Championship

Championship | Gameweek 26

Jan 2, 2023 at 3.15pm UK

Bet365 Stadium

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

Goals
for

Top scorers

Preston North End

All competitions

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

Goals
for

Top scorers

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 City	Draw	Preston North End
47.7% ( -0.44)	27.24% ( 0.06)	25.06% ( 0.38)

Both teams to score 45.48% (

0.15)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

40.98% (

0.03)

59.01% (

-0.03)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

20.51% (

0.02)

79.48% (

-0.02)

Stoke City Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

75.17% (

-0.2)

24.82% (

0.2)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

40.59% (

-0.28)

59.41% (

0.27)

Preston North End Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

60.49% (

0.36)

39.5% (

-0.36)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

23.81% (

0.33)

76.19% (

-0.33)

Score Analysis

Stoke City 47.69%

Preston North End 25.06%

Draw 27.24%

Stoke City	Draw	Preston North End
1-0 @ 13.66% ( -0.09) 2-0 @ 9.52% ( -0.12) 2-1 @ 8.84% ( -0.02) 3-0 @ 4.42% ( -0.08) 3-1 @ 4.11% ( -0.03) 3-2 @ 1.91% ( 0) 4-0 @ 1.54% ( -0.04) 4-1 @ 1.43% ( -0.02) Other @ 2.27% Total : 47.69%	1-1 @ 12.69% ( 0.04) 0-0 @ 9.81% ( -0.01) 2-2 @ 4.11% ( 0.03) Other @ 0.64% Total : 27.24%	0-1 @ 9.11% ( 0.08) 1-2 @ 5.89% ( 0.08) 0-2 @ 4.23% ( 0.08) 1-3 @ 1.83% ( 0.04) 0-3 @ 1.31% ( 0.04) 2-3 @ 1.27% ( 0.02) Other @ 1.42% Total : 25.06%