Preston North End FC vs Stoke City FC, Championship 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2025-26

Preston North End FC

3 – 1

Full Time

Stoke City FC

Fri 20 Mar 2026 · 13:00 HT 45' · FT 45'

• Overview

• Events

• Lineups

• H2H

• Match Preview

  Preston North End FC vs Stoke City FC — Championship .

  • Preston North End FC 46 games · 60 pts (2025/26)
  • Stoke City FC 46 games · 55 pts (2025/26)

  Match Details

  • Referee Farai Hallam (England)

  Standings

  #	Team	P	Pts
  1	Coventry City FC	46	95
  2	Ipswich Town FC	46	84
  3	Millwall FC	46	83
  4	Southampton FC	46	80
  5	Middlesbrough FC	46	80
  6	Hull City AFC	46	73
  7	Wrexham AFC	46	71
  8	Derby County FC	46	69
  9	Norwich City FC	46	65
  10	Birmingham City FC	46	64
  11	Swansea City AFC	46	64
  12	Bristol City FC	46	62
  13	Sheffield United FC	46	60
  14	Preston North End FC	46	60
  15	Queens Park Rangers FC	46	58
  16	Watford FC	46	57
  17	Stoke City FC	46	55
  18	Portsmouth FC	46	55
  19	Charlton Athletic FC	46	53
  20	Blackburn Rovers FC	46	52
  21	West Bromwich Albion FC	46	51
  22	Oxford United FC	46	47
  23	Leicester City FC	46	46
  24	Sheffield Wednesday FC	46	0

  Head-to-Head

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  3

  Preston North End FC 16 games · Avg 2.0 goals Stoke City FC

  Last 5 meetings

  2026-03-20 Preston North End FC 3–1 Stoke City FC 2025-12-26 Stoke City FC 0–0 Preston North End FC 2025-04-05 Preston North End FC 1–1 Stoke City FC 2024-11-26 Stoke City FC 0–0 Preston North End FC 2024-03-09 Preston North End FC 1–2 Stoke City FC

  Recent Form

  Preston North End FC

  Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
  20 Mar	Stoke City FC	H	3–1	W
  14 Mar	Norwich City FC	A	0–2	L
  11 Mar	Coventry City FC	A	0–3	L
  06 Mar	Oxford United FC	H	1–3	L
  28 Feb	Millwall FC	H	0–2	L
  24 Feb	Swansea City AFC	A	1–1	D

  Stoke City FC

  Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
  20 Mar	Preston North End FC	A	1–3	L
  14 Mar	Watford FC	H	3–1	W
  10 Mar	Ipswich Town FC	H	3–3	D
  07 Mar	Swansea City AFC	A	0–2	L
  28 Feb	Coventry City FC	A	1–2	L
  25 Feb	Oxford United FC	H	2–1	W

  Season Stats

  Preston North End FC		Stoke City FC
  #14	Position	#17
  60	Points	55
  46	Played	46
  15 / 15 / 16	W / D / L	15 / 10 / 21
  55	Scored	51
  62	Conceded	56
  -7	GD	-5
  1.30	PPG	1.20
  33%	Win %	33%

  Key Stats

  44% Both Teams to Score
  H2H (16 games)

  31% Over 2.5 Goals
  H2H history

  20% Clean Sheets
  Preston North End FC this season

  28% Clean Sheets
  Stoke City FC this season

  Preston North End FC are 14th (60 pts). Stoke City FC are 17th (55 pts).

• Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to that hosts another battle between Preston North End FC and Stoke City FC.
  • The final score is 3-1.

• Preston North End FC

  Stoke City FC

• Head to Head

  2026-03-20 Preston North End FC 3–1 Stoke City FC 2025-12-26 Stoke City FC 0–0 Preston North End FC 2025-04-05 Preston North End FC 1–1 Stoke City FC 2024-11-26 Stoke City FC 0–0 Preston North End FC 2024-03-09 Preston North End FC 1–2 Stoke City FC

  Preston North End FC Form

  2026-03-20 Preston North End FC 3–1 Stoke City FC W 2026-03-14 Norwich City FC 2–0 Preston North End FC L 2026-03-11 Coventry City FC 3–0 Preston North End FC L 2026-03-06 Preston North End FC 1–3 Oxford United FC L 2026-02-28 Preston North End FC 0–2 Millwall FC L 2026-02-24 Swansea City AFC 1–1 Preston North End FC D

  Stoke City FC Form

  2026-03-20 Preston North End FC 3–1 Stoke City FC L 2026-03-14 Stoke City FC 3–1 Watford FC W 2026-03-10 Stoke City FC 3–3 Ipswich Town FC D 2026-03-07 Swansea City AFC 2–0 Stoke City FC L 2026-02-28 Coventry City FC 2–1 Stoke City FC L 2026-02-25 Stoke City FC 2–1 Oxford United FC W