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Championship | Gameweek 27
Jan 30, 2021 at 3pm UK
Hillsborough Stadium
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Sheff Weds
1 - 0
Preston

Palmer (45')
Urhoghide (86')
FT(HT: 1-0)

Whiteman (54')

The Match

Match Report

A first-half Liam Palmer goal saw 23rd-placed Wednesday close the gap at the bottom of the Championship as the Lilywhites remained 11th.

Preview

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

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 38.21%. A win for Sheffield Wednesday had a probability of 31.7% and a draw had a probability of 30.1%.

The most likely scoreline for a Preston North End win was 0-1 with a probability of 13.82%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (7.61%) and 1-2 (7.41%). The likeliest Sheffield Wednesday win was 1-0 (12.23%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.46%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 12.2% likelihood.

Result
Sheffield WednesdayDrawPreston North End
31.7%30.09%38.21%
Both teams to score 41.54%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
34.35%65.65%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
15.66%84.34%
Sheffield Wednesday Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
62.25%37.75%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
25.47%74.53%
Preston North End Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
66.73%33.27%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
30.11%69.88%
Score Analysis
    Sheffield Wednesday 31.69%
    Preston North End 38.21%
    Draw 30.08%
Sheffield WednesdayDrawPreston North End
1-0 @ 12.23%
2-1 @ 6.56%
2-0 @ 5.96%
3-1 @ 2.13%
3-0 @ 1.94%
3-2 @ 1.17%
Other @ 1.7%
Total : 31.69%
1-1 @ 13.46%
0-0 @ 12.55%
2-2 @ 3.61%
Other @ 0.46%
Total : 30.08%
0-1 @ 13.82%
0-2 @ 7.61%
1-2 @ 7.41%
0-3 @ 2.79%
1-3 @ 2.72%
2-3 @ 1.32%
Other @ 2.54%
Total : 38.21%

How you voted: Sheff Weds vs Preston

Sheffield Wednesday
Draw
Preston North End
Sheffield Wednesday
34.2%
Draw
23.7%
Preston North End
42.1%
38
Head to Head
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')
Apr 27, 2019 3pm
Gameweek 45
Preston
3-3
Sheff Weds
Stockley (9'), Lees (36' og.), Browne (62')
Fisher (64')
Bannan (49'), Forestieri (76'), Nuhiu (78')
Pelupessy (35'), Bannan (54')
Iorfa (80')
Dec 22, 2018 3pm
Gameweek 23
Sheff Weds
1-0
Preston
Hector (62')
Nuhiu (90')

Moult (16'), Rudd (57'), Ledson (78'), Huntington (79'), Johnson (95')
Pearson (26')
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Leeds UnitedLeeds382311476255180
2Burnley382115252114178
3Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd37247652282477
4Sunderland381912755371869
5Coventry CityCoventry38178135548759
6West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom381318748341457
7Bristol City38141594941857
8Middlesbrough38159145748954
9Blackburn RoversBlackburn38157164240252
10Watford38157164751-452
11Millwall381312133739-251
12Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds37149145358-551
13Norwich CityNorwich381213136054649
14Preston North EndPreston381017113944-547
15Queens Park RangersQPR381112154450-645
16Swansea CitySwansea38128183849-1144
17Portsmouth38119184661-1542
18Oxford UnitedOxford Utd381012163955-1642
19Hull City381011173947-841
20Stoke CityStoke38912173751-1439
21Cardiff CityCardiff38912174262-2039
22Derby CountyDerby38108204051-1138
23Luton TownLuton3898213460-2635
24Plymouth ArgylePlymouth38712194077-3733


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