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Championship | Gameweek 45
Apr 29, 2023 at 3pm UK
Bramall Lane
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Sheff Utd