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Preston vs Stoke City: result 3-1 and analysis

ChampionshipRegular Season - 4Kick-off on August 21, 2019 at 06:45 PM (UTC)Deepdale, Preston

Preston
3-1
Stoke City

Full time

What was the result of Preston vs Stoke City?

Preston won 3-1 on August 21, 2019.

Goalscorers

  • 7′D. JohnsonPreston
  • 25′B. BodinPreston
  • 69′J. HarropPreston
  • 89′J. McCleanStoke City

Official lineup for Preston vs Stoke City

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Preston

4-2-3-1
  1. 10J. Harrop
  1. 4B. Pearson
  2. 11D. Johnson
  3. 29T. Barkhuizen
  1. 39B. Bodin
  2. 12P. Gallagher
  1. 6B. Davies
  2. 15J. Rafferty
  3. 21P. Bauer
  4. 5T. Clarke
  1. 1D. Rudd

Stoke City

4-3-1-2
  1. 19L. Gregory
  2. 20S. Hogan
  1. 38R. Woods
  1. 7T. Ince
  2. 22S. Clucas
  3. 11J. McClean
  1. 4J. Allen
  2. 2T. Edwards
  3. 5L. Lindsay
  4. 6D. Batth
  1. 1J. Butland
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Preston have 6 wins, 1 draw and 8 defeats; Stoke City have 2, 9 and 4.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Preston
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Aug 17, 2019Swansea(away)2-3Championship
Aug 13, 2019Bradford(away)4-0League Cup
Aug 10, 2019Wigan(home)3-0Championship
Aug 3, 2019Millwall(away)0-1Championship
May 5, 2019Brentford(away)0-3Championship
Stoke City
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Aug 17, 2019Derby(home)2-2Championship
Aug 13, 2019Wigan(away)1-0League Cup
Aug 10, 2019Charlton(away)1-3Championship
Aug 3, 2019QPR(home)1-2Championship
May 5, 2019Sheffield Utd(home)2-2Championship

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 2 meetings: 1 Preston win, 1 draw, 0 Stoke City wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Jan 26, 2019Stoke City 0-2 PrestonChampionship
Aug 18, 2018Preston 2-2 Stoke CityChampionship

Last archived meeting: Stoke City vs Preston on Jan 26, 2019

How many goals should we expect?

Preston score 1.5 and concede 1.5 goals per match over their last 15; Stoke City score 0.9 and concede 1.1.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Preston1.51.555/159/15
Stoke City0.91.177/157/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Preston sit 24th in Championship (4 points from 10 matches) and Stoke City sit 8th (16 points from 10 matches).

2026-27 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
8Stoke City10514171616
24Preston101188204

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The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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