Stoke City 0:0 Preston North End: xG & match report · Championship

Friday, 26/12/2025 at 16:00

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Match report · Championship

Stoke City Home 1.06 xG · 14 shots

Preston North End Away 0.59 xG · 8 shots

00 Stoke City had the better chances, but it finished level

The shots behind it

Stoke City Preston North End

Shots: 14; 8
On target: 3; 4
Inside the box: 8; 4
xG per shot: 0.07; 0.07
Open play xG: 0.55; 0.50
Set-piece xG: 0.48; 0.09
Penalties: —; —

Shot-level xG may differ from the published match total

The provider publishes the match total separately from its shot-by-shot values. Those values are rounded to two decimals and, leaving out penalties and own goals, add up to its non-penalty xG: 1.06 for Stoke City.

Shot map

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All shots

22 shots · 1.62 xG

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Dot area = xG (the smallest chances drawn at a minimum size)

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Last 6 · xG per match

Stoke City

0.52 xG created 1.20 xGA

W 0.72 created, 0.18 conceded against Charlton Athletic
L 0.80 created, 1.18 conceded against Hull City
L 0.27 created, 2.43 conceded against Sheffield United
L 0.33 created, 0.93 conceded against Ipswich Town
W 0.46 created, 1.25 conceded against Swansea City
L 0.52 created, 1.22 conceded against Watford

Preston North End

0.90 xG created 1.56 xGA

D 0.98 created, 1.70 conceded against Watford
W 0.94 created, 2.33 conceded against Sheffield Wednesday
D 1.43 created, 1.40 conceded against Wrexham
D 0.29 created, 1.95 conceded against Coventry City
W 0.61 created, 1.57 conceded against Oxford United
D 1.14 created, 0.40 conceded against Norwich City

xG created xG conceded (xGA) W / D / L: the match result

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