Stoke vs Preston North End prediction, 31 October 2026

Stoke

Saturday, 31 October 2026

20Half time 1 : 0Championship

Preston North End

Wilmot 29′
McGlynn 53′

Match result

Pre-match prediction

Locked at kickoff

55.4%Stoke

25.1%Draw

19.4%Preston North End

Double chance

Stoke or draw81%

Either team wins75%

Preston North End or draw45%

1.9Stoke2.9expected goals1.0Preston North End

Every market

All predictions

Total goals

LineOverUnder

0.594%6%

1.578%22%

2.554%46%

3.532%68%

4.516%84%

Both teams to score

Yes53%No47%

GG2+

No85%Yes15%

Team total goals

OverStokePreston North End

0.584%63%

1.555%27%

2.528%8%

Clean sheet

Stoke37%Preston North End16%

Win to nil

Stoke31%Preston North End10%

Odd or even goals

Odd50%Even50%

Winning margin

Draw25%

WinsStokePreston North End

by 123%13%

by 216%5%

by 3+16%2%

Total goal bands

0-1 goals22%2-3 goals46%4-5 goals25%6+ goals7%

Match preview · Championship

Stoke vs Preston North End: preview and prediction

31 Oct 2026 · 12:30bet365 StadiumAdam Herczeg

Stoke welcome Preston North End to bet365 Stadium in Stoke-On-Trent on Saturday 31 October, with kick-off at 12:30. It's matchday 13 in the Championship. Stoke go into it 7th in the table after 13 games, with Preston North End 24th, 17 places lower. Last time out Stoke were held to a goalless draw at home by Bristol City, and Preston North End drew 1-1 at home with West Bromwich Albion. Preston North End are still waiting for a win on the road, with none in their last three away games.

The forecast

55%Stoke25%Draw19%Preston North End

Expected goals1.9-1.0Over 2.5 goals54%Both teams score53%

FormStokeHome and awayStokeThe tableStokeGoalsStokeHead to headEvenTeam newsEven

Stoke: form and key numbers

So far in the Championship, Stoke have won seven, drawn two and lost four of 13, with 20 goals scored and 16 conceded, good for 7th place and 23 points.

Over the last six matches it has been four wins, one draw and one defeat, averaging 1.5 goals for and 1.0 against. Last time out they were held to a goalless draw by Bristol City; before that came a 1-0 win away at Derby and a 3-2 defeat at home to Middlesbrough.

Two clean sheets in that spell. At home they've won one of three recently (4 scored, 4 conceded). A. Ampah (knee injury), A. Cresswell (knee injury) and E. Bocat (injury), plus two others, are all unavailable.

StokeLast 6 · 4W 1D 1L

24 OctHBristol City0-0D
17 OctADerby1-0W
13 OctHMiddlesbrough2-3L
10 OctABolton2-1W
19 SeptHSheffield United2-1W
12 SeptAWatford2-1W

1.5scored a game1.0conceded a game2.2points a game

At home · last 3DLW

Stoke: last 6 results in all competitions, newest first.

Preston North End: form and key numbers

Preston North End have won one, drawn two and lost ten of their 13 Championship games so far, scoring 10 and letting in 27. That has them 24th on 5 points.

Their last six in all competitions read no wins, two draws and four defeats, at 0.7 goals scored and 2.2 conceded per game. Last time out they drew 1-1 with West Bromwich Albion; before that came a 4-1 defeat away at Wrexham and a 4-0 defeat away at Birmingham.

Preston North End haven't won in six. The defence is a worry: they have conceded in each of their last six. They failed to score in three of those games. On the road they've won none of three recently (3 scored, 10 conceded). A. McCann (hamstring injury), H. Clarke (knee injury) and L. Gibbs (muscle injury), plus three others, are all unavailable.

Preston North EndLast 6 · 0W 2D 4L

24 OctHWest Bromwich Albion1-1D
17 OctAWrexham1-4L
13 OctABirmingham0-4L
10 OctHMillwall0-1L
19 SeptAQueens Park Rangers2-2D
12 SeptHLincoln0-1L

0.7scored a game2.2conceded a game0.3points a game

Away · last 3LLD

Preston North End: last 6 results in all competitions, newest first.

Stoke vs Preston North End: match analysis

Home and away form points to Stoke: Stoke have won one of their last three at home, Preston North End none of their last three on the road. 18 points separate the two sides in the table. Stoke also have the better goal difference over recent weeks.

The table

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
6	Birmingham	13	6	5	2	+10	23
7	Stoke	13	7	2	4	+4	23
8	West Ham	13	6	4	3	+15	22
···
23	Derby County	13	1	4	8	-14	7
24	Preston North End	13	1	2	10	-17	5

We make Stoke clear favourites at 55%, with Preston North End on 19% and the draw at 25%.

Goals, recent and expected

1.5Scored a game0.7
1.0Conceded a game2.2
1.9Expected here (xG)1.0

Over 1.578%Over 2.554%Over 3.532%Both score53%

On goals, it expects around 2.9 in the game: 1.9 for Stoke and 1.0 for Preston North End. Over 2.5 goals is 54% and both teams scoring 53%. When they last met, on 20 Mar 2026, Preston won 3-1.

Last meetings