Stoke vs Preston

2 September 2023 · Championship · 2023/24 · Referee Matt Donohue

Full time 0 – 2

Half-time: 0–0

  • Will Keane 51’ (pen), 57’

Match summary

Preston won 2-0 away at Stoke. It was goalless at half-time.

Will Keane put Preston ahead from the penalty spot in the 51st minute and Keane made it 0-2 in the 57th minute.

The chances backed that up: Preston created 1.93 expected goals (xG) from 7 shots to Stoke's 1.46 from 17.

Match stats

Stoke Preston
18 Shots 7
1 Shots on Target 3
9 Corners 0
3 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 0
1.46 xG 1.93
1.46 Non-penalty xG 1.14

Key events

Stoke Preston
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
51’
Will Keane
Penalty
0-1 (Preston)
57’
Will Keane0-2 (Preston)
Full-time0-2

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Stoke
  • Enda Stevens
  • Ben Pearson
  • Josh Laurent
Preston
  • Liam Lindsay
  • Alan Browne
  • Mads Frøkjær
  • Duane Holmes

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.46 1.93 51’ Will Keane (Preston), 0-1 51’ 57’ Will Keane (Preston), 0-2 57’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.46 1.93 51’ Will Keane (Preston), 0-1 Keane 51’ 57’ Will Keane (Preston), 0-2 Keane 57’
Stoke 1.46 xGPreston 1.93 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Preston attacking Stoke attacking 
57’ Will Keane (Preston), open play, 0.83 xG, goal 51’ Will Keane (Preston), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 82’ Daniel Johnson (Stoke), open play, 0.30 xG, blocked 54’ Mehdi Léris (Stoke), open play, 0.20 xG, blocked 85’ Tyrese Campbell (Stoke), from a corner, 0.20 xG, off target 74’ Tyrese Campbell (Stoke), direct free kick, 0.11 xG, blocked 34’ Will Keane (Preston), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 34’ Brad Potts (Preston), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 46’ Will Keane (Preston), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 38’ Ki-Jana Hoever (Stoke), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 60’ Wouter Burger (Stoke), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 74’ Tyrese Campbell (Stoke), set piece, 0.07 xG, off target 25’ Ben Wilmot (Stoke), set piece, 0.07 xG, blocked 78’ Tyrese Campbell (Stoke), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 59’ Tyrese Campbell (Stoke), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 76’ Josh Laurent (Stoke), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 48’ Wesley Moraes (Stoke), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 68’ Daniel Johnson (Stoke), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, blocked 38’ Ben Pearson (Stoke), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 43’ Josh Laurent (Stoke), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 6’ Josh Laurent (Stoke), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 52’ Mehdi Léris (Stoke), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 22’ Alan Browne (Preston), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 17’ Alan Browne (Preston), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 57’ Will Keane (Preston), open play, 0.83 xG, goal 51’ Will Keane (Preston), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 82’ Daniel Johnson (Stoke), open play, 0.30 xG, blocked 54’ Mehdi Léris (Stoke), open play, 0.20 xG, blocked 85’ Tyrese Campbell (Stoke), from a corner, 0.20 xG, off target 74’ Tyrese Campbell (Stoke), direct free kick, 0.11 xG, blocked 34’ Will Keane (Preston), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 34’ Brad Potts (Preston), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 46’ Will Keane (Preston), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 38’ Ki-Jana Hoever (Stoke), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 60’ Wouter Burger (Stoke), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 25’ Ben Wilmot (Stoke), set piece, 0.07 xG, blocked 74’ Tyrese Campbell (Stoke), set piece, 0.07 xG, off target 78’ Tyrese Campbell (Stoke), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 59’ Tyrese Campbell (Stoke), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 76’ Josh Laurent (Stoke), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 48’ Wesley Moraes (Stoke), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 68’ Daniel Johnson (Stoke), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, blocked 38’ Ben Pearson (Stoke), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 43’ Josh Laurent (Stoke), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 6’ Josh Laurent (Stoke), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 52’ Mehdi Léris (Stoke), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 17’ Alan Browne (Preston), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 22’ Alan Browne (Preston), open play, 0.02 xG, off target
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Player stats

Players15 players
90′ – – – – – – –
Ki-Jana Hoever Taken off
61′ – – 1 0.08 – – –
Luke McNally Taken off
61′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 0.07 – – –
Enda Stevens
90′ – – – – – –
Wouter Burger Taken off
90′ – – 1 0.07 – – –
Ben Pearson Taken off
61′ – – 1 0.04 – –
Mehdi Léris Taken off
71′ – – 2 0.23 – – –
90′ – – 3 0.10 – –
90′ – – 5 0.50 – – –
Wesley Moraes
90′ – – 1 0.04 – – –
Lynden Gooch Came on as a substitute
29′ – – – – – – –
Michael Rose Came on as a substitute
29′ – – – – – – –
Daniel Johnson Came on as a substitute
29′ – – 2 0.34 – – –
Jun-Ho Bae Came on as a substitute
19′ – – – – – – –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Stoke win 49% Avg odds 1.95
Draw 28% Avg odds 3.39
Preston win 23% Avg odds 4.09

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

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Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.