Sheff Utd4 - 1Preston
Form, Standings, Stats
Wednesday, April 26 at 8pm in Championship
Saturday, April 22 at 5.30pm in Championship
We said: Sheffield United 2-1 Preston North End
Realistically, Sheffield United's preparations will not be of the highest standard for this contest given the celebrations on Wednesday. Nevertheless, they will still want to put on a show for their fans, and we expect the Blades to edge out their faltering opponents. 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 Sheffield United win with a probability of 66.79%. A draw had a probability of 20.4% and a win for Preston North End had a probability of 12.77%.
The most likely scoreline for a Sheffield United win was 1-0 with a probability of 13.37%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (13.16%) and 2-1 (9.49%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.64%), while for a Preston North End win it was 0-1 (4.9%). The actual scoreline of 4-1 was predicted with a 3.1% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Sheffield United would win this match.
| Result | ||
| Sheffield United | Draw | Preston North End |
66.79% ( 0.14) | 20.44% ( -0.08) | 12.77% ( -0.05) |
| Both teams to score 44.18% ( 0.09) |
| Goals |
| Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 |
| 50.37% ( 0.21) | 49.63% ( -0.2) |
| Over 3.5 | Under 3.5 |
| 28.35% ( 0.18) | 71.65% ( -0.18) |
| Sheffield United Goals |
| Over 0.5 | Under 0.5 |
| 86.03% ( 0.11) | 13.97% ( -0.11) |
| Over 1.5 | Under 1.5 |
| 58.54% ( 0.21) | 41.46% ( -0.21) |
| Preston North End Goals |
| Over 0.5 | Under 0.5 |
| 51.35% ( 0.04) | 48.65% ( -0.03) |
| Over 1.5 | Under 1.5 |
| 16.29% ( 0.03) | 83.7% ( -0.02) |
| Score Analysis |
| Sheffield United | Draw | Preston North End |
| 1-0 @ 13.37% ( -0.06) 2-0 @ 13.16% ( -0.01)2-1 @ 9.49% ( 0)3-0 @ 8.64% ( 0.03)3-1 @ 6.22% ( 0.03)4-0 @ 4.25% ( 0.03)4-1 @ 3.06% ( 0.03)3-2 @ 2.24% ( 0.01)5-0 @ 1.67% ( 0.02)5-1 @ 1.21% ( 0.01)4-2 @ 1.1% ( 0.01)Other @ 2.37% Total : 66.78% | 1-1 @ 9.64% ( -0.03) 0-0 @ 6.8% ( -0.06)2-2 @ 3.42% ( 0)Other @ 0.59% Total : 20.44% | 0-1 @ 4.9% ( -0.04) 1-2 @ 3.47% ( -0.01)0-2 @ 1.76% ( -0.01)Other @ 2.64% Total : 12.77% |
