EFL Championship: Game Week 26
Stadium: bet365 Stadium
2nd January 2023
Stoke City is ready to welcome Preston North End on Monday evening. Preston has lost once in their nine away league games against Stoke. Would Stoke be able to bounce back this time?
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Stoke City's performance at home this season is average (W3 L6 D3) as they managed to win on three occasions out of twelve. They lost in their previous home game against Burnley (0-1). In their twelve home league games, they scored 13 goals against their visitors and conceded 17 in return.
At away, Stoke City managed (W5 D3 L5) to win five out of 13 league games. With 30 points in 25 games, they are sitting in the 17th position. They have netted 28 goals so far this season and conceded 33 in return.
Lewis Baker is the team’s top scorer with 5 goals and 4 assists followed by Ben Wilmot (3) Tyrese Campbell (4) respectively 2nd and 3rd positions.
Stoke City’s possible lineup
Bonham; Clarke, Souttar, Wilmot, Fox; Baker, Thompson; Campbell, Smallbone, Tymon; Brown.
Preston North End Form
Preston's away performance is exceptionally well this season as they managed (W6 D3 L3) to win on six occasions out of twelve. They lost in their previous away game against West Brom (0-2). Earlier they succeeded in their two away games in a row against Blackburn (4-1) and Reading (2-1). In their twelve away league games, Preston scored 9 goals against their hosts and conceded 8 in return.
Preston's home performance is a matter of concern as they just managed (W3 L6 D4) to win 3 out of 13 league games. With 34 points in 25 games, Preston is sitting in the 15th position. They have netted 23 goals this season and conceded 26 in return.
Ched Evans is the team’s top scorer with 5 goals followed by Emil Riis Jakobsen (5) and Jordan Storey (2) respectively 2nd and 3rd positions.
Preston’s possible lineup
Woodman; Storey, Bauer, Lindsay; Potts, Ledson, Whitemann, Browne, Fernandez; Evans, Jakobsen.
Stoke vs Preston expert tips
Preston is unbeaten in their last 4 league visits (W3 D1) against Stoke since 2019. With their current away performance, it seems easy to defeat Stoke City in the upcoming match. Stoke on the other end struggling with their poor home performance. After analyzing all the facts, we are anticipating Preston to win the match or the game to end in a draw. In this match, we can expect less than 2.5 goals as both teams have scored less than 3 goals in a face-to-face contest.