ENG. CHAMPIONSHIP BETTING PREVIEW - PRESTON NE VS STOKE CITY

Eng. Championship

2025-04-05 - Preston NE vs Stoke City

A Sports Betting Preview by ArmchairPunter

Preston NE v Stoke City
Football : England: Championship
Venue: Deepdale
Saturday 5th April 2025, 1500hrs

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Preston NE will return to Deepdale for Saturday afternoon’s clash against Stoke City no doubt looking to bounce back from their midweek 2-0 loss away from home at Derby County as the hosts look to exploit Deepdale’s fortress-like qualities.

Despite claiming just two wins from their last nine games overall in the Championship which came in the form of victories against Norwich City and Portsmouth along with being dealt three defeats, Preston NE possess a solid looking 7-10-2 21/15 record at home so far in this season’s Championship campaign.

The Lancashire hosts have not lost a home league game at Deepdale since the start of November when they were handed a 3-1 loss by Bristol City but since then, Paul Heckingbottom’s side have put together a stubborn looking 12-match unbeaten sequence.

Stoke City’s mixed bag of results in the Championship continued last weekend when The Potters recorded a welcome 3-1 home win against QPR which saw the visitors bounce back from a previous 1-0 defeat in the nation’s capital at Millwall just before the international break.

However, the bigger picture shows Stoke City have managed to capture just five wins from their previous 25 matches overall in the Championship, along with being involved in nine stalemates and being dealt 11 defeats in the process as well.

Eight of Stoke City’s 11 defeats within this period have been incurred on their travels where The Potters possess an overall poor away record of 3-4-12 14/30 which includes losing their last four away games on the trot.

The Betting Verdict

Preston NE have put up stubborn resistance at home this season and the hosts will be tough to beat here too.

The Pick :

Preston NE 2-1 Stoke City

HANDICAP BETTING :

Take Preston NE AH+0 at odds of 1.65 with Bet365