Stoke City vs Preston: result 0-0 and analysis
ChampionshipRegular Season - 23Kick-off on December 26, 2025 at 03:00 PM (UTC)bet365 Stadium, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire
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What was the result of Stoke City vs Preston?
Stoke City and Preston drew 0-0 on December 26, 2025.
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Stoke City have 6 wins, 2 draws and 7 defeats; Preston have 6, 6 and 3.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 20, 2025 | Watford(away) | 0-1 | Championship |
| Dec 13, 2025 | Swansea(home) | 2-1 | Championship |
| Dec 10, 2025 | Ipswich(away) | 0-1 | Championship |
| Dec 6, 2025 | Sheffield Utd(away) | 0-4 | Championship |
| Nov 29, 2025 | Hull City(home) | 1-2 | Championship |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 20, 2025 | Norwich(home) | 1-1 | Championship |
| Dec 13, 2025 | Oxford United(away) | 2-1 | Championship |
| Dec 9, 2025 | Coventry(home) | 1-1 | Championship |
| Dec 6, 2025 | Wrexham(home) | 1-1 | Championship |
| Nov 29, 2025 | Sheffield Wednesday(away) | 3-2 | Championship |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 2 Stoke City win(s), 2 draw(s), 2 Preston win(s).
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 5, 2025 | Preston 1-1 Stoke City | Championship |
| Nov 26, 2024 | Stoke City 0-0 Preston | Championship |
| Mar 9, 2024 | Preston 1-2 Stoke City | Championship |
| Sep 2, 2023 | Stoke City 0-2 Preston | Championship |
| Jan 2, 2023 | Stoke City 0-1 Preston | Championship |
| Oct 15, 2022 | Preston 0-2 Stoke City | Championship |
How many goals should we expect?
Stoke City score 1.2 and concede 1.1 goals per match over their last 15; Preston score 1.5 and concede 1.2.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stoke City | 1.2 | 1.1 | 5 | 5/15 | 7/15 |
| Preston | 1.5 | 1.2 | 2 | 12/15 | 7/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Stoke City sit 20th in Championship (0 points from 1 matches) and Preston sit 19th (0 points from 1 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Preston | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | Stoke City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
How does Footlab compute this prediction?
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. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy