Championship

Championship | Gameweek 40

Apr 5, 2025 at 3pm UK

Deepdale

Preston
1 - 1
Stoke

Kesler (10')
Brady (15'), Osmajic (39'), Lindsay (74'), Ledson (81')

FT(HT: 1-0)

Baker (75' pen.)
Gallagher (55'), Baker (76'), Thompson (81')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Championship clash between Preston North End and Stoke City, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Preston North End

All competitions

Championship

Last Game: Derby 2-0 Preston
Wednesday, April 2 at 7.45pm in Championship

Goals
for

Stoke City

All competitions

Last Game: Stoke 3-1 QPR
Saturday, March 29 at 3pm in Championship

Goals
for

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats, suggests the most likely outcome of this match is a Preston North End win with a probability of 44.31%. A win for Stoke City has a probability of 27.93% and a draw has a probability of 27.8%.

The most likely scoreline for a Preston North End win is 1-0 with a probability of 13.08%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome are 2-0 (8.66%) and 2-1 (8.58%). The likeliest Stoke City win is 0-1 (9.78%), while for a drawn scoreline it is 1-1 (12.95%).

Result
Preston North End	Draw	Stoke City
44.31% ( -0.31)	27.75% ( 0.3)	27.93% ( 0)

Both teams to score 46.15% (

-0.82)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

40.8% (

-1.05)

59.2% (

1.05)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

20.37% (

-0.82)

79.62% (

0.81)

Preston North End Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

73.41% (

-0.64)

26.58% (

0.64)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

38.19% (

-0.85)

61.8% (

0.85)

Stoke City Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

62.86% (

-0.57)

37.14% (

0.56)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

26.08% (

-0.57)

73.92% (

0.56)

Score Analysis

Preston North End 44.31%

Stoke City 27.93%

Draw 27.75%

Preston North End	Draw	Stoke City
1-0 @ 13.08% ( 0.28) 2-0 @ 8.66% ( 0.03) 2-1 @ 8.58% ( -0.1) 3-0 @ 3.83% ( -0.06) 3-1 @ 3.79% ( -0.12) 3-2 @ 1.88% ( -0.09) 4-0 @ 1.27% ( -0.04) 4-1 @ 1.26% ( -0.06) Other @ 1.97% Total : 44.31%	1-1 @ 12.95% ( 0.08) 0-0 @ 9.87% ( 0.38) 2-2 @ 4.25% ( -0.12) Other @ 0.67% Total : 27.75%	0-1 @ 9.78% ( 0.23) 1-2 @ 6.42% ( -0.06) 0-2 @ 4.84% ( 0.04) 1-3 @ 2.12% ( -0.05) 0-3 @ 1.6% ( -0.01) 2-3 @ 1.4% ( -0.06) Other @ 1.77% Total : 27.93%