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Championship | Gameweek 1
Aug 9, 2024 at 8pm UK
Deepdale
Sheffield United logo

Preston
0 - 2
Sheff Utd


Lindsay (80')
FT(HT: 0-1)
Arblaster (12'), Hamer (55')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Preston 0-3 Everton
Saturday, August 3 at 3pm in Club Friendlies 3
Last Game: Huddersfield 1-1 Sheff Utd
Friday, August 2 at 7.45pm in Club Friendlies 3

We said: Preston North End 1-1 Sheffield United

Neither side have had much joy in their opening league fixture of a new season in recent years; while Preston have failed to come out on top in their last five such matches, Sheffield United have won their opening league game just once in the last 10 seasons. Both teams will be keen to get the ball rolling and make a positive start to 2024-25, but a tight contest could be in store at Deepdale and few would be surprised to see the spoils shared on Friday. 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 39.17%. A win for Preston North End had a probability of 34.91% and a draw had a probability of 25.9%.

The most likely scoreline for a Sheffield United win was 0-1 with a probability of 9.53%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.52%) and 0-2 (6.59%). The likeliest Preston North End win was 1-0 (8.89%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.3%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 6.6% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Sheffield United would win this match.

Result
Preston North EndDrawSheffield United
34.91% (-0.055 -0.05) 25.92% (-0.015000000000001 -0.02) 39.17% (0.07 0.07)
Both teams to score 54.36% (0.041000000000004 0.04)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
50.05% (0.055 0.05)49.95% (-0.055999999999997 -0.06)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
28.07% (0.048999999999999 0.05)71.93% (-0.049999999999997 -0.05)
Preston North End Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
72.53% (-0.0090000000000003 -0.01)27.47% (0.0070000000000014 0.01)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
37.03% (-0.012 -0.01)62.96% (0.009999999999998 0.01)
Sheffield United Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
74.95% (0.063000000000002 0.06)25.05% (-0.065000000000001 -0.07)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
40.27% (0.088000000000001 0.09)59.73% (-0.090000000000003 -0.09)
Score Analysis
    Preston North End 34.91%
    Sheffield United 39.17%
    Draw 25.91%
Preston North EndDrawSheffield United
1-0 @ 8.89% (-0.022 -0.02)
2-1 @ 7.95% (-0.0070000000000006 -0.01)
2-0 @ 5.74% (-0.016 -0.02)
3-1 @ 3.43% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
3-0 @ 2.47% (-0.0069999999999997 -0.01)
3-2 @ 2.37% (0.0020000000000002 0)
4-1 @ 1.11% (-0.002 -0)
Other @ 2.95%
Total : 34.91%
1-1 @ 12.3% (-0.0099999999999998 -0.01)
0-0 @ 6.88% (-0.016 -0.02)
2-2 @ 5.5% (0.0049999999999999 0)
3-3 @ 1.09% (0.0030000000000001 0)
Other @ 0.13%
Total : 25.91%
0-1 @ 9.53% (-0.0039999999999996 -0)
1-2 @ 8.52% (0.011000000000001 0.01)
0-2 @ 6.59% (0.0090000000000003 0.01)
1-3 @ 3.93% (0.012 0.01)
0-3 @ 3.04% (0.0099999999999998 0.01)
2-3 @ 2.54% (0.0070000000000001 0.01)
1-4 @ 1.36% (0.006 0.01)
0-4 @ 1.05% (0.006 0.01)
Other @ 2.61%
Total : 39.17%

How you voted: Preston vs Sheff Utd

Preston North End
19.8%
Draw
21.8%
Sheffield United
58.4%
101
Head to Head
Apr 29, 2023 3pm
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Sheff Utd
4-1
Preston
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Delap (63')
Sep 17, 2022 3pm
Gameweek 11
Preston
0-2
Sheff Utd
Ndiaye (40'), McBurnie (75')
Jan 18, 2022 7.45pm
Gameweek 24
Preston
2-2
Sheff Utd
Browne (71'), Riis Jakobsen (89')
Cunningham (82')
Hughes (38')
Bogle (17'), Sharp (39' pen.)
Hourihane (60'), Bogle (80')
Sep 14, 2021 7.45pm
Gameweek 7
Sheff Utd
2-2
Preston
Gibbs-White (7'), Berge (84')
Norwood (45+1'), Norrington-Davies (74')
Johnson (19'), Riis Jakobsen (90+4')
Riis Jakobsen (13')
Sep 4, 2020 2pm
Pre-season Friendlies
Sheff Utd
2-2
Preston
Lundstram (36'), Sharp (58')
Johnson (54'), Stockley (90+1')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Sunderland1594225111431
2Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd1510321971231
3Leeds UnitedLeeds158522491529
4Burnley157621861227
5West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom15672169725
6Watford158162322125
7Middlesbrough157352317624
8Millwall156541813523
9Blackburn RoversBlackburn156451917222
10Bristol City155732019122
11Swansea CitySwansea155461110119
12Derby CountyDerby155461919019
13Stoke CityStoke155461819-119
14Norwich CityNorwich154652322118
15Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds155371725-818
16Oxford UnitedOxford Utd154561718-117
17Coventry CityCoventry154472021-116
18Plymouth ArgylePlymouth154471526-1116
19Hull City153661620-415
20Preston North EndPreston153661523-815
21Luton TownLuton154381726-915
22Cardiff CityCardiff154381423-915
23Portsmouth152671628-1212
24Queens Park RangersQPR151771225-1310


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