Stoke City vs Preston North End Prediction, December 26 – A Physical Contest Where Neither Side Truly Takes Charge

Prediction, the result forecast of Stoke City vs Preston North End, Stoke City will host Preston North End at home in of the England Championship. Expert opinions, predictions, expert analysis, match odds information, pre-match sideline stadium.

Stoke City

England Championship

22:00 12/26/2025

FinishedVenue: Bet365 Stadium

Preston North End

Prediction soccer results Stoke City vs Preston North End

Tips

Asian Handicap:Preston North End +0.25

Score:1 - 1

Over/Under: Under 2.25

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Expert Opinion:

Stoke City vs Preston North End Review

In terms of their historical head-to-head record, Stoke City is currently the underrated team. Out of their last 10 matches, Stoke City 3 wins, only 4 draws, while Preston North End win 3, giving Stoke City a win rate of 30.00%. The average number of goals scored in their meetings is 1.60. In their most recent encounter, which was held at Stoke City home stadium, Stoke City draw with a score of 0-0.

Stoke City

In their last 5 matches across all venues, Stoke City won 1 match, draw 0 and lost 4. Stoke City offense scored 3 goals and their defense conceded 9 goals in this period. Stoke City win rate is 20.00%, their Asian Handicap win rate is 40.00%, and the Over rate is 70.00%. In the 2 matches played at home, Stoke City won 1/2 match, scoring 3 goals and conceding 3 goals.

Preston North End

In their last 5 matches across all venues, Preston North End won 2, draw 3 and lost 0. Preston North End offense scored 8 goals and their defense conceded 6 goals in this period. Preston North End win rate is 40.00%, their Asian Handicap win rate is 70.00%, and the Over rate is 40.00%. In the 2 matches played as away, Preston North End won 2/2 match, scoring 5 goals and conceding 3 goals.

Odds rate Stoke City vs Preston North End

Time	Match	Fulltime			Halftime
Time	Match	Asian Handicap	Over/Under	1x2	Asian Handicap	Over/Under	1x2
LIVE	Stoke City	0.250.83	2.251.00	2.10	0.251.20	11.10	2.75
	Preston North End	1.03	0.85	3.60	0.65	0.70	4.33
	Draw			3.20			2.05

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Force Information

Line-ups and substitutes Stoke City vs Preston North End

Stoke City 4-2-3-1

Johansson V.

Cresswell A.

Phillips A.

Wilmot B.

B.Lawal

Seko T.

Pearson B.

Thomas S.

Bae Joon-Ho

Manhoef M.

Mubama D.

Preston North End 3-4-2-1

Jebbison D.

Devine A.

Dobbin L.

O.Offiah

Whiteman B.

Armstrong H.

Small T.

Lindsay L.

Storey J.

Hughes A.

Iversen D.

Injuries and suspensions

Stoke City

Injuries

Suspensions

Bosun Lawal

Lewis Baker

Ben Pearson

Junior Tchamadeu

Preston North End

Injuries

Suspensions

William Keane

Robbie Brady

Jordan Thompson

Milutin Osmajic

Confrontation history Stoke City vs Preston North End

Date	League	Home	Score	HT	Corner	Away
02/04/2006 ENG LCH	ENG LCH	Stoke City	0-0	0-0	-	Preston North End
09/17/2005 ENG LCH	ENG LCH	Preston North End	0-1	0-0	-	Stoke City
12/26/2004 ENG LCH	ENG LCH	Stoke City	0-0	0-0	-	Preston North End
09/11/2004 ENG LCH	ENG LCH	Preston North End	3-0	1-0	-	Stoke City
08/30/2003 ENG LCH	ENG LCH	Preston North End	1-0	1-0	-	Stoke City

Performance of the last 5 matches

Stoke City

League	Home	Score	Away
12/20/2025 ENG LCH	Watford	1-0	Stoke City
12/13/2025 ENG LCH	Stoke City	2-1	Swansea City
12/11/2025 ENG LCH	Ipswich Town	1-0	Stoke City
12/06/2025 ENG LCH	Sheffield United	4-0	Stoke City
11/29/2025 ENG LCH	Stoke City	1-2	Hull City

Statistics of form:

Preston North End

League	Home	Score	Away
12/20/2025 ENG LCH	Preston North End	1-1	Norwich City
12/13/2025 ENG LCH	Oxford United	1-2	Preston North End
12/10/2025 ENG LCH	Preston North End	1-1	Coventry City
12/06/2025 ENG LCH	Preston North End	1-1	Wrexham
11/29/2025 ENG LCH	Sheffield Wednesday	2-3	Preston North End