Preston North End vs Stoke City | SmartBettors

Championship

Preston North End

Full time

Stoke City

Friday, March 20, 2026 - …Deepdale

Team form

Preston North End

DLLLL

L5 Goals (F/A)

2 / 11

League position

—

Season AVG Goals (F/A)

—

Form quality

19%

Last 5 matches

Leagues used: England | Championship

Stoke City

WLLDW

L5 Goals (F/A)

9 / 9

League position

—

Season AVG Goals (F/A)

—

Form quality

32%

Last 5 matches

Leagues used: England | Championship

Head to head

Last 6 matches

Preston North End2

Draws3

Stoke City1

Market movements

Pre-kickoff odds for this fixture — same timeline as Radar pattern explorer.

Market

Selection

Scanning

Closing odds

Full-time result

Home win

2.42

Implied 40.2%

Draw

3.34

Implied 28.8%

Away win

3.12

Implied 30.9%

Over/Under 2.5

Over 2.5

2.05

Implied 47.3%

Under 2.5

1.85

Implied 52.7%

Captured …

Match briefing

MATCHPreston North End vs Stoke City

LEAGUEEngland · Championship · 2026/2027 · unknown

KICKOFF…

ODDS

Odds from our snapshot feed · captured …

Over/Under 2.5:

Over 2.5: 2.07 (implied 0.465116)

Under 2.5: 1.81 (implied 0.534759)

Full-time result:

Preston North End: 2.46 (implied 0.395570)

Draw: 3.32 (implied 0.290529)

Stoke City: 3.08 (implied 0.313873)

TEAM STRENGTH

Preston North End: league table unavailable

Stoke City: league table unavailable

RECENT FORM

Preston North End last 5: 0W-1D-4L · trend D L L L L (oldest → newest)

Stoke City last 5: 2W-1D-2L · trend W L L D W (oldest → newest)

Preston North End avg goals scored last 10: 0.60

Stoke City avg goals scored last 10: 1.20

Preston North End avg goals conceded last 10: 1.90

Stoke City avg goals conceded last 10: 1.60

Preston North End form quality: medium (overall sample 10)

Stoke City form quality: medium (overall sample 10)

GOAL PROFILE

Preston North End over 2.5 rate last 10: 40%

Stoke City over 2.5 rate last 10: 60%

Preston North End BTTS rate last 10: 40%

Stoke City BTTS rate last 10: 60%

Preston North End clean sheets last 10: 1 · failed to score: 5

Stoke City clean sheets last 10: 1 · failed to score: 4

VENUE PROFILE

Preston North End home form: 1W-1D-3L · 0.8 GF / 2.0 GA · O2.5 60% · BTTS 40%

Stoke City away form: 0W-2D-3L · 0.4 GF / 1.2 GA · O2.5 20% · BTTS 40%

Preston North End home over 2.5 rate: 60%

Stoke City away over 2.5 rate: 20%

Preston North End home BTTS rate: 40%

Stoke City away BTTS rate: 40%

H2H

Matches analyzed: 8 (lookback 8)

Avg goals per match: 1.625

Over 2.5 rate: 25%

BTTS rate: 38%

Preston North End W-D-L vs Stoke City: 3-3-2

MOTIVATION

No standout situational motivation identified

MARKET CONTEXT

Asian handicap movement: no snapshots available for this bookmaker

SIGNALS

Clear favourite (Over/Under 2.5): no

Clear favourite (Full-time result): no

Market leans away from form (Over/Under 2.5): yes

Market leans away from form (Full-time result): yes

Play-off fixture: no

Top vs bottom mismatch: no

Both in European spots: no

Relegation six-pointer: no

Mid-table low motivation: no

RISK FLAGS

League standings unavailable (no table context)

Asian handicap snapshots unavailable (no line-movement context)

Market disagrees with recent-form lean on: Over/Under 2.5, Full-time result

QUALITY

Season stage: unknown

Season certainty: 0.75 (early season — moderate confidence)

Form coverage: home full · away full

H2H coverage: full

Standings available: no

Asian handicap snapshots: not available