Another all-action fixture in Championship as Stoke City receive Preston North End

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Competition: England Championship
Competition: Mon 02.January
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Bet365 Stadium (30089 seats)

Match-goers at Bet365 Stadium haven’t celebrated many wins this season, with Stoke City withering away in the 17th place. The visiting Preston North End will believe to protect their higher league position in this fixture.

Insights:
  • Stoke City haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Preston North End have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

It's no vacation for neither Stoke nor Preston North End as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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Stoke City form and stats

Stoke City's results here at Bet365 Stadium in the Championship have been very modest with 3 victories, 3 draws and 6 defeats.

Stoke City's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 0-1 versus Burnley (placed 1st). The first defeat after collecting points through three league games. Midfielder Thompson was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.3 (out of ten) in that game. Thompson hit two key passes.

Before that, Stoke played out a draw 2-2 when visiting Rotherham United.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Stoke City have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 8 matches with the results: Won 2, drawn 2 and lost 4.

Stoke City has scored 13 league goals at home this season, in 12 matches. Stoke have conceded 17 in these home matches.

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Preston North End form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their Championship travels is 6 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats. Recent form does not give Preston North End much hope, as the visitors have lost three games in a row. Stoke City will be a tough nut to crack.

Preston North End play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 0-2 to West Bromwich Albion (placed 11th). It's a bit troubling for Preston that their goalie Woodman managed six saves in the West Bromwich Albion game, but still were unable to hinder a defeat. Fernandez got a match rating of 7.45 in that game, top player of the team. Fernandez hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 3 of 3 times.

The game before that, was lost at home, a 1-2 defeat against Huddersfield Town.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 18 similar matches played by Preston North End in our archives, and the results are: 8 wins for Preston North End, 5 draws and 5 defeats.

Preston North End are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 15 away goals from 12 games (in the league).

Head 2 Head

This happened when the squads played each other previously this campaign; Preston North End - Stoke 0-2. Data for the previous ten meetings involving these two teams are: two wins for Stoke City, four draws and four wins for Preston North End. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: seven games.

Top Goalscorers

StokeL. Baker
L. Baker
5 goals
Preston North EndC. Evans
C. Evans
5 goals
Preston North EndE. Riis Jakobsen
E. Riis Jakobsen
5 goals

Stoke City missing players

Preston North End missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Stoke City Preston North End
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
25 12 3 Played P 5 12 25
8 3 0 Won W 1 6 9
6 3 1 Drew D 2 3 7
11 6 2 Lost L 2 3 9
28 13 2 Scored S 4 15 23
33 17 5 Conceded C 6 12 26
96% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 60% 75% 76%
76% 75% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 40% 50% 48%
44% 42% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 40% 42% 32%
28% 33% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 25% 16%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 25% 16%
44% 42% 67% BTTS BTTS 40% 42% 36%
28% 17% 0% Clean Sheets C S 60% 50% 44%
32% 42% 33% Failed to Score F T 40% 33% 44%
 
5.4 6.2 8.3 Corners for (avg) C F 3.6 3.8 3.9
5.6 5.1 2.3 Corners against (avg) C A 5.2 6.2 5.4
1.8 1.8 1.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.4 2.8 2.2
0 0 0 Red cards R C 1 1 1
 
12.8 13.5 14.3 Shots (avg) S ( 10.4 9.8 11
4.2 4.5 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.8 3.8 3.6
26% 24% 17% Goal Efficiency G E 29% 33% 26%
 
