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PrestonPreston vs Stoke — Championship
1-2
Stoke
Deepdale, Preston
Going into the match, Preston had won 5, drawn 3, lost 2 in their previous 10, scoring 1.6 goals a game; Stoke had won 3, drawn 0, lost 7 in 10, scoring 0.8. The sides have met 4 times in our records: Preston 1 win, 3 drawn.
Match report
Home form going in: Preston
Last 10 completed: won 5, drawn 3, lost 2 (D W D W W). 1.6 scored per game, 1.0 conceded, 50% over 2.5 goals, 50% both teams scored, 40% clean sheets.
- D 0-0 vs Hull City · 2 Mar 2024
- W 0-3 at Coventry · 23 Feb 2024
- D 2-2 vs Blackburn · 17 Feb 2024
- W 2-1 vs Middlesbrough · 14 Feb 2024
- W 0-2 at Cardiff · 10 Feb 2024
- W 3-2 vs Ipswich · 3 Feb 2024
Away form going in: Stoke
Last 10 completed: won 3, drawn 0, lost 7 (L W L L W). 0.8 scored per game, 1.7 conceded, 50% over 2.5 goals, 40% both teams scored, 30% clean sheets.
- L 1-0 at Leeds · 5 Mar 2024
- W 2-0 vs Middlesbrough · 2 Mar 2024
- L 2-1 at Cardiff · 24 Feb 2024
- L 0-1 vs Coventry · 17 Feb 2024
- W 1-0 vs QPR · 14 Feb 2024
- L 3-1 at Blackburn · 10 Feb 2024
Head-to-head: Preston vs Stoke
- Preston 3-1 Stoke · 20 Mar 2026 · Championship
- Stoke 0-0 Preston · 26 Dec 2025 · Championship
- Preston 1-1 Stoke · 5 Apr 2025 · Championship
- Stoke 0-0 Preston · 26 Nov 2024 · Championship
Match statistics
| Preston | Metric | Stoke |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Total shots | 13 |
| 2 | Shots on target | 4 |
| 0 | Corner kicks | 6 |
| 10 | Fouls | 10 |
| 2 | Yellow cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
Championship table — 2026
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Ham | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 14 |
| 2 | Swansea | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 14 |
| 3 | West Brom | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 14 |
| 4 | Middlesbrough | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 13 |
| 5 | QPR | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 |
| 6 | Charlton | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 12 |
| 7 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 |
| 8 | Southampton | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| 9 | Birmingham | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 10 | Stoke City | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| 11 | Bristol City | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 10 |
| 12 | Norwich | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 |
| 13 | Millwall | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| 14 | Sheffield Utd | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 9 |
| 15 | Blackburn | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| 16 | Lincoln | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 8 |
| 17 | Watford | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 8 |
| 18 | Portsmouth | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 7 |
| 19 | Wrexham | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | -4 | 7 |
| 20 | Bolton | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -5 | 7 |
| 21 | Cardiff | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | -4 | 4 |
| 22 | Derby | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -7 | 4 |
| 23 | Preston | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | -7 | 3 |
| 24 | Burnley | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | -8 | 3 |