Championship · Regular Season - 39 March 20, 2026 21:00 Deepdale, Preston

Preston

#13 · 0 pts

3 – 1

Final score

Stoke City

#16 · 0 pts

The ForzaPitch pre-match prediction gave Stoke City a 48% win probability (draw 20%, Preston 30%). The final result was Preston 3–1 Stoke City. In 1 previous meetings, Preston have won 0 times, with 1 draws and 0 wins for Stoke City.

Match statistics

3

Shots on target

3

2.81

Actual xG

1.29

46%

Possession

54%

7

Corners

9

Pre-match prediction

30.72%

Preston ←

20.74%

X

48.54%

Stoke

we assigned to the actual result (Preston) 30.72% (low confidence)

Expected vs actual xG

Exp.

Actual

Δ

Preston

0.74

2.81

+2.07

Stoke

2.04

1.29

-0.75

Preston dominated by xG (2.81 vs 1.29). The final result reflects the playing dominance. The model's xG estimates diverged from reality.

League Table

#	Team	G	Pts
1	Birmingham	0	0
2	Blackburn	0	0
3	Bolton	0	0
4	Derby	0	0
5	Middlesbrough	0	0
6	Portsmouth	0	0
7	West Ham	0	0
8	Bristol City	0	0
9	Burnley	0	0
10	Cardiff	0	0
11	Charlton	0	0
12	Norwich	0	0
13	Preston	0	0
14	QPR	0	0
15	Sheffield Utd	0	0
16	Stoke City	0	0
17	Watford	0	0
18	West Brom	0	0
19	Wolves	0	0
20	Millwall	0	0
21	Swansea	0	0
22	Lincoln	0	0
23	Wrexham	0	0
24	Southampton	0	0