Stoke City vs Preston prediction

Stoke City – Preston, Championship, Saturday, October 31, 2026 at 12:30 PM (GMT). Venue: bet365 Stadium

Stoke City is #9 in the table (20 pts) and Preston #24 (5 pts). 15 places separate the two teams in the table. Preston has not won any of its last 5 matches. Last 6 head-to-head meetings: Stoke City 1, draws 3, Preston 2. Their last meeting, on March 20, 2026, ended Preston 3-1 Stoke City.

Stoke City

12:30 PM

Preston

AI confidence: Medium

AI match recap

Stoke enter with the clearer league form, a strong home record and a major chance to put further distance between themselves and a struggling Preston side. Preston showed resilience in their latest draw, but their away performances and defensive record have repeatedly left them chasing matches. The decisive contest is likely to be Stoke’s territorial pressure against Preston’s ability to survive the first wave and turn clearances into breaks. Team news deserves close attention because several Stoke players have recently been managed for fitness or workload.

Predicted score and probabilities

The AI's exact score, win/draw/loss probabilities, both teams to score, over/under 2.5 and 4 key factors are in the full analysis.

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Head-to-head analysis

Preston won the latest meeting at Deepdale, while Stoke have gone without a home win over Preston across their recent meetings at the bet365 Stadium. That history supports a caution against assuming an entirely straightforward home performance.

Form (last 5)

Stoke CityLeague position #9 · 20 ptsL W D

PrestonLeague position #24 · 5 ptsL L D

Stoke City vs Preston stats

	Stoke City	Preston
Played	12	12
Goals scored	18	10
Goals conceded	16	25
Clean sheets	4	0

Last meetings

2026-03-20Preston 3-1 Stoke City
2025-12-26Stoke City 0-0 Preston
2025-04-05Preston 1-1 Stoke City
2024-11-26Stoke City 0-0 Preston
2024-03-09Preston 1-2 Stoke City
2023-09-02Stoke City 0-2 Preston