Preston face Sheffield Utd at Deepdale in round 14 of the Championship. The odds bookmakers offered on this match give Sheffield Utd a 44% win probability, compared with 29% for Preston.
Current Form - Preston
Preston’s last league match ended in a 2-0 loss to Stoke City. They are 24th with five points from 13 matches, having won one, drawn two and lost 10, with a 10-27 goal record. Their last five matches brought one draw and four losses, while an eight-match non-winning run is recorded. Preston have scored 0.4 goals per match across that recent window, compared with 0.8 for the season, and have conceded 2.4 per match against a season figure of 2.1.
Current Form - Sheffield Utd
Sheffield Utd beat Wrexham 1-0 in their last league match. They sit 10th on 19 points, with five wins, four draws and four losses from 13 matches and a 17-15 goal record. Their last five matches produced three wins, one draw and one loss, followed by a three-match non-losing run. Over that recent period, Sheffield Utd scored 1.6 goals per match against 1.3 for the season, while their conceded figure fell to 0.8 from 1.2.
Head-to-Head Record
Preston’s record across their last five meetings with Sheffield Utd is two wins and three losses, with an average of 3.6 goals per match. Preston won their last two meetings against Sheffield Utd. Last season, Preston beat Sheffield Utd 3-2, with Sheffield Utd at home.
Key Players to Watch and Missing Players
For Preston, Andrew Hughes is a defender who has played nine matches and scored one goal, while Caleb Wiley has played three matches and scored one goal. Alfie Devine, a midfielder, has played 12 matches and scored one goal. Harry Clarke is unavailable with a knee injury, Lewis Gibson is unavailable, and Liam Gibbs is unavailable with a muscle injury.
Sheffield Utd’s Romelle Donovan has played 11 matches, scoring one goal and making one assist. Sam McCallum has played 10 matches and made two assists, while Ben Brereton Diaz has played 11 matches, scoring one goal and making one assist. Liam Kitching is unavailable through yellow-card suspension and Ryan One is unavailable. Patrick Bamford, Sheffield Utd’s team top scorer with five goals and one assist, is a doubt for this match.
Key Numbers
↔️ Errors leading to goal: Preston 4 vs Sheffield Utd 1
Preston
➖ Shot accuracy: 21% (worst in the league, league average 32%)
➖ Touches in opposition box: 18.2 per match (3rd worst, league average 23.8)
Sheffield Utd
➖ Total shots: 10.8 per match (2nd worst, league average 13.6)
ℹ️ Free kicks: 13.2 per match (3rd most)
Match Notes
Thomas Cannon is now with Sheffield Utd after coming from Preston, where he made 20 appearances and scored eight goals across one season.
Betting Insights
The over/under line is 2.5 goals, with over at 53%, while the BTTS yes probability is 56%.
Goals implied by the odds: 2.8
These figures come from the odds bookmakers offered on this match, read two days before kickoff.
This content was generated using AI.