Preston VS Stoke City

Fixtures, lineups and Stats

VS

Preston vs Stoke City gives Preston a measured Championship edge through a 3-1 win on 20 March 2026 and a 2-0 result in September 2023. Stoke City answered with a 2-1 victory in March 2024, while draws of 1-1 and 0-0 filled the intervening meetings. The balance therefore favours Preston without creating a fixed hierarchy, with low margins central to the matchup.

Past matches, Preston vs Stoke City

  • League Regular Season - 39
    Home Preston
    3 - 1
    Stoke City Away
    Deepdale
  • League Regular Season - 23
    Home Stoke City
    0 - 0
    Preston Away
    bet365 Stadium
  • League Regular Season - 40
    Home Preston
    1 - 1
    Stoke City Away
    Deepdale
  • League Regular Season - 17
    Home Stoke City
    0 - 0
    Preston Away
    bet365 Stadium
  • League Regular Season - 37
    Home Preston
    1 - 2
    Stoke City Away
    Deepdale

Match center

Preston
Preston
3 - 1
FT
Stoke City
Stoke City

Starting eleven

Substitutes Preston
  • 26
    D
  • 44
    M
  • 9
    F
  • 42
    D
  • 24
    F
  • 12
    G
  • 11
    M
  • 34
    M
  • 22
    F
Stoke City Substitutes
  • F
    21
  • F
    20
  • M
    10
  • F
    9
  • G
    34
  • M
    50
  • D
    18
  • M
    12
  • F
    29

Match events

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  • 4'
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    S. Thomas Normal Goal (Asst: J. Tchamadeu)
  • 15'
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    A. Devine Normal Goal (Asst: A. Moran)
  • 26'
    Alfie Devine Yellow Card
  • 34'
    Benjamin Whiteman Yellow Card
  • 39'
    Million Manhoef Yellow Card
  • 46'
    J. Rak-Sakyi J. Tchamadeu
  • 46'
    S. Gallagher M. Smit
  • 46'
    S. Gallagher M. Smit
  • 46'
    J. Rak-Sakyi J. Tchamadeu
  • 48'
    J. Bae S. N'Zonzi
  • 57'
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    M. Osmajic Normal Goal
  • 60'
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    A. Devine Normal Goal (Asst: M. Osmajic)
  • 63'
    T. Small A. Vukcevic
  • 65'
    D. Mubama M. Manhoef
  • 76'
    B. Potts A. Moran
  • 77'
    D. Jebbison M. Osmajic
  • 84'
    M. Smith L. Dobbin
  • 84'
    O. Offiah P. Valentin
  • 84'
    O. Offiah P. Valentin
  • 84'
    M. Smith L. Dobbin

Stats for this game

Matchup Preston VS Stoke City

Preston hold the clearer direction

The Championship results place Preston slightly ahead. Preston won 2-0 at Stoke City on 2 September 2023, then Stoke answered with a 2-1 result on 9 March 2024. The clubs drew 0-0 on 26 November, followed by a 1-1 result on 5 April 2025. Another 0-0 draw came on 26 December, before Preston won 3-1 on 20 March 2026. The scorelines show Preston taking the stronger margins while Stoke and the draws keep the comparison close.

Low margins leave room for change

The sequence moves between goalless draws, a one-goal Stoke win and Preston victories by two. That variety gives the matchup a direction without making its next outcome self-evident. Stoke City can point to its 2-1 answer, while Preston’s 3-1 and 2-0 results supply clear separation in the dated league meetings. Future contests will ask whether Preston can extend that measured edge or whether another draw or narrow Stoke response restores the balance.

Past head to head stats
Preston VS Stoke City

Balance Wins - Draws - Losses over time

Preston
Stoke City

Points per match over time

Comparison between the 2 teams for the last 10 games

Comparison between the 2 teams for the last 16 games

Preston VS Stoke City
Head-to-Head History

Regular Season - 39
Preston
3 - 1
Stoke City
Deepdale
Regular Season - 23
Stoke City
0 - 0
Preston
bet365 Stadium
Regular Season - 40
Preston
1 - 1
Stoke City
Deepdale
Regular Season - 17
Stoke City
0 - 0
Preston
bet365 Stadium
Regular Season - 37
Preston
1 - 2
Stoke City
Deepdale
Regular Season - 5
Stoke City
0 - 2
Preston
bet365 Stadium
Regular Season - 26
Stoke City
0 - 1
Preston
bet365 Stadium
Regular Season - 15
Preston
0 - 2
Stoke City
Deepdale
Regular Season - 26
Stoke City
1 - 2
Preston
bet365 Stadium
Regular Season - 10
Preston
1 - 1
Stoke City
Deepdale
Regular Season - 42
Stoke City
0 - 0
Preston
bet365 Stadium
Regular Season - 3
Preston
0 - 1
Stoke City
Deepdale
Regular Season - 32
Stoke City
0 - 2
Preston
bet365 Stadium
Regular Season - 4
Preston
3 - 1
Stoke City
Deepdale
Regular Season - 29
Stoke City
0 - 2
Preston
 
Regular Season - 3
Preston
2 - 2
Stoke City
 

Previous games Preston

Regular Season - 7
Preston
0 - 1
Lincoln
Deepdale
Regular Season - 6
Watford
2 - 1
Preston
Vicarage Road
Regular Season - 5
Preston
2 - 1
Blackburn
Deepdale
Regular Season - 4
Preston
1 - 3
Bristol City
Deepdale
Regular Season - 3
Charlton
1 - 0
Preston
The Valley

Previous games Stoke City

Regular Season - 7
Watford
1 - 2
Stoke City
Vicarage Road
Regular Season - 6
Cardiff
1 - 1
Stoke City
 
Regular Season - 5
Stoke City
4 - 0
Charlton
 
Regular Season - 4
Stoke City
1 - 0
Norwich
 
Regular Season - 3
Wolves
4 - 1
Stoke City
 

Upcoming games Preston

- Regular Season - 8
QPR
Preston
 
- Regular Season - 9
Preston
Millwall
Deepdale
- Regular Season - 10
Birmingham
Preston
 
- Regular Season - 11
Wrexham
Preston
 
- Regular Season - 12
Preston
West Brom
Deepdale

Upcoming games Stoke City

- Regular Season - 8
Stoke City
Sheffield Utd
 
- Regular Season - 9
Bolton
Stoke City
Toughsheet Community Stadium
- Regular Season - 10
Stoke City
Middlesbrough
 
- Regular Season - 11
Derby
Stoke City
 
- Regular Season - 12
Stoke City
Bristol City