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

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pre-match analysis

Preston North End Preston Rating: 60.6
H
46%
23 Jan 2027
Championship
D
28%
Stoke City Stoke City Rating: 59.7
A
26%
Preston North End
Ranking: #367 overall, #46 in England

59.9 → 60.6 (+0.7 over last 10 games)

Rating
2-3 25 Apr Sheff Utd (A) 60.8 +0.5
1-3 02 May Southampton (H) 60.6 -0.2
2-1 15 Aug Bolton (A) 60.7 +0.1
1-3 22 Aug Wolves (H) 60.4 -0.3
1-0 29 Aug Charlton (A) 60.6 +0.2
Stoke City
Ranking: #396 overall, #49 in England

62.0 → 59.7 (-2.3 over last 10 games)

Rating
1-3 25 Apr Portsmouth (H) 60.6 0.0
2-0 02 May Bristol City (A) 60.1 -0.5
1-2 15 Aug Swansea City (H) 60.2 +0.1
3-1 22 Aug Southampton (A) 59.9 -0.3
4-1 29 Aug Wolves (A) 59.7 -0.2

Preston North End vs Stoke City: by the numbers

Stoke City trail Preston North End by 29 places in our proprietary European rankings, and by 3 in England.

Over their last 10 matches Preston North End have moved +0.7 rating points, against -2.3 for Stoke City.

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

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

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