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Championship | Gameweek 5
Sep 2, 2023 at 3pm UK
Bet365 Stadium
Preston North End logo

Stoke
0 - 2
Preston


Pearson (1'), Stevens (63'), Laurent (90+6')
FT(HT: 0-0)
Keane (51' pen., 57')
Lindsay (24'), Frokjaer-Jensen (45+1'), Holmes (63'), Browne (67')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

We said: Stoke City 2-1 Preston North End

Stoke City have been inconsistent overall so far this season, but they have enjoyed four successes in a row at the bet365 Stadium across all competitions, scoring 13 goals in the process. Preston are unbeaten in the second tier up to this point, although we believe that Lowe's men will suffer their first defeat of the campaign in Staffordshire on Saturday afternoon. 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 46.1%. A draw had a probability of 27.2% and a win for Preston North End had a probability of 26.65%.

The most likely scoreline for a Stoke City win was 1-0 with a probability of 13.04%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (9%) and 2-1 (8.81%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.77%), while for a Preston North End win it was 0-1 (9.25%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 4.5% likelihood.

Result
Stoke CityDrawPreston North End
46.1% (0.117 0.12) 27.24% (-0.050000000000001 -0.05) 26.65% (-0.068999999999999 -0.07)
Both teams to score 46.72% (0.090000000000003 0.09)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
41.95% (0.14 0.14)58.05% (-0.143 -0.14)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
21.27% (0.11 0.11)78.73% (-0.11199999999999 -0.11)
Stoke City Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
74.84% (0.11999999999999 0.12)25.16% (-0.124 -0.12)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
40.12% (0.165 0.16)59.88% (-0.16699999999999 -0.17)
Preston North End Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
62.43% (0.018999999999998 0.02)37.57% (-0.022999999999996 -0.02)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
25.65% (0.018999999999998 0.02)74.35% (-0.022999999999996 -0.02)
Score Analysis
    Stoke City 46.1%
    Preston North End 26.65%
    Draw 27.24%
Stoke CityDrawPreston North End
1-0 @ 13.04% (-0.020000000000001 -0.02)
2-0 @ 9% (0.014000000000001 0.01)
2-1 @ 8.81% (0.019 0.02)
3-0 @ 4.14% (0.021 0.02)
3-1 @ 4.05% (0.023 0.02)
3-2 @ 1.98% (0.013 0.01)
4-0 @ 1.43% (0.012 0.01)
4-1 @ 1.4% (0.013 0.01)
Other @ 2.25%
Total : 46.1%
1-1 @ 12.77% (-0.0099999999999998 -0.01)
0-0 @ 9.45% (-0.052 -0.05)
2-2 @ 4.31% (0.012 0.01)
Other @ 0.71%
Total : 27.24%
0-1 @ 9.25% (-0.045 -0.04)
1-2 @ 6.25% (-0.0039999999999996 -0)
0-2 @ 4.53% (-0.019 -0.02)
1-3 @ 2.04%
0-3 @ 1.48% (-0.006 -0.01)
2-3 @ 1.41% (0.004 0)
Other @ 1.69%
Total : 26.65%

How you voted: Stoke vs Preston

Stoke City
60.0%
Draw
16.7%
Preston North End
23.3%
30
Head to Head
Jan 2, 2023 3.15pm
Gameweek 26
Stoke
0-1
Preston
Evans (90+3')
Oct 15, 2022 3pm
Gameweek 15
Preston
0-2
Stoke
Smallbone (58'), Campbell (66')
Jan 3, 2022 3pm
Gameweek 26
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
Gameweek 10
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
Gameweek 42
Stoke
0-0
Preston
Chester (53'), Clucas (67')
Souttar (87')
Ledson (62')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
CLeicester CityLeicester463141189414897
3Leeds UnitedLeeds462791081433890
4Southampton462691187632487
5West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom4621121370472375
6Norwich CityNorwich4621101579641573
7Hull City461913146860870
8Middlesbrough46209177162969
9Coventry CityCoventry4617131670591164
10Preston North EndPreston46189195667-1163
11Bristol City461711185351262
12Cardiff CityCardiff46195225370-1762
13Millwall461611194555-1059
14Swansea CitySwansea461512195965-657
15Watford461317166161056
16Sunderland46168225254-256
17Stoke CityStoke461511204960-1156
18Queens Park RangersQPR461511204758-1156
19Blackburn RoversBlackburn461411216074-1453
20Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds46158234468-2453
21Plymouth ArgylePlymouth461312215970-1151
RBirmingham CityBirmingham461311225065-1550
23Huddersfield TownHuddersfield46918194877-2945
RRotherham UnitedRotherham46512293789-5227


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