Stoke vs Preston North End Prediction & Betting Tips - Championship

England - Championship

Stoke
31/10/2026 08:30
Preston North End

Prediction :

 

Stoke wins

 
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It's tight at the top of the Championship as is often so. Stoke City are ninth in the table, but only three points off second.  This weekend, they host bottom-of-the-table Preston North End. The Potters have won three home league games this season and our prediction is they'll make it four.with a win against Preston who have already lost nine league games this term.

Stoke City are only outside the promotion play-off positions (now third to eighth) on goal difference. They may well be hoping to see their goal difference improved dramatically against their struggling opponents. City have earned four points from their last two games with only one goal scored.

At home, they have won three league fixtures, but only earned one point from their last two. They lost at home to leaders Middlesbrough and then drew with Bristol City.

Stoke are likely to find this a lot easier as Preston have only five points after the first 12 games of the new season. They are already six points from safety and have the joint worst defensive record in the league with 25 goals conceded. Their most recent game saw them draw 1-1 at home to West Brom.

On their travels, they have earned one point out of 18 with eight goals conceded in the last two.

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What is the prediction for the football match between Stoke and Preston North End?

Our prediction for the Stoke vs Preston North End match is: Stoke wins.

Probabilities according to our algorithm* of possible 1X2 football predictions and best odds for the match on 31/10/2026 between Stoke and Preston North End in Championship :

  • The Sportytrader ⭐ algorithm estimates a probability of 61.1% for a win of Stoke against Preston North End with odds of 1.76 at Betsson.
  • The probability according to Sportytrader ⭐ for a draw between Stoke vs Preston North End is 27.7% with odds of 3.8 at Shangrila.
  • Our prediction model gives a 11.21% chance ⭐ for a win of Preston North End vs Stoke with odds of 4.67 at Betsson.

Stoke vs Preston North End Form

Stoke and Preston North End's standings in the Championship

Teams Pts P W D L GD
9 Stoke
20 12 6 2 4 +2
24 Preston North End
5 12 1 2 9 -15

Stoke and Preston North End Last Matches

Stoke
Stoke Last matches
W W W L W D
Wins

4/6 (67%)

Draw

1/6 (17%)

Losses

1/6 (17%)

Average stats (Last 6 matchs)

2.5 Total goals
67% BTTS
1.5 Goals scored
1 Goals conceded
67% Over 2.5
33% Under 2.5

24 Oct 2026 - Championship

Stoke
0 :  0
Bristol City

17 Oct 2026 - Championship

Derby County
0 :  1
Stoke

13 Oct 2026 - Championship

Stoke
2 :  3
Middlesbrough

10 Oct 2026 - Championship

Bolton
1 :  2
Stoke

19 Sept 2026 - Championship

Stoke
2 :  1
Sheffield United

12 Sept 2026 - Championship

Watford
1 :  2
Stoke
D W W W L D
Wins

3/6 (50%)

Draw

2/6 (33%)

Losses

1/6 (17%)

Average stats (Last 6 matchs)

2.5 Total goals
50% BTTS
1.67 Goals scored
0.83 Goals conceded
50% Over 2.5
50% Under 2.5

24 Oct 2026 - Championship

Stoke
0 :  0
Bristol City

13 Oct 2026 - Championship

Stoke
2 :  3
Middlesbrough

19 Sept 2026 - Championship

Stoke
2 :  1
Sheffield United

5 Sept 2026 - Championship

Stoke
4 :  0
Charlton Athletic

1 Sept 2026 - Championship

Stoke
1 :  0
Norwich

25 Aug 2026 - Carabao Cup

Stoke
1 :  1
Hull
L L D W W W
Wins

3/6 (50%)

Draw

1/6 (17%)

Losses

2/6 (33%)

Average stats (Last 6 matchs)

3 Total goals
83% BTTS
1.33 Goals scored
1.67 Goals conceded
67% Over 2.5
33% Under 2.5

17 Oct 2026 - Championship

Derby County
0 :  1
Stoke

10 Oct 2026 - Championship

Bolton
1 :  2
Stoke

12 Sept 2026 - Championship

Watford
1 :  2
Stoke

8 Sept 2026 - Championship

Cardiff
1 :  1
Stoke

29 Aug 2026 - Championship

Wolves
4 :  1
Stoke

22 Aug 2026 - Championship

Southampton
3 :  1
Stoke
Preston North End
Preston North End Last matches
L D L L L D
Wins

0/6 (0%)

Draw

2/6 (33%)

Losses

4/6 (67%)

Average stats (Last 6 matchs)

2.83 Total goals
50% BTTS
0.67 Goals scored
2.17 Goals conceded
50% Over 2.5
50% Under 2.5

24 Oct 2026 - Championship

Preston North End
1 :  1
West Brom

17 Oct 2026 - Championship

Wrexham
4 :  1
Preston North End

13 Oct 2026 - Championship

Birmingham
4 :  0
Preston North End

10 Oct 2026 - Championship

Preston North End
0 :  1
Millwall

19 Sept 2026 - Championship

QPR
2 :  2
Preston North End

12 Sept 2026 - Championship

Preston North End
0 :  1
Lincoln City
L L W L L D
Wins

1/6 (17%)

Draw

1/6 (17%)

Losses

4/6 (67%)

Average stats (Last 6 matchs)

