Preston v Stoke Predictions & Betting Odds – 18th August 2018

Lilywhites can bank three points at Deepdale

Championship Betting

Preston v Stoke Betting Tips – Championship, 18th August 5.30pm

Ahead of the new season, Stoke were expected to hold themselves together well following their relegation from the Premier League as they managed to maintain the bulk of their squad. But they are on the hunt for their first win of the season having collected just a point so far. They will get a stern test at Deepdale against the Lilywhites though. Read our Preston v Stoke predictions for more.

Preston News and Form

Preston opened the season on a positive note as they earned a 1-0 win over QPR. So that was a good three points under their belt, but out on the road at Swansea in their second game, they couldn’t come up with a point in a 1-0 loss. We can only ride the trend of low scoring games that have cropped up involving Preston so far and therefore for our Preston v Stoke prediction we are looking under 2.5 goals at 4/6 odds* (Betting Odds were taken on August 14th, 2018 at 10:08 p.m.).

Preston had a really good season in the championship and they powered down the back stretch, missing out on the playoffs by just two points, despite dropping only two in their last five games. At Deepdale in the second tier, last term Preston produced a W9 D8 L6 record and they were only behind at half time in four of those home games. Taking that forward we are going to back the half-time draw at bet365 for our Preston v Stoke betting tips. Across their two games played this season the Lilywhites have averaged 13.5 shots per game on average. They will be keen to at least keep their home form going.

Stoke News and Form

Well, Stoke would have expected more out of their start to the new Championship season than they have gotten. After dropping from the Premier League last season, they opened in the second tier with a defeat out at Leeds and then could only manage a 1-1 draw with Brentford in their first home game of the season. In the bet365 correct score market the 1-1 draw is the shortest-priced option at 5/1 odds* (Betting Odds were taken on August 14th, 2018 at 10:08 p.m.).

The Potters have one of the more established, more settled and more experienced squads in the Championship but they haven’t played all that well. There have been numerous individual errors and their defence has looked far from rock solid so far. Benik Afobe though has started well with a brace of goals for them and he is the 7/4 anytime goalscorer favourite for the fixture* (Betting Odds were taken on August 14th, 2018 at 10:08 p.m.). They did at least get a break in midweek as they didn’t have an extra EFL Cup to go through like Preston did. They may need an edge like that to get them up and running with their first win of the season.

Preston v Stoke Head to Head

Preston have won three of their last four home games against the Potters, the most recent when they came together in the 2007/08 Championship season. The two of them traded home wins in the league that season. From the eight previous Champions meetings, Preston are narrowly ahead with a W3 D3 L2 record against the Potters.

Preston v Stoke Betting Odds*

Preston 11/8
Stoke 2/1
Draw 9/4
* (Betting Odds were taken on August 14th, 2018 at 10:08 p.m.)

Preston v Stoke Predictions

Preston to win: We have to back the Lilywhites on home soil in this one as they are probably going to be stored on home soil. This is early season and Stoke don’t look settled yet and therefore they should be there for the taking. We are backing Preston in the match outright to collect three points.