Stoke City Preston North End-
1 Callum Lang 3 - 2 Ethan Galbraith 3
- 3 Johnny Kenny 2
- 4 Justin Devenny 2
- 5 Jack McGlynn2
- 6 Sam Gallagher 2
- 7 Eric Bocat 2
- 8 George Hirst 1
- 9 Jordan Thompson 1
- 10 Caleb Wiley 1
- 1 Johnny Kenny 20
- 2 Jusef Erabi 19
- 3 Callum Lang 18
- 4 Alfie Devine 17
- 5 Ethan Galbraith 14
- 6 Eric Bocat 13
- 7 George Hirst 12
- 8 Léo Leroy 11
- 9 Delano Burgzorg 11
- 10 Jack McGlynn11
- 1 Djibril Soumaré 14
- 2 Odeluga Offiah 13
- 3 Léo Leroy 12
- 4 Alfie Devine 12
- 5 Luca Bombino12
- 6 Luke Graham 11
- 7 Ethan Galbraith 10
- 8 Ben Wilmot 10
- 9 Eric Bocat 10
- 10 Callum Lang 9
- 1 Ethan Galbraith 3
- 2 Delano Burgzorg 2
- 3 Eric Bocat 2
- 4 George Hirst 1
- 5 Junior Tchamadeu 1
- 6 Jordan Thompson 1
- 7 Léo Leroy 1
- 8 Róbert Bozeník 1
- 9 Andrija Vukcevic 1
- 10 Tomás Rigo 1
- 1 Alfie Devine 25
- 2 Ethan Galbraith 23
- 3 Léo Leroy 14
- 4 Delano Burgzorg 11
- 5 Andrija Vukcevic 11
- 6 Jack McGlynn10
- 7 Jordan Thompson 9
- 8 Callum Lang 9
- 9 Sorba Thomas 9
- 10 Ben Johnson 9
- 1 Ben Wilmot 481
- 2 Ethan Galbraith 466
- 3 Luke Graham 396
- 4 Djibril Soumaré 335
- 5 Jordan Thompson 280
- 6 Alfie Devine 280
- 7 Jordan Storey 257
- 8 Ben Johnson 245
- 9 Léo Leroy 240
- 10 Eric Bocat 234
- 1 Ethan Galbraith 17
- 2 Léo Leroy 15
- 3 Ben Johnson 9
- 4 Stanley Mills 9
- 5 Eric Bocat 9
- 6 Lamine Cissé 8
- 7 Alfie Devine 7
- 8 Jordan Thompson 5
- 9 Harry Clarke 5
- 10 Luca Bombino5
- 1 Jordan Storey 29
- 2 Ben Wilmot 20
- 3 Eric Bocat 15
- 4 Odeluga Offiah 14
- 5 Harry Clarke 12
- 6 Léo Leroy 11
- 7 Luke Graham 11
- 8 Ethan Galbraith 11
- 9 Ben Johnson 10
- 10 Djibril Soumaré 10
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Stoke City host rock-bottom Preston North End at the bet365 Stadium at 12.30pm on Saturday, a Championship meeting of two sides heading in opposite directions.
Our Stoke City vs Preston North End predictions and betting tips lean on a sizeable gap in form between a solid home side and the division’s bottom club. Stoke sit ninth and Preston 24th, and the hosts’ record at the bet365 Stadium points to another tough afternoon for the visitors.
Premium Tips
Anthony Eadson sees a clear mismatch between a tidy home side and the division’s bottom club, and has built both selections around Stoke taking control.
| Premium Tip | Odds | Why we’re backing it |
|---|---|---|
| Stoke City to win to nil | 2/1 (Sky Bet) | Stoke have the profile to shut this out. They have conceded just six times in six home games, kept four clean sheets across the season and face a Preston side that has not scored on either of its last two league visits to the bet365 Stadium, both goalless. Preston have also mustered only five goals in six away games all season and lost five of them, so a Stoke win to nil at 2/1 looks the value play rather than the short price about a straight home win. |
| Ethan Galbraith to be carded | 19/5 (Ladbrokes) | Ethan Galbraith has started all 12 of Stoke’s league games and picked up four yellow cards, the most in the squad, while committing 17 fouls. He covers a lot of ground in midfield and is the man tasked with snuffing out Preston breaks, and the visitors will be desperate after one win all season. Galbraith is also Stoke’s leading scorer with three goals, so he is rarely far from the action. At 19/5 with Ladbrokes, he is a bigger price than the other four-booking midfielders on the pitch. |
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How Stoke City go into the game
Stoke City go into the weekend ninth on 20 points, six wins and two draws from 12 giving them a steady platform in the top half. The Potters were held to a 0-0 home draw by Bristol City last time out, a first blank of the season. That followed a hard-earned win away at Derby County.
Home has been a stronghold, with three wins from six at the bet365 Stadium and only six goals conceded there. Four clean sheets overall and just one game all season without scoring mark Stoke out as a well-drilled, miserly outfit.
How Preston North End go into the game
Preston North End arrive rock bottom of the Championship on five points, a dismal return of one win, two draws and nine defeats from their 12 games. They at least halted the slide last time out with a 1-1 home draw against West Bromwich Albion, only a second point from their last five.
The road has been especially unforgiving, with no wins from six away trips, five goals scored and 15 shipped, including 4-0 and 4-1 beatings at Birmingham and Wrexham. Preston have also failed to keep a single clean sheet all season, which bodes ill for a trip to a solid home side.
Stoke City vs Preston North End head-to-head
| Date | Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20/03/26 | Preston North End | 3-1 | Stoke City |
| 26/12/25 | Stoke City | 0-0 | Preston North End |
| 05/04/25 | Preston North End | 1-1 | Stoke City |
| 26/11/24 | Stoke City | 0-0 | Preston North End |
| 09/03/24 | Preston North End | 1-2 | Stoke City |
History offers Preston a crumb of comfort in an otherwise bleak season. The visitors have lost just one of the last five league meetings, winning one and drawing three, though both of those trips to the bet365 Stadium ended goalless, so finding the net here has proved beyond them.
Stoke City vs Preston North End predictions & betting tips
| Our Prediction | Odds & Bookmaker | Confidence | Why We’re Backing It |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stoke City to win | 8/11 (Betway) | ⭐⭐⭐⭐ | The Potters have won three of six at home while Preston are winless in six on the road. |
| Both teams to score – No | 1/1 (Sky Bet) | ⭐⭐⭐ | Preston have failed to score in four games and drawn a blank on both trips here. |
| Under 2.5 goals | 10/11 (bet365) | ⭐⭐⭐ | Three of the last five meetings have produced two goals or fewer. |
| Stoke City 1-0 Preston North End | 6/1 (bet365) | ⭐⭐ | Preston’s last two league visits to this ground both ended without a goal from them. |
Stoke City vs Preston North End score prediction
For all that head-to-head history, the gulf in current form is enormous, with Stoke solid at home and Preston yet to win or even score on their last two visits here. A controlled home win, the visitors kept quiet once more, is the call. Score prediction: Stoke City 1-0 Preston North End.
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