Championship
Friday 20 March 2026 · 20:00 · HT 1-1 · Deepdale, Preston · Referee Farai Hallam
Preston North End v Stoke City: stats, form and bet builder picks
In Preston North End's last 10 home games and Stoke City's last 10 away games in the Championship before kick-off, both teams scored in 7 of 20, over 2.5 goals in 6 of 20, with 11.7 corners per match (league 10.3) and 3.8 cards (league 3.9).
Overview
Lineups
Bet builder
Form
Table
Match stats
Preston North End v Stoke City, full match
46%
Possession
54%
2.81
Expected goals (xG)
0.99
13
Shots
13
3
Shots on target
2
7
Corners
9
12
Fouls
7
2
Yellow cards
1
0
Red cards
0
3
Offsides
0
Goals and cards
4'
Goal
Sorba Thomas STO
15'
Goal
Alfie Devine PRE
26'
Yellow card
Alfie Devine PRE
34'
Yellow card
Ben Whiteman PRE
39'
Yellow card
Million Manhoef STO
57'
Goal
Milutin Osmajić PRE
60'
Goal
Alfie Devine PRE
Match probabilities
How often each happened in Preston North End's last 10 home games and Stoke City's last 10 away games this season, before kick-off, with the league rate beside it.
High
Low
Both teams to score
35%
7/20 games · League 57%
Over 1.5 goals
65%
13/20 games · League 76%
Over 2.5 goals
30%
6/20 games · League 51%
Over 3.5 goals
15%
3/20 games · League 25%
Over 9.5 corners
70%
14/20 games · League 55%
Over 3.5 cards
45%
9/20 games · League 53%
Preston North End clean sheet
20%
2/10 games · League 25%
Stoke City clean sheet
30%
3/10 games · League 25%
Preston North End fail to score
30%
3/10 games · League 25%
Stoke City fail to score
60%
6/10 games · League 25%
Averages per match
Same games, both teams added together
Goals
2.0
League 2.6
Corners
11.7
League 10.3
Cards
3.8
League 3.9
