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Preview
- Preston North End host Stoke City on 2026-03-20 at 20:00 GMT, as part of week 39 of the 2025-2026's Championship in Deepdale.
- Expect 3-4 yellow cards and 0 red cards, and 20 fouls this match from Referee F. Hallam based on their last 9 games.
- In the past 7 games, P. Heckingbottom recorded 3 victories against M. Robins, who recorded 2 victories, with 2 draws.
- Current league positions have Preston North End 17th on 49 points and Stoke City 13th on 51 points.
- Preston North End report 3 missing players: A. McCann (Injury), L. Gibson (Shoulder Injury), C. Lang (Injury) but Stoke City report 9 missing players: A. Ampah (Injury), L. Baker (Inactive), G. Bazunu (Thigh Injury), R. Bozenik (Shoulder Injury), A. Cresswell (Calf Injury), V. Johansson (Shoulder Injury), B. Lawal (Inactive), D. Mubama (Ankle Injury), B. Wilmot (Injury).
- Our prediction sees Preston North End in a 5-defender setup (5-3-2), with Stoke City forecast to use 4-2-3-1.
- The previous match saw L. Lindsay lead Preston North End with a 8 TheyScored rating, and Bae Jun-Ho top-rating for Stoke City at 7.9.
- Both teams are coming from different results: Preston North End fell 0-2 against Norwich City, while Stoke City prevailed 3-1 over Watford.
- Neither side is flying – Preston North End 0-1-4 and Stoke City 2-1-2 over the last 5 matches.
- Preston North End have clearly got the edge H2H: in 23 meetings, they've beaten Stoke City 9 times, with 9 draws and only 5 losses.
- We're forecasting a stalemate, 1-1, as Preston North End's 1.21 goals/game at home balance out Stoke City's 1.53 away scoring.
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Odds
Predictions
Summary
Match Info
Team Kits
Preston
Stoke
Events
| 4' | 0 - 1 | ||
| 15' | 1 - 1 | ||
| 26' | A. Devine | ||
| 34' | B. Whiteman | ||
| 39' | M. Manhoef | ||
HT 1 - 1 | |||
| 46' | |||
| 46' | |||
| 48' | |||
| 57' | 2 - 1 | ||
| 60' | 3 - 1 | ||
| 63' | |||
| 65' | |||
| 76' | |||
| 77' | |||
| 84' | |||
| 84' | |||
Stats
Lineups
Standings
Commentary
TV Channels
Preston is going head to head with Stoke on 20/3/2026 20:00 GMT at Deepdale for the England Championship. You can view the match information, lineups, odds, live score, result, goalscorers, cards, substitutions, standings, recent form, player ratings, injuries, tv channels, our users most predicted scores and Preston v Stoke H2H statistics!