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Preston North End v Stoke City: head to head | Lineball
Stoke City edge 4–0 on season record, scoring margin, recent form and recent meetings. 49 meetings in EFL Championship on record. A read of the stats, not a tip.
Preston North End lead the head to head 19–14 (16 draws) from 49 meetings since 1925.
2026-27: Preston North End 1–11–2, Stoke City 9–4–2. Stoke City have the better margin, +0.4 a game to -1.3.
Last five: Preston North End 0 wins, Stoke City 4. Stoke City are on a 3-game winning run.
Stoke City average more goals per game: 1.6 to 0.9.
Stoke City average more shots on target per game: 3.7 to 2.4.
Preston North End concede fewer offsides per game: 1.7 to 2.5.
Preston North End’s biggest win in the rivalry: 5–1 in 1930-31, by 4.
Stoke City’s biggest win in the rivalry: 3–0 in 1962-63, by 3.
Built only from games in our stats database. A read of the numbers, not a tip.
Head to head
1949 games · 16 drawn since 192514
31 Oct 2026 · bet365 Stadium, Stoke-on-TrentPreston North End 0Stoke City 2
21 Mar 2026 · Deepdale, PrestonPreston North End 3Stoke City 1
27 Dec 2025 · bet365 Stadium, Stoke-on-TrentPreston North End 0Stoke City 0
6 Apr 2025 · Deepdale, PrestonPreston North End 1Stoke City 1
27 Nov 2024 · bet365 Stadium, Stoke-on-TrentPreston North End 0Stoke City 0
10 Mar 2024 · Deepdale, PrestonPreston North End 1Stoke City 2
3 Sept 2023 · bet365 Stadium, Stoke-on-TrentPreston North End 2Stoke City 0
3 Jan 2023 · bet365 Stadium, Stoke-on-TrentPreston North End 1Stoke City 0
2026-27 season
Per game, this season.
0.912 totalScored per gameper game1.624 total
2.130 totalConceded per gameper game · lower is better1.218 total