Preston North End vs Stoke City prediction | 23 Jan 2027 | xGtoday

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pre-match analysis

Preston North End Rating: 61.2
H
47%
23 January 2027
Championship
D
28%
Stoke City Rating: 59.1
A
25%
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
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 vs Stoke City: by the numbers

Stoke City trail Preston North End by 61 places in our proprietary European rankings, and by 3 in England.

Over their last 10 matches Preston North End have moved +0.5 rating points, against -1.1 for Stoke City.

Last time these teams played, on 20 March 2026, Preston North End gained 1.0 rating points.

Preston North End first climbed to joint #141 in our European rankings on 9 February 2019.

The best xGtoday rating Stoke City have ever held is 75.0, first set on 12 August 2017.