	17	31:47	-16	32
24	Sheffield Wed ✔	35	1	8	26	21:71	-50	-7

      Promotion ~ Premier League
      Promotion ~ Championship (Play Offs: Semi~finals)
      Relegation ~ League One

Clinched Spots for Teams

Sheffield Wed is Relegated to League One