Stoke City vs Preston North End prediction | 31 Oct 2026 | xGtoday

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pre-match analysis

Stoke City Rating: 59.1
H
37%
31 October 2026
Championship
D
29%
Preston North End Rating: 61.2
A
34%
Stoke City
Ranking: #417 overall, #49 in England

60.2 → 59.1 (-1.1 over last 10 games)

Rating
1-1 08 Sep Cardiff City (A) 59.3 -0.7
1-2 12 Sep Watford (A) 60.3 +1.0
2-1 19 Sep Sheff Utd (H) 60.5 +0.2
1-2 10 Oct Bolton (A) 59.5 -1.0
2-3 13 Oct Boro (H) 59.1 -0.4
Preston North End
Ranking: #356 overall, #46 in England

60.7 → 61.2 (+0.5 over last 10 games)

Rating
2-1 08 Sep Watford (A) 62.5 +1.0
0-1 12 Sep Lincoln City (H) 62.2 -0.3
2-2 19 Sep QPR (A) 61.8 -0.4
0-1 10 Oct Millwall (H) 61.7 -0.1
4-0 13 Oct Birmingham (A) 61.2 -0.5

Stoke City vs Preston North End: by the numbers

Preston North End sit 61 places above Stoke City in our European rankings, and 3 places above them in England.

Preston North End arrive on the stronger recent trend, moving +0.5 rating points over their last 10 matches against Stoke City's -1.1.

Last time these teams played, on 20 March 2026, Stoke City lost 0.9 rating points.

Stoke City first reached their highest ever xGtoday rating of 75.0 on 12 August 2017.

The highest Preston North End have ever stood in our European rankings is joint #141, first reached on 9 February 2019.