Our model scores this match once both teams have enough recent form to work from, predictions publish in the days before kickoff. Form, head-to-head and season stats are available in the tabs above now.
How this scoreline is calculated
Stoke City
Form comparisonPreston North End
Where those opponents sat in the table: strong means they averaged roughly the top 40%, weak roughly the bottom 40%, mixed in between.
Opposition faced: Stoke City mixed, Preston North End mixedThe form score weights every result and every goal by where the opponent sat in the table, so five wins over the bottom of the table score below five over the top.
- 20 Mar 2026Preston3-1Stoke City
- 26 Dec 2025Stoke City0-0Preston
- 05 Apr 2025Preston1-1Stoke City
- 26 Nov 2024Stoke City0-0Preston
- 09 Mar 2024Preston1-2Stoke City
- 19 Sept 2026vsSheffield Utd2-1W
- 12 Sept 2026vsWatford1-2W
- 08 Sept 2026vsCardiff1-1D
- 05 Sept 2026vsCharlton4-0W
- 01 Sept 2026vsNorwich1-0W
- 19 Sept 2026vsQPR2-2D
- 12 Sept 2026vsLincoln0-1L
- 08 Sept 2026vsWatford2-1L
- 05 Sept 2026vsBlackburn2-1W
- 01 Sept 2026vsBristol City1-3L
Stoke City vs Preston North End: form and season numbers
Stoke City take a form score of 5.8 out of 10 into this Championship fixture, against 2.5 for Preston North End. Stoke City have 4 wins and 1 draw in their last 5, while Preston North End have 1 win, 1 draw and 3 defeats in theirs. Across the season Stoke City average 1.6 goals scored and 1.3 conceded per game, Preston North End 0.9 and 2.0. Stoke City have kept a clean sheet in 30% of their matches this season, Preston North End in 0%. In their last 10 meetings Stoke City have won 2, drawn 4 and lost 4. Stoke City sit 7th on 13 points, Preston North End 23rd on 4.
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