Preston North End vs Stoke City Prediction : The away side will be more hungry for a win

The game between Preston North End and Stoke City will take place at Deepdale on Saturday. The visiting team ‘Stoke City’ will look to take revenge for their defeat against Preston North End when they last played. Meanwhile, the hosts will aim to win and solidify their position on the points table.

Preston North End’s Form

This season in Championship, Preston North End's form is Average overall with 4 wins, 7 draws and 3 losses. This performance currently places Preston North End in the 8th position out of 24 teams in the Championship Table. Preston North End's home form is considered poor as a result of 1 win, 4 draws and 2 losses. Preston North End has scored a total of 8 goals this season in the Championship.

Preston North End’s possible starting lineup

T. Parrott, E.R. Jakobsen, A. Browne, A. McCann, B. Potts, Á. Fernández, J. Storey, L. Lindsay, A. Hughes and F. Woodman

Stoke City’s Form

This season in Championship, Stoke City's form is Poor overall with 4 wins, 4 draws and 5 losses. This performance currently places Stoke City in the 17th position out of 24 teams in the Championship Table. Stoke City's away form is considered average as a result of 2 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses. Stoke City has scored a total of 15 goals this season in the Championship.

Stoke City’s predicted lineup

D. Gayle, L. Delap, T. Fosu, W. Smallbone, J. Thompson, L. Baker, B. Wilmot, M. Fox, A. Flint, C. Taylor and J. Bursik.

Preston North End vs Stoke City expert tips

Preston North End is having a good season and their performance is quite good. Moreover, Stoke City is also not very much behind in terms of points if compared to Preston North End. The host is currently placed in the 8th position on the points standings with 19 points whereas the visitor team is in the 17th position with 16 points. Preston North End vs Stoke City's head-to-head record shows that of the 8 meetings they have had, Preston North End has won 4 times and Stoke City has won 1 time. 3 fixtures between Preston North End and Stoke City have ended in a draw. The statistics and records are in favour of hosts Preston North End but we can expect Stoke City to earn some ground on Preston or draw. We foresee less than 2.5 goals in the game because both teams are not scoring many goals in this championship. The match is expected to be very close and has a good chance of ending in a draw.