Championship 25/26 · 20 Mar 2026

Preston North End 3–1 Stoke City

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Feb 2026; the outlined result is what happened.

Footybot made Preston North End favourites at 46%.

Preston North End won and made the better chances: 2.8 xG to 1.0.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Daniel Iversen, 50.6 in 90′.

Well above their usual level: Alfie Devine +11.1.

Well below it: Eric Bocat −29.7, Tommy Simkin −21.6, Jesurun Rak-Sakyi −18.6.

Each side's last five results before this match.

14 Mar 2026	L 0–2	at Norwich City Championship
11 Mar 2026	L 0–3	at Coventry City Championship
6 Mar 2026	L 1–3	v Oxford United Championship
28 Feb 2026	L 0–2	v Millwall Championship
24 Feb 2026	D 1–1	at Swansea City Championship

14 Mar 2026	W 3–1	v Watford Championship
10 Mar 2026	D 3–3	v Ipswich Town Championship
7 Mar 2026	L 0–2	at Swansea City Championship
28 Feb 2026	L 1–2	at Coventry City Championship
25 Feb 2026	W 2–1	v Oxford United Championship

26 Dec 2025	Stoke City 0–0 Preston North End Championship

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score	vs usual
Odeluga Offiah Defender	11	0	0	–	51.0	–
Daniel Iversen Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	50.6	−1.4
Liam Lindsay Defender	90	0	0	0.18	50.3	+2.9
Alfie Devine Midfielder	90	2	0	1.28	47.9	+11.1
Milutin Osmajić Forward	77	1	1	1.10	45.6	+6.5
Michael Smith Forward	11	0	0	–	35.3	–
Ben Whiteman Midfielder	90	0	0	0.03	33.3	−3.2
Lewis Dobbin Forward	84	0	1	0.16	33.1	−1.5
Jordan Storey Defender	90	0	0	–	31.5	−7.6
Andrew Hughes Defender	90	0	0	0.03	31.0	+0.4
Daniel Jebbison Forward	13	0	0	–	25.2	–
Thierry Small Midfielder	27	0	0	–	24.7	–
Andrew Moran Midfielder	77	0	1	–	21.0	–
Andrija Vukčević Defender	63	0	0	0.03	19.6	−11.6
Pol Valentín Defender	84	0	0	–	16.4	−13.9
Brad Potts Midfielder	13	0	0	–	6.6	–

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score	vs usual
Ben Gibson Defender	90	0	0	–	41.1	+7.1
Jun-Ho Bae Midfielder	42	0	0	0.09	40.3	–
Divin Mubama Forward	25	0	0	–	38.4	–
Tomáš Rigo Midfielder	90	0	0	0.13	35.4	+1.5
Ben Pearson Midfielder	90	0	0	–	32.2	−7.0
Milan Smit Forward	45	0	0	0.02	29.4	−13.7
Ashley Phillips Defender	90	0	0	–	28.2	−13.2
Tommy Simkin Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	27.7	−21.6
Sam Gallagher Forward	45	0	0	–	27.5	−12.4
Junior Tchamadeu Defender	45	0	1	–	22.8	−7.4
Steven N'Zonzi Midfielder	48	0	0	0.01	21.8	−16.3
Jesurun Rak-Sakyi Midfielder	45	0	0	0.29	18.4	−18.6
Sorba Thomas Midfielder	90	1	0	0.26	16.9	−11.4
Million Manhoef Midfielder	65	0	0	0.11	16.9	−13.2
Eric Bocat Defender	90	0	0	0.08	0.0	−29.7