11 9.4 8.7 Shots against (avg) S A 14.6 14.5 13
3.5 3.2 3.7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3 3.6 3.4
Key stats in Championship this season:
  • Preston North End have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Stoke City haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Burnley 25 15 8 2 50 24 13 9 4 0 29 11 12 6 4 2 21 13 26 53
2 Sheffield United 25 15 5 5 43 22 12 7 3 2 26 12 13 8 2 3 17 10 21 50
3 Blackburn Rovers 25 13 0 12 29 30 12 8 0 4 19 13 13 5 0 8 10 17 -1 39
4 Sunderland 25 10 7 8 37 28 12 4 4 4 16 13 13 6 3 4 21 15 9 37
5 Watford 25 10 7 8 30 28 12 6 2 4 17 12 13 4 5 4 13 16 2 37
6 Middlesbrough 25 10 6 9 38 32 12 5 5 2 17 12 13 5 1 7 21 20 6 36
7 Luton Town 24 9 9 6 29 25 12 3 7 2 16 13 12 6 2 4 13 12 4 36
8 Norwich City 25 10 6 9 32 28 13 5 4 4 19 15 12 5 2 5 13 13 4 36
9 Millwall 24 10 6 8 29 26 12 7 3 2 17 8 12 3 3 6 12 18 3 36
10 Reading 25 11 3 11 29 35 12 8 1 3 18 12 13 3 2 8 11 23 -6 36
11 West Bromwich Albion 25 9 8 8 33 26 13 5 4 4 19 14 12 4 4 4 14 12 7 35
12 Swansea City 25 9 8 8 35 34 12 6 2 4 19 14 13 3 6 4 16 20 1 35
13 Queens Park Rangers 25 10 5 10 27 30 12 5 2 5 15 16 13 5 3 5 12 14 -3 35
14 Coventry City 24 9 7 8 26 25 12 6 3 3 14 9 12 3 4 5 12 16 1 34
15 Preston North End 25 9 7 9 23 26 13 3 4 6 8 14 12 6 3 3 15 12 -3 34
16 Birmingham City 25 8 8 9 26 26 13 4 5 4 16 13 12 4 3 5 10 13 0 32
17 Stoke City 25 8 6 11 28 33 12 3 3 6 13 17 13 5 3 5 15 16 -5 30
18 Hull City 25 8 6 11 28 41 13 4 2 7 13 22 12 4 4 4 15 19 -13 30
19 Bristol City 25 7 7 11 31 34 13 4 3 6 14 14 12 3 4 5 17 20 -3 28
20 Cardiff City 25 7 7 11 20 28 13 4 4 5 10 11 12 3 3 6 10 17 -8 28
21 Rotherham United 25 6 9 10 28 36 12 4 4 4 20 17 13 2 5 6 8 19 -8 27
22 Huddersfield Town 24 7 4 13 23 30 13 5 2 6 12 12 11 2 2 7 11 18 -7 25
23 Blackpool 25 6 7 12 27 37 12 3 2 7 13 18 13 3 5 5 14 19 -10 25
24 Wigan Athletic 25 6 6 13 25 42 13 2 3 8 10 24 12 4 3 5 15 18 -17 24

Stoke City:
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Championship:
England:
Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Burnley 25 15 8 2 50 24 13 9 4 0 29 11 12 6 4 2 21 13 26 53
2 Sheffield United 25 15 5 5 43 22 12 7 3 2 26 12 13 8 2 3 17 10 21 50
3 Blackburn Rovers 25 13 0 12 29 30 12 8 0 4 19 13 13 5 0 8 10 17 -1 39
4 Sunderland 25 10 7 8 37 28 12 4 4 4 16 13 13 6 3 4 21 15 9 37
5 Watford 25 10 7 8 30 28 12 6 2 4 17 12 13 4 5 4 13 16 2 37
6 Middlesbrough 25 10 6 9 38 32 12 5 5 2 17 12 13 5 1 7 21 20 6 36
7 Luton Town 24 9 9 6 29 25 12 3 7 2 16 13 12 6 2 4 13 12 4 36
8 Norwich City 25 10 6 9 32 28 13 5 4 4 19 15 12 5 2 5 13 13 4 36
9 Millwall 24 10 6 8 29 26 12 7 3 2 17 8 12 3 3 6 12 18 3 36
10 Reading 25 11 3 11 29 35 12 8 1 3 18 12 13 3 2 8 11 23 -6 36
11 West Bromwich Albion 25 9 8 8 33 26 13 5 4 4 19 14 12 4 4 4 14 12 7 35
12 Swansea City 25 9 8 8 35 34 12 6 2 4 19 14 13 3 6 4 16 20 1 35
13 Queens Park Rangers 25 10 5 10 27 30 12 5 2 5 15 16 13 5 3 5 12 14 -3 35
14 Coventry City 24 9 7 8 26 25 12 6 3 3 14 9 12 3 4 5 12 16 1 34
15 Preston North End 25 9 7 9 23 26 13 3 4 6 8 14 12 6 3 3 15 12 -3 34
16 Birmingham City 25 8 8 9 26 26 13 4 5 4 16 13 12 4 3 5 10 13 0 32
17 Stoke City 25 8 6 11 28 33 12 3 3 6 13 17 13 5 3 5 15 16 -5 30
18 Hull City 25 8 6 11 28 41 13 4 2 7 13 22 12 4 4 4 15 19 -13 30
19 Bristol City 25 7 7 11 31 34 13 4 3 6 14 14 12 3 4 5 17 20 -3 28
20 Cardiff City 25 7 7 11 20 28 13 4 4 5 10 11 12 3 3 6 10 17 -8 28
21 Rotherham United 25 6 9 10 28 36 12 4 4 4 20 17 13 2 5 6 8 19 -8 27
22 Huddersfield Town 24 7 4 13 23 30 13 5 2 6 12 12 11 2 2 7 11 18 -7 25
23 Blackpool 25 6 7 12 27 37 12 3 2 7 13 18 13 3 5 5 14 19 -10 25
24 Wigan Athletic 25 6 6 13 25 42 13 2 3 8 10 24 12 4 3 5 15 18 -17 24

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The English Football League Championship (usually shortened to the Championship) is the second highest division in the English football league system. 24 teams play 46 fixtures from August to May, meeting each other twice. The Championship is the wealthiest second-level division in the world.