Just Football Predictions

Stoke City vs Preston North End

Full Time
Championship Bet365 Stadium
Stoke City

Stoke City

0
-
0
Preston North End

Preston North End

Value Assessment Best Opportunity Match Context Recent Form Sidelined Head-to-Head League Signals Final Words

Value Assessment

Home Win
2.10
36% pred
-12.1%
Draw
3.23
31% pred
-0.2%
Away Win
3.53
34% pred
+5.3%
VALUE
BTTS Yes 1.85 51%
BTTS No

Match Info

Kickoff
Fri, Dec 26 2025 · 15:00
Venue
Bet365 Stadium (Stoke)
Competition
Championship · 23
Coaches
Mark Robins
Mark Robins
Stoke City
Paul Heckingbottom
Paul Heckingbottom
Preston North End
Referee
Thomas Kirk Thomas Kirk
Related Coverage
League season story Stoke City form report Preston North End form report

Recent Form

Stoke City Stoke City
1W 1D 3L
0.6 GF · 1.2 GA
L H Southampton Southampton 0-2
L H Middlesbrough Middlesbrough 1-2
D H Queens Park Rangers Queens Park Rangers 0-0
W H Coventry City Coventry City 1-0
L H Sheffield United Sheffield United 1-2
1W 1D 3L
0.6 GF · 1.2 GA
L H Southampton Southampton 0-2
L H Middlesbrough Middlesbrough 1-2
D H Queens Park Rangers Queens Park Rangers 0-0
W H Coventry City Coventry City 1-0
L H Sheffield United Sheffield United 1-2
2W 2D 1L
0.8 GF · 0.4 GA
D A West Bromwich Albion West Bromwich Albion 0-0
D A Birmingham City Birmingham City 1-1
W A Norwich City Norwich City 2-0
W A Hull City Hull City 1-0
L A Watford Watford 0-1
0W 3D 2L
0.4 GF · 1 GA
D A West Bromwich Albion West Bromwich Albion 0-0
L H Southampton Southampton 0-2
D A Birmingham City Birmingham City 1-1
L H Middlesbrough Middlesbrough 1-2
D H Queens Park Rangers Queens Park Rangers 0-0
Preston North End Preston North End
1W 2D 2L
0.8 GF · 1.4 GA
D A Ipswich Town Ipswich Town 1-1
L A Middlesbrough Middlesbrough 0-4
W A Bristol City Bristol City 2-0
L A Wrexham Wrexham 1-2
D A Stoke City Stoke City 0-0
2W 0D 3L
0.8 GF · 1 GA
W H Portsmouth Portsmouth 1-0
L H Hull City Hull City 0-3
L H Derby County Derby County 0-1
L H Wigan Athletic Wigan Athletic 0-1
W H Sheffield Wednesday Sheffield Wednesday 3-0
1W 2D 2L
0.8 GF · 1.4 GA
D A Ipswich Town Ipswich Town 1-1
L A Middlesbrough Middlesbrough 0-4
W A Bristol City Bristol City 2-0
L A Wrexham Wrexham 1-2
D A Stoke City Stoke City 0-0
1W 1D 3L
0.4 GF · 1.8 GA
W H Portsmouth Portsmouth 1-0
D A Ipswich Town Ipswich Town 1-1
L A Middlesbrough Middlesbrough 0-4
L H Hull City Hull City 0-3
L H Derby County Derby County 0-1

Sidelined Players

Stoke City Stoke City 3 out
Gavin Bazunu
Gavin Bazunu
injury
Bosun Lawal
Bosun Lawal
injury
Junior Tchamadeu
Junior Tchamadeu
injury
Preston North End Preston North End 0 out

No reported absences

Head-to-Head (Last 10)

Stoke City
2
20%
Draws
5
50%
Preston North End
3
30%
Avg Goals
1.5
BTTS
40%

League Signals

Predictability
51%
MEDIUM
Home Bias
+9%
MODERATE
Avg Goals
2.5
MEDIUM
Draw Rate
26%
BTTS
49%
Over 2.5
46%

Final Words

Stoke City have struggled recently, winning just 0 of their last 5 matches. Preston North End have been inconsistent, managing just 1 win in their last 5.