Championship
Friday 26 December 2025 · 15:00 · HT 0-0 · bet365 Stadium, Stoke · Referee Thomas Kirk
Stoke City v Preston North End: stats, form and bet builder picks
In Stoke City's last 10 home games and Preston North End's last 10 away games in the Championship before kick-off, both teams scored in 12 of 20, over 2.5 goals in 9 of 20, with 10.6 corners per match (league 10.3) and 3.6 cards (league 3.9).
Overview
Lineups
Bet builder
Form
Table
Match stats
Stoke City v Preston North End, full match
58%
Possession
42%
1.06
Expected goals (xG)
0.59
14
Shots
8
3
Shots on target
4
10
Corners
2
8
Fouls
12
4
Yellow cards
2
0
Red cards
0
1
Offsides
2
Goals and cards
16'
Yellow card
Pol Valentín PRE
54'
Yellow card
Ben Wilmot STO
62'
Yellow card
Ali McCann PRE
90+1'
Yellow card
Ben Gibson STO
90+1'
Yellow card
Ben Pearson STO
90+6'
Yellow card
Róbert Boženík STO
Match probabilities
How often each happened in Stoke City's last 10 home games and Preston North End's last 10 away games this season, before kick-off, with the league rate beside it.
High
Low
Both teams to score
60%
12/20 games · League 57%
Over 1.5 goals
70%
14/20 games · League 76%
Over 2.5 goals
45%
9/20 games · League 51%
Over 3.5 goals
20%
4/20 games · League 25%
Over 9.5 corners
60%
12/20 games · League 55%
Over 3.5 cards
40%
8/20 games · League 53%
Stoke City clean sheet
30%
3/10 games · League 25%
Preston North End clean sheet
20%
2/10 games · League 25%
Stoke City fail to score
20%
2/10 games · League 25%
Preston North End fail to score
10%
1/10 games · League 25%
Averages per match
Same games, both teams added together
Goals
2.5
League 2.6
Corners
10.6
League 10.3
Cards
3.6
League 3.9
