Stoke vs Preston prediction: ENGLAND: Championship betting tips on match 2025-12-25 15:00.
[p]Stoke City and Preston will meet in the Championship during round 23. The match will take place at Bet365 Stadium in Stoke on Trent.[/p]
[p]Stoke City is currently ranked 8th in the overall standings after 22 matches, with ten wins, three draws, and nine losses. The total score for these matches is 28:21. At home, Stoke City holds the 9th position, having played ten matches with six wins, one draw, and three losses, and a total home score of 17:8. In the last competitive match, Stoke City played away against Watford and lost with a score of 0:1. Key players for Stoke City include Viktor Johansson, who did not miss any minute in the last five matches, and Junior Tchamadeu and Tatsuki Seko, both selected based on average rating of last five matches in the tournament. Stoke City will be without Lewis Baker due to an ankle injury.[/p]
[p]Preston is currently ranked 5th in the overall standings after 22 matches, with nine wins, nine draws, and four losses. The total score for these matches is 30:23. In away matches, Preston is ranked 4th, having played ten matches with four wins, four draws, and two losses, and a total away score of 14:11. In the last competitive match, Preston played at home against Norwich and the match ended in a 1:1 draw. Key players for Preston are Jordan Storey and Benjamin Whiteman, both of whom did not miss any minute in the last five matches, and Harrison Armstrong, who was selected based on average rating of last five matches in the tournament. There are no reported absences for Preston.[/p]
[p]In the last five matches between Stoke City and Preston in the Championship, Stoke City won one match, Preston won two matches, and two matches ended in a draw. The most recent encounter took place in April 2025, with Preston and Stoke City drawing 1:1.[/p]
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[p]The offence of both teams is average. Preston has scored 30 goals (shared 10th to 12th position in the competition) so far. Stoke City has scored 28 goals (shared 13th to 14th position in the competition) so far. The defence of both teams is outstanding. Stoke City has conceded 21 goals (1st in the competition) so far. Preston has conceded 23 goals (shared 2nd to 4th position in the competition) so far. The defence of Stoke City is the best in the league.[/p]
[p]Hot Stats[/p]
[p] – Stoke City are in the Top 3 teams for corner kicks won in the league this season. In 22 matches they have won 127 corner kicks (the league average is 112.5) at an average of 5.8 per match. [/p]
[p] – Preston are in the Top 3 teams for the lowest amount of losses in the league this season, losing 4 out of 22 matches. [/p]
[p] – Preston are in the Top 3 teams for the highest number of yellow cards received in the league this season. In 22 matches they have received 48 yellow cards (the league average is 41.3) at an average of 2.2 per match. [/p]
[p]Streaks[/p]
[p] – Stoke City failed to win any of their last 9 home league matches against Preston.[/p]
[p] – Preston have scored in their last 8 away league matches this season.[/p]
[p] – Preston are unbeaten in 10 of their last 11 league matches this season.[/p]
[p]Betting Tips, Prediction[/p]
[p] – Stoke City have failed to score in both halves in the last 8 H2H league matches against Preston.[/p]
[p] – In 5 of the last 8 H2H league matches when Preston have scored at least one goal, they did not lose the match.[/p]
[p] – Only 1 of the last 8 H2H league matches saw Stoke City score at least one goal in the 1st half.[/p]
[p] – Score prediction: At least 3 goals in total (over 2.5).[/p]
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