Stoke City vs Preston: preview, form and head-to-head

Stoke City
Preston

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Stoke City host Preston (Championship) on October 31, 2026. Here is how both teams arrive: recent form, the season so far, past meetings and the latest team news.

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Stoke have won six of their last ten and average 1.5 goals per game, while Preston have one win in that span and score only 0.8 per game.

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Matchup comparison

Recent form: Stoke City, with 10 points from the last 5 games against 2 for Preston (3 for a win, 1 for a draw).

Matchup to watch: Stoke City’s attack (index 104) against Preston’s defence (index 144).

Matchup to watch: Preston’s attack (index 58) against Stoke City’s defence (index 92).

Recent form: last 5

Stoke City: 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss in the last 5, with 7 goals scored and 5 conceded.

Stoke City
Oct 24, 2026vs Bristol CityD0–0
Oct 17, 2026at DerbyW1–0
Oct 13, 2026vs MiddlesbroughL2–3
Oct 10, 2026at BoltonW2–1
Sep 19, 2026vs Sheffield UtdW2–1

Preston: 0 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses in the last 5, with 4 goals scored and 12 conceded.

Preston
Oct 24, 2026vs West BromD1–1
Oct 17, 2026at WrexhamL1–4
Oct 13, 2026at BirminghamL0–4
Oct 10, 2026vs MillwallL0–1
Sep 19, 2026at QPRD2–2

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Head-to-head

In the last 2 meetings on record, Stoke City won 0, Preston won 1 and 1 ended level.

Mar 20, 2026 · last seasonPreston3–1Stoke City
Dec 26, 2025 · last seasonStoke City0–0Preston

Season so far

Stoke City sit 9th of 24 with 20 points after 12 games (6-2-4).

Preston sit 24th of 24 with 5 points after 12 games (1-2-9).

#TeamPWDLGoalsPts
9Stoke City1262418:1620
24Preston1212910:255

Team season model

  • Stoke City attack index 104: 4% more scoring per game than the league average.
  • Stoke City defence index 92: 8% less conceded per game than the league average.
  • Stoke City rate 18th of 24 on results-based strength, rising over their last 5 games.
  • Preston attack index 58: 42% less scoring per game than the league average.
  • Preston defence index 144: 44% more conceded per game than the league average.
  • Preston rate 24th of 24 on results-based strength, falling over their last 5 games.

Index 100 is the league average per game. Above 100 in attack means more scoring; below 100 in defence means fewer conceded.

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