2.5 Total goals
50% BTTS
0.67 Goals scored
1.83 Goals conceded
50% Over 2.5
50% Under 2.5

24 Oct 2026 - Championship

Preston North End
1 :  1
West Brom

10 Oct 2026 - Championship

Preston North End
0 :  1
Millwall

12 Sept 2026 - Championship

Preston North End
0 :  1
Lincoln City

5 Sept 2026 - Championship

Preston North End
2 :  1
Blackburn

1 Sept 2026 - Championship

Preston North End
1 :  3
Bristol City

26 Aug 2026 - Carabao Cup

Preston North End
0 :  4
Everton
L L L D L L
Wins

0/6 (0%)

Draw

1/6 (17%)

Losses

5/6 (83%)

Average stats (Last 6 matchs)

3.33 Total goals
67% BTTS
0.83 Goals scored
2.5 Goals conceded
83% Over 2.5
17% Under 2.5

17 Oct 2026 - Championship

Wrexham
4 :  1
Preston North End

13 Oct 2026 - Championship

Birmingham
4 :  0
Preston North End

19 Sept 2026 - Championship

QPR
2 :  2
Preston North End

8 Sept 2026 - Championship

Watford
2 :  1
Preston North End

29 Aug 2026 - Championship

Charlton Athletic
1 :  0
Preston North End

15 Aug 2026 - Championship

Bolton
2 :  1
Preston North End

Stoke vs Preston North End Stats: Head to Head (H2H)

Stoke

17 %

Draw

50 %

Preston North End

33 %

Average stats (last H2H results)

1.83
Total goals
50%
BTTS
0.67
Goals scored
1.17
Goals conceded
33.33%
Over 2.5
66.67%
Under 2.5

20 Mar 2026 - Championship

Preston North End
3 :  1
Stoke

26 Dec 2025 - Championship

Stoke
0 :  0
Preston North End

5 Apr 2025 - Championship

Preston North End
1 :  1
Stoke

26 Nov 2024 - Championship

Stoke
0 :  0
Preston North End

9 Mar 2024 - Championship

Preston North End
1 :  2
Stoke

2 Sept 2023 - Championship

Stoke
0 :  2
Preston North End
Stoke vs Preston North End Prediction

Stoke vs Preston North End last Lineups

Stoke

Formation : 3 - 4 - 3

1
V. Johansson
16
B. Wilmot
18
B. Lawal
5
L. Graham
2
B. Johnson
27
E. Djibril Soumare
8
E. Galbraith
21
L. Bombino
7
J. McGlynn
11
M. Cisse
13
J. Devenny
38
J. Kenny
37
D. Burgzorg
7
A. Devine
17
S. Mills
27
L. Leroy
44
B. Potts
3
A. Vukcevic
16
A. Hughes
14
J. Storey
24
O. Offiah
1
D. Iversen

Formation : 4 - 2 - 3 - 1

Preston North End

Substitutes

Stoke
Stoke
Goalkeeper

J. Griffiths

Defender

B. Gibson

M. Talovierov

J. Tchamadeu

Midfielder

T. Rigo

B. Pearson

B. Jun-ho

Forward

R. Bozenik

G. Hirst

Preston North End
Preston North End
Goalkeeper

L. Nicholls

Defender

C. Wiley

E. Nolan

I. Irwin

T. Small

P. Valentín

Midfielder

A. Moran

Forward

J. Erabi

C. Lang

Missing players

Stoke
Stoke
Defender

A. Cresswell

E. Bocat

Midfielder

S. Ingelsson

Forward

S. Gallagher

M. Cisse

Preston North End
Preston North End
Defender

H. Clarke

Midfielder

A. McCann

L. Gibbs

Most goals and assists

CD Huachipato Stoke
CD Huachipato Preston North End
Top Goalscorer
Northern Ireland E. Galbraith (3 Goals)
Top Goalscorer
England C. Lang (3 Goals)
Best assists
France E. Bocat (3 Assists) , 
Northern Ireland E. Galbraith (3 Assists)
Best assists
Netherlands D. Burgzorg (2 Assists)

Stoke and Preston North End Stats in Championship

Stoke
Stoke
Preston North End
Preston North End
50%
Wins
8%
33%
Losses
75%
17%
Draws
17%
2.83
Average goals per match
2.92
1.5
Goals scored per match
0.83
1.33
Goals conceded per match
2.08
33%
Under 2.5 goals
33%
67%
Over 2.5 goals
67%
33%
No goals conceded
0%
67%
BTTS
67%

Stoke - Preston North End Key Points

  1. Preston have only earned one away point this season with five defeats.
  2. Preston have conceded eight goals in their last two away league fixtures.
  3. Stoke have only lost one of their last five home league games, that was to the league leaders.
  4. Preston have conceded at least twice in nine of their last 11 away league fixtures.
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Our Stoke vs Preston North End Prediction

Preston are two points adrift at the bottom of the Championship. They struggled towards the end of last season and have now lost 12 of their last 16 league fixtures. Their away form is poor too with just one point from six league games on the road this season.

Stoke have faltered a little in recent games but are ninth in the table and 15 points clear of their opponents. This is an excellent chance for them to get a league win against a side that concedes far too many goals. Our Stoke v Preston North End prediction is Stoke wins.

Prediction :

 

Stoke wins

 
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