Preston North End vs Stoke City prediction and preview

Championship · Saturday 23 January 2027, 15:00 UTC

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Preston North End vs Stoke City

Championship · Saturday 23 January 2027, 15:00 UTC · Deepdale, Preston

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Preston North End vs Stoke City preview

Preston North End welcome Stoke City at Deepdale in Preston on Saturday 23 January 2027 (15:00 UTC) in the Championship. Preston North End sit 24th on 5 points after 14 matches, while Stoke City sit 4th on 26 points after 14 matches.

Preston North End come into the game with a L-L-D-L-L run in the league (0 wins, 1 draw and 4 defeats in their last 5), while Stoke City's recent sequence reads W-W-D-W-L. Over their last 6, Preston North End have scored 0.7 and conceded 2.5 goals per game, with 3 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 3. Stoke City average 1.5 scored and 0.8 conceded across their last 6, with 3 clean sheets.

Head to head, Preston North End have 4 wins to Stoke City's 3 across 10 meetings, with 3 draws. Those games averaged 1.9 goals, 3 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 4. The most recent meeting, on 31 Oct 2026, ended Stoke City 2-0 Preston North End.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

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Form and table

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPtsForm
4Stoke City148242217+526LWDWW
24Preston North End1412111230-185LLDLL

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Head-to-head

10 meetings: Preston North End 4, draws 3, Stoke City 3.

Team news

Preston North End expected line-up (3-4-1-2)

Daniel Iversen, O. Offiah, Andrew Hughes, Jordan Storey, Léo Leroy, Jordan Thompson, Andrija Vukcevic, Stanley Mills, Johnny Kenny

Stoke City expected line-up (3-4-3)

Viktor Johansson, Ben Wilmot, Luke Graham, Ben Johnson, Jack McGlynn, Djibril Soumaré, Ethan Galbraith, Luca Bombino, Justin Devenny, Lamine Cissé

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