In one of the matches of the English Championship, the players of Stoke City and Preston will fight face to face. Which of the rivals will get the victory in this confrontation? LiveResult.Ru evaluates the opponents' chances of success.
Stoke City
The players of Stoke City are on the intermediate eighth line, having 35 points to their credit. As expected, the team looks more attractive at home, because the team conceded only 11 goals on its own. It was the defense that allowed us to score points recently, because we managed to score only in two meetings out of five. It is worth noting that the "potters" for the three previous meetings missed only from the "Derby" (1:2).
"Preston"
"Preston" is currently in 16th place in the standings, earning 28 points to its credit. Nevertheless, the away results leave much to be desired. Over 11 rounds, it turned out to score only 9 points, while scoring in only nine meetings. A few days ago, the Lily-Whites demonstrated class in a duel against the modest Barnsley, defeating their opponent with a score of 2:1.
Statistics and figures:
- Stoke City - the favorite of the meeting;
- "Potters" won only 1 meeting out of the previous 5;
- Preston won twice in 5 games;
- The last face-to-face meeting of the opponents ended in a draw – 1:1.
Forecast
It seems to me that in this pair it is worth betting on a reduced total. The opponents will do everything to play reliably in defense. In case of reliability of defensive redoubts, one can fully hope for not passing the bookmaker's total of 2.5 goals.
