Stoke City bounced back from a previous defeat in the Championship on the weekend when they recorded a valuable 3-1 home win against a floundering Charlton Athletic at the bet365 Stadium, and The Potters have a chance to claim back-to-back home wins against Preston on Wednesday night.
The hosts have won 3 of their last 4 matches in the Championship which has helped lift Stoke out of the bottom three and up into the relative safety of 20th place on the Championship ladder and even more importantly, 5 points above the relegation zone.
Stoke manager, Michael O’Neill, has had a positive effect upon this Stoke City outfit who looked doomed to almost certain relegation under former boss, Nathan Jones, but O’Neill has made the hosts a hard team to beat nowadays.
The hosts have lost just 1 of their last 6 matches overall in the second tier which was a heavy 4-0 defeat away at Derby County, but wins against Huddersfield Town, West Brom, Swansea City and Charlton Athletic will give them confidence ahead of this clash.
Preston North End currently occupy the last play-off spot in the Championship thanks to a solid looking run of results that have seen the visitors unbeaten in their last 5 matches overall which has enabled Preston to hang onto 6th place.
Victories over Charlton Athletic, Barnsley and Wigan Athletic have helped maintain Preston’s push for a play-off spot but their recent form is in stark contrast to results prior as the visitors had claimed just 2 wins from their previous 11 matches.
Preston haven’t always been renowned for their ability to pick up results away from home in the Championship in previous campaigns but Alex Neil’s side have picked up 9 points from the last possible 15 on offer on their travels which has also contributed to Preston’s current league position.
That said, Preston still possess the worst away record of all the teams that currently sit in the top six of the Championship having recorded just 4 wins on the road to date this term, so perhaps the goals markets are the best option here.
Indeed, 3 of Preston’s last 4 matches on their travels have seen both teams score and as they’ll be up against a rejuvenated and confident Stoke City side here, we could see both teams hit the back of the net in this clash.
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