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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
CLeicester CityLeicester463141189414897
3Leeds UnitedLeeds462791081433890
4Southampton462691187632487
5West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom4621121370472375
6Norwich CityNorwich4621101579641573
7Hull City461913146860870
8Middlesbrough46209177162969
9Coventry CityCoventry4617131670591164
10Preston North EndPreston46189195667-1163
11Bristol City461711185351262
12Cardiff CityCardiff46195225370-1762
13Millwall461611194555-1059
14Swansea CitySwansea461512195965-657
15Watford461317166161056
16Sunderland46168225254-256
17Stoke CityStoke461511204960-1156
18Queens Park RangersQPR461511204758-1156
19Blackburn RoversBlackburn461411216074-1453
20Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds46158234468-2453
21Plymouth ArgylePlymouth461312215970-1151
RBirmingham CityBirmingham461311225065-1550
23Huddersfield TownHuddersfield46918194877-2945
RRotherham UnitedRotherham46512293789-5227


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