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Peter Green - September 1, 2023
Stoke vs Preston Predictions and Free Tips from our expert tipsters when the teams go head-to-head in the English Championship on Saturday, 2 September 2023.
Stoke had an average start to this season. They won and lost two apiece of their first four fixtures so far this campaign. The team will be hoping for a better run unlike the last season in which they finished 16th in the standings.
Meanwhile, Preston started off this season with a draw and made a strong unbeaten thread by sealing three victories in their next matches. They will have highest of spirits following a four-game unbeaten streak.
The past four overall wins was evenly split, with two each for both. Five of the last six clashes were low-scoring.
Preston is having a five-match unbeaten streak against Stoke at this stadium.
Stoke is having a stunning form at home fo late. They are on a four-match winning streak across all competitions. This includes a set of highly competitive fixtures.
Meanwhile, Preston is having an inconsistent form on the road. They were following a four-match winless streak before winning their second road trip this season.
Considering the impressive home form of Stoke, we expect a win for them despite of the head to head upper hand of Preston.
Four of the last five h2h clashes between these two at this stadium were low-scoring. Moreover, three of the total four matches of Stoke this season were under 2.5 goal affairs. Thus, goals are likely to come under 2.5 here.
Preston failed to score in three of their last five road trips. Backing both teams to score doesn’t seem ideal since we expect a low-scoring match with a win for Stoke.
The home advantage and the overall form of Stoke inclines us to conclude this tip with a betting option in favor of them.
Going on, Stoke to win at 1.95 odds is our main betting pick for this match. For the second tip, we like to place the under 2.5 goals tip at 1.73 odds considering the goal-scoring trend of both of late.
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