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Championship | Gameweek 25
Dec 29, 2023 at 7.45pm UK
Deepdale
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Preston
0 - 1
Sheff Weds


Lindsay (24'), Potts (69'), Osmajic (75'), Frokjaer-Jensen (90+6')
FT(HT: 0-1)
Johnson (27')
Musaba (63'), Dawson (86')
Byers (85')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Friday's Championship clash between Preston North End and Sheffield Wednesday, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Preston 2-1 Leeds
Tuesday, December 26 at 12.30pm in Championship
Last Game: Coventry 2-0 Sheff Weds
Tuesday, December 26 at 3pm in Championship

We said: Preston North End 2-0 Sheffield Wednesday

Weakened by Paterson's injury and Diaby's suspension, a Sheffield Wednesday side who were already struggling to make waves on the road are destined to endure another miserable away day on Friday. Despite their recent inconsistency, Preston could also enjoy the belated Christmas gift of a first home clean sheet of the 2023-24 season, and potentially a surge back into the playoff spots if other results go in their favour. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Preston North End win with a probability of 40.77%. A win for Sheffield Wednesday had a probability of 32.8% and a draw had a probability of 26.4%.

The most likely scoreline for a Preston North End win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.45%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.62%) and 2-0 (7.17%). The likeliest Sheffield Wednesday win was 0-1 (9.17%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.57%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with a 9.2% likelihood.

Result
Preston North EndDrawSheffield Wednesday
40.77% (0.031999999999996 0.03) 26.43% (-0.0070000000000014 -0.01) 32.8% (-0.021000000000001 -0.02)
Both teams to score 52.2% (0.022999999999996 0.02)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
47.5% (0.032000000000004 0.03)52.5% (-0.027000000000001 -0.03)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
25.83% (0.027000000000001 0.03)74.17% (-0.021999999999991 -0.02)
Preston North End Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
74.63% (0.033000000000001 0.03)25.37% (-0.027999999999999 -0.03)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
39.84% (0.043000000000006 0.04)60.16% (-0.038000000000004 -0.04)
Sheffield Wednesday Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
69.94% (0.0020000000000095 0)30.06% (0.0030000000000001 0)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
33.81% (0.0010000000000048 0)66.19% (0.0039999999999907 0)
Score Analysis
    Preston North End 40.76%
    Sheffield Wednesday 32.8%
    Draw 26.43%
Preston North EndDrawSheffield Wednesday
1-0 @ 10.45% (-0.010000000000002 -0.01)
2-1 @ 8.62% (0.004999999999999 0)
2-0 @ 7.17% (0.0040000000000004 0)
3-1 @ 3.94% (0.0049999999999999 0)
3-0 @ 3.28% (0.0049999999999999 0)
3-2 @ 2.37% (0.0030000000000001 0)
4-1 @ 1.35% (0.0030000000000001 0)
4-0 @ 1.13% (0.0029999999999999 0)
Other @ 2.45%
Total : 40.76%
1-1 @ 12.57%
0-0 @ 7.62% (-0.008 -0.01)
2-2 @ 5.18% (0.0030000000000001 0)
3-3 @ 0.95% (0.002 0)
Other @ 0.1%
Total : 26.43%
0-1 @ 9.17% (-0.010000000000002 -0.01)
1-2 @ 7.56% (-0.0019999999999998 -0)
0-2 @ 5.51% (-0.0059999999999993 -0.01)
1-3 @ 3.03% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
0-3 @ 2.21% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
2-3 @ 2.08% (0.00099999999999989 0)
1-4 @ 0.91%
Other @ 2.34%
Total : 32.8%

How you voted: Preston vs Sheff Weds

Preston North End
86.8%
Draw
2.6%
Sheffield Wednesday
10.5%
38
Head to Head
Aug 19, 2023 3pm
Gameweek 3
Sheff Weds
0-1
Preston

Stiven Vasquez Llach (82')
Lindsay (49')
Ledson (90+3')
Jan 30, 2021 3pm
Gameweek 27
Sheff Weds
1-0
Preston
Palmer (45')
Urhoghide (86')

Whiteman (54')
Nov 21, 2020 3pm
Gameweek 12
Preston
1-0
Sheff Weds

van Aken (86')
Windass (17')
Jul 8, 2020 7.45pm
Aug 24, 2019 3pm
Gameweek 5
Preston
2-1
Sheff Weds
Johnson (32' pen., 65' pen.)
Fletcher (78')
Odubajo (64'), Reach (84'), Fox (95')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Leeds UnitedLeeds29179353193460
2Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd29186540211958
3Burnley29151223692757
4Sunderland291510442241855
5West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom291014538251344
6Middlesbrough29128947361144
7Blackburn RoversBlackburn29126113228442
8Bristol City29101183734341
9Watford29125124041-141
10Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds29118104245-341
11Norwich CityNorwich29109104842639
12Coventry CityCoventry29108113938138
13Queens Park RangersQPR2991193237-538
14Millwall29910102826237
15Preston North EndPreston2981383236-437
16Oxford UnitedOxford Utd2999113343-1036
17Swansea CitySwansea2997133240-834
18Cardiff CityCardiff29710123344-1131
19Hull City2978143038-829
20Stoke CityStoke29611122636-1029
21Portsmouth2978143652-1629
22Derby CountyDerby2976163240-827
23Luton TownLuton2975172948-1926
24Plymouth ArgylePlymouth29410152762-3522


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