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Championship | Gameweek 26
Jan 2, 2023 at 3.15pm UK
Bet365 Stadium
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Stoke
0 - 1
Preston


Souttar (38'), Thompson (54'), Clarke (77'), Wilmot (81')
FT(HT: 0-0)
Evans (90+3')
Hughes (30'), Woodburn (80'), Johnson (81'), Evans (90+4')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Monday's Championship clash between Stoke City and Preston North End, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Stoke City

All competitions
Championship
Last Game: Stoke 0-1 Burnley
Friday, December 30 at 7.45pm in Championship

Preston North End

All competitions
Last Game: West Brom 2-0 Preston
Thursday, December 29 at 8pm in Championship

We said: Stoke City 2-1 Preston North End

 On the back of three defeats, Lowe will recognise the importance of his Preston side getting back on track. However, despite their setback versus the leaders, we expect Stoke to shake off that disappointment and come through a close match with three points. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Stoke City win with a probability of 47.7%. A draw had a probability of 27.2% and a win for Preston North End had a probability of 25.06%.

The most likely scoreline for a Stoke City win was 1-0 with a probability of 13.66%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (9.52%) and 2-1 (8.84%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.69%), while for a Preston North End win it was 0-1 (9.11%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with a 9.1% likelihood.

Result
Stoke CityDrawPreston North End
47.7% (-0.443 -0.44) 27.24% (0.062999999999999 0.06) 25.06% (0.377 0.38)
Both teams to score 45.48% (0.14899999999999 0.15)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
40.98% (0.025999999999996 0.03)59.01% (-0.030000000000001 -0.03)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
20.51% (0.018000000000001 0.02)79.48% (-0.022000000000006 -0.02)
Stoke City Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
75.17% (-0.20099999999999 -0.2)24.82% (0.197 0.2)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
40.59% (-0.279 -0.28)59.41% (0.275 0.27)
Preston North End Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
60.49% (0.357 0.36)39.5% (-0.36 -0.36)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
23.81% (0.331 0.33)76.19% (-0.333 -0.33)
Score Analysis
    Stoke City 47.69%
    Preston North End 25.06%
    Draw 27.24%
Stoke CityDrawPreston North End
1-0 @ 13.66% (-0.09 -0.09)
2-0 @ 9.52% (-0.12 -0.12)
2-1 @ 8.84% (-0.023 -0.02)
3-0 @ 4.42% (-0.082 -0.08)
3-1 @ 4.11% (-0.034 -0.03)
3-2 @ 1.91% (0.002 0)
4-0 @ 1.54% (-0.037 -0.04)
4-1 @ 1.43% (-0.02 -0.02)
Other @ 2.27%
Total : 47.69%
1-1 @ 12.69% (0.039999999999999 0.04)
0-0 @ 9.81% (-0.011000000000001 -0.01)
2-2 @ 4.11% (0.029 0.03)
Other @ 0.64%
Total : 27.24%
0-1 @ 9.11% (0.078999999999999 0.08)
1-2 @ 5.89% (0.075 0.08)
0-2 @ 4.23% (0.078 0.08)
1-3 @ 1.83% (0.041 0.04)
0-3 @ 1.31% (0.037 0.04)
2-3 @ 1.27% (0.021 0.02)
Other @ 1.42%
Total : 25.06%

How you voted: Stoke vs Preston

Stoke City
56.4%
Draw
30.8%
Preston North End
12.8%
39
Head to Head
Oct 15, 2022 3pm
Preston
0-2
Stoke

Hughes (14')
Smallbone (58'), Campbell (66')
Jan 3, 2022 3pm
Stoke
1-2
Preston
Wilmot (46')
Allen (64'), Doughty (79'), Ince (90+4')
Potts (59'), Hughes (81')
Hughes (49'), Ledson (90+1')
Sep 28, 2021 7.45pm
Preston
1-1
Stoke
Whiteman (38')
Cunningham (31'), Riis Jakobsen (88')
Powell (6')
Skiri Oestigaard (25'), Wilmot (83'), Tymon (90'), Clucas (90+2')
Apr 17, 2021 12.30pm
Stoke
0-0
Preston

Chester (53'), Clucas (67')
Souttar (87')

Ledson (62')
Sep 26, 2020 3pm
Preston
0-1
Stoke

Maguire (90+1')
Barkhuizen (22')
Gregory (39')
McClean (58'), Smith (66'), Brown (87')
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