Championship: Preston vs Stoke – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Championship round 39 match between Preston and Stoke and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Mid-placed Stoke visit Preston, who are currently struggling to put some distance between themselves and the relegation-zone. This is a round 39 match taking place at Deepdale on Friday.

Team form: Preston vs Stoke

Preston Form

Preston endured a tough spell in their previous three matches, which brought three defeats. They lost 1-3 against Oxford, before Coventry won 3-0, while Norwich claimed a victory in a 2-0 match. Preston claimed just a single measly home win from a possible six in the Championship, which also saw them drawing one and losing four matches, in which they scored four and conceded 11 goals.

Stoke Form

Stoke collected a single win and a draw in their past three outings, in which they were first defeated 2-0 against Swansea. They followed up, drawing 3-3 with Ipswich, before winning 3-1 against Watford. Stoke managed to win just once in their past six away games in the Championship. On top of winning once they also drew two as well as losing three, while scoring six time and letting in four.

Betting stats for Preston and Stoke

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Preston and Stoke. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.

Players in form: Preston vs Stoke

Having scored just once lately in the Championship, Milutin Osmajic will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Stoke hope Ben Wilmot can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of two Championship goals in his last six Championship games.

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Full-time result

Preston claimed all three points two times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing three along the way. They endured defeat in five of the games in this run. Stoke won two of their last 10 games away, while drawing two and losing six in this series of matches. Preston lost 4 matches on the bounce. Stoke conceded a goal in their previous 7 matches. Stoke have not lost to Preston in 4 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Preston scored the first goal of the match in four of their previous ten games. Curiously, Stoke only scored the opening goal of the match in two of the last ten away games. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Preston managed to keep a clean sheet in one of the last 10 games, Stoke kept their opponent from scoring in one of their last 10 matches. Stoke have scored in 8 consecutive meetings with Preston when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out four times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Preston, who scored an average of 0.6 goals along the way. In the last ten games for Stoke, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.2 times goals per game themselves. Preston conceded a goal in their last 7 matches. Stoke conceded a goal in their last 7 matches.