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

05/04/2025 at 10:00 (Time Zone – GMT-4 (America/New_York))

Deepdale (Preston).

Championship - Round 40
Referee: Hallam F. (Eng)
Where to Watch on TV:


Hungary	Net4+

Match Stats


Expected Goals (xG)
0.53	2.09
Ball Possession
47%	53%
Total shots
6	15
Shots on target
2	5
Big Chances
0	4
Corner Kicks
1	9
Passes
64% (197/309)	72% (250/346)
Yellow Cards
4	3
Expected Goals (xG)
0.53	2.09
xG on target (xGOT)
1.17	1.28
Total shots
6	15
Shots on target
2	5
Shots off target
3	7
Blocked Shots
1	3
Shots inside the Box
4	9
Shots outside the Box
2	6
Hit the Woodwork
0	0
Big Chances
0	4
Corner Kicks
1	9
Touches in opposition box
14	23
Offsides
1	2
Free Kicks
15	9
Passes
64% (197/309)	72% (250/346)
Long passes
26% (17/66)	24% (17/72)
Passes in final third
53% (62/116)	57% (69/121)
Crosses
19% (3/16)	24% (5/21)
Expected assists (xA)
0.42	1.35
Fouls
9	15
Tackles
54% (7/13)	63% (5/8)
Duels won
50	40
Clearances Total
23	33
Interceptions
3	12
Errors leading to shot
0	0
Errors leading to goal
0	0
Goalkeeper Saves
4	1
xGOT faced
1.28	1.17
Goals prevented
0.28	0.17

Key Moments

Here there are

1st Half (1 - 0)
10', 1 - 0, Kesler-Hayden K. ⚽, Greenwood S. (A),
15', Brady R. 🟨,
39', Osmajic M. 🟨,
2nd Half (0 - 1)
56', Gallagher S. 🟨,
56', Thordarson S. T. ↓, Ledson R. ↑,
57', Riis E. ↓, Frokjaer-Jensen M. ↑,
63', Bae J. ↓, Al Hamadi A. ↑,
68', Greenwood S. ↓, Keane W. ↑,
71', Gallagher S. ↓, Koumas L. ↑,
74', Lindsay L. 🟨,
75', 1 - 1, Baker L. (Pen),
76', Baker L. 🟨,
82', Ledson R. 🟨,
82', Thompson J. 🟨,
90+1', Manhoef M. ↓, Gooch L. ↑,
90+1', Burger W. ↓, Pearson B. ↑,

Highlights

Chances of winning

Preston North End
38.9%

Draw
30.3%

Stoke City
30.8%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)

40.3%

27.9%

31.7%

Our Initial ML Estimation

40.6%

27.7%

31.5%

Analysis of Changes in Winning Probabilities:

Preston North End has seen a decrease in its chances compared to the initial analysis. (-1.4%)

Stoke City has seen a decrease in its chances compared to the initial analysis. (-0.9%)

ML Model estimates a higher probability for Preston North End than the current prediction. (+1.7%)

ML Model estimates a higher probability for Stoke City than the current prediction. (+0.7%)

Preston North End - Stoke City Odds

	1	X	2	Marga
Avarage Now (Initially)	2.45 ↑ (2.34)	3.13 ↓ (3.38)	3.11 ↑ (2.97)	4.9% (6%)

The most likely Over/Under: 2.00

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

Users Predictions: 10 users predict this event. Preston will win (votes: 7 - 70%). Stoke will win (votes: 1 - 10%). It will Tie (votes: 2 - 20%).
Confidence interval (95%) for Preston: 41.6% – 98.4%.

High ROI Users Predictions (ROI>2%): 1 high ROI users predict this event. Tie (votes: 1 - 100%).

The most likely score by Bookmakers is 1:1.

Preview Facts

This time we will watch a game between teams from the middle of a tournament table (ranked 14 and 18).
Last 5 head-to-head matches Preston won 2.
Preston is in awful shape (in the last 5 games wins - 1).
Recent matches Stoke is playing unpredictable (in the last 5 games wins - 2).
Stoke could have advantage in physics - more days for rest in last days.
Preston will have a small advantage in this match.
There will not play in Preston: McCann A. (Leg Injury) Potts B. (Hamstring Injury) Whatmough J. (Calf Injury) Woodman F. (Ankle Injury)
There will not play in Stoke: Gibson B. (Leg Injury) Sidibe S. (Muscle Injury) Wilson-Esbrand J. (Leg Injury)
There are questionable in Stoke: Stevens E. (Injury)
Last 14 head-to-head matches Preston won 6 matches, drawn 5 matches, lost 3 matches and goals 17:11 (average 1.2:0.8).
Including matches at home between the teams Preston won 1 matches, drawn 3 matches, lost 3 matches and goals 8:10 (average 1.1:1.4).

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

Preston North End has won 2 of their last 5 head-to-head matches.

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

Stoke City has won 2 of their last 5 head-to-head matches.

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

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

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

15.10.2022 Preston North End - Stoke City 0:2

Latest results of Preston North End

02.04.2025 Derby County - Preston North End 2:0 ✺

30.03.2025 Preston North End - Aston Villa 0:3 ✺

15.03.2025 Preston North End - Portsmouth 2:1 ✺

11.03.2025 Sunderland - Preston North End 1:1 ✺

08.03.2025 Sheffield United - Preston North End 1:0 ✺

Latest results of Stoke City

29.03.2025 Stoke City - Queens Park Rangers 3:1 ✺

15.03.2025 Millwall - Stoke City 1:0 ✺

12.03.2025 Stoke City - Blackburn Rovers 1:0 ✺

08.03.2025 Coventry City - Stoke City 3:2 ✺

01.03.2025 Stoke City - Watford 0:0 ✺

English League Championship Table

2025/26

		Pl	W	D	L		Diff	Pts
1	Coventry	12	8	4	0	34:9	25	28
2	Middlesbrough	12	7	4	1	16:8	8	25
3	Millwall	12	7	2	3	14:13	1	23
4	Bristol City	12	6	4	2	20:11	9	22
5	Stoke	12	6	3	3	13:8	5	21
6	Charlton	12	5	4	3	14:10	4	19
7	Preston	12	5	4	3	15:12	3	19
8	Hull	12	5	4	3	20:20	0	19
9	QPR	12	5	3	4	15:17	-2	18
10	Leicester	12	4	5	3	15:12	3	17
11	West Brom	12	5	2	5	12:14	-2	17
12	Ipswich	11	4	4	3	17:13	4	16
13	Swansea	12	4	4	4	12:12	0	16
14	Watford	12	4	3	5	14:16	-2	15
15	Birmingham	12	4	3	5	11:15	-4	15
16	Wrexham	12	3	5	4	16:17	-1	14
17	Derby	12	3	5	4	13:16	-3	14
18	Portsmouth	12	3	4	5	10:13	-3	13
19	Oxford Utd	12	3	3	6	13:15	-2	12
20	Southampton	12	2	6	4	13:17	-4	12
21	Blackburn	11	3	1	7	10:17	-7	10
22	Sheffield Utd	12	3	0	9	9:20	-11	9
23	Norwich	12	2	2	8	12:18	-6	8
24	Sheffield Wed	12	1	3	8	10:25	-15	-6

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