Ace Football previews the Championship game between Stoke and Preston who meet up on Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
When Preston come to Bet365 Stadium for the Championship match this coming Saturday, Stoke will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.
Stoke are placed nineth with 20 points after 12 matches. Preston occupy a position as 24th in the league on five points.
Team form: Stoke vs Preston
Stoke Form
In their last three matches, Stoke lost 2-3 against Middlesbrough, won 0-1 against Derby, before drawing 0-0 against Bristol City. Stoke won three of their previous six matches at Bet365 Stadium in the Championship. They drew one and suffered two defeats, scoring ten goals to six against.
Preston Form
In their previous three games, Preston lost 4-0 and 4-1 against Birmingham and Wrexham, respectively, before drawing 1-1 with West Bromwich. Preston didn’t manage a single away win in their last six Championship matches, but managed one draws, while suffering five defeats. They conceded 15 and scored five goals themselves.
Betting stats and facts for Stoke and Preston
Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Stoke and Preston. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.
- In 6 of the last 7 Stoke home matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Stoke have won 4 of the last 5 matches while scoring less than 2.5 goals
- Stoke have won 4 of the last 5 matches in the Championship while scoring less than 2.5 goals
- In 5 of the last 6 Stoke home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 5 of the last 6 Stoke matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Preston have lost 10 of the last 12 matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Preston have lost 10 of the last 12 matches in the Championship while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In 12 of the last 14 Preston away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 9 of the last 10 Preston away matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Preston have lost 6 of the last 7 away matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
Players on top: Stoke vs Preston
Jack McGlynn is the most prolific Championship marksman for the home team, scoring twice recently. Preston look to Johnny Kenny, hoping he can add to his current total of two Championship goals in his latest games.
Popular betting markets: Stoke vs Preston
Full-time result
In their last 10 matches at Bet365 Stadium across all tournaments Stoke won five times, drew three and lost two times. Preston claimed one wins, one draw and eight defeats in their last 10 games away. Amazingly, Preston failed to keep a clean sheet in their 27 last matches. Preston have not lost to Stoke in 8 consecutive home meetings.
Both teams to score
Stoke scored first in six of their last ten home games. Curiously, Preston only scored the opening goal of the match in two of the last ten away games. Stoke will be optimistic of getting on the scoresheet this coming Saturday, as Preston have been unable to keep a single clean sheet in their last 10 games. The former fought their way to four clean sheets in their last 10 games.
Total goals
Stoke saw over 2.5 goals in six of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.6 goals during this run. Of the last ten games for Preston, six had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 0.8 times goals per game.
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