31st October STOKE - PRESTON

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• The market has a firm view on this one. Stoke is the shortest price on a book of 1.68 / 3.75 / 4.50 (1 / X / 2), an implied 54.9%. Across the three outcomes the book reads 54.9% / 24.6% / 20.5% on an overround of 8.4%.

• In the league table Stoke sit 9th on 20 points (6W 2D 4L) with Preston 24th on 5 points (1W 2D 9L).

• Stoke read D-W-L-W-W-W across their last 6 in all competitions, most recent first (4W 1D 1L) — a strong recent run.

• Preston read D-L-L-L-D-L across their last 6 in all competitions, most recent first (0W 2D 4L) — poor.

• Head to head the record reads 0-3-1 — Stoke wins, draws, then Preston wins. Their last meeting finished Preston - Stoke: 3-1.

• Stoke lean hardest on Viktor Johansson (9.5), Ben Johnson (9.2), Luke Graham (9.1) on our Player Index — how much of the side's football each man accounts for, out of 10. It measures involvement and cover, not performance.

• Preston lean hardest on Daniel Iversen (9.5), Alfie Devine (9.1), Andrija Vukcevic (8.5) on our Player Index — how much of the side's football each man accounts for, out of 10. It measures involvement and cover, not performance.

• The read: Stoke at 1.68 is the side the market is with, and nothing in the data above argues against it.

• This analysis is generated automatically from BTFNews odds, market and statistical data at 08:50 on 30th October 2026. It is information, not advice — always check team news before the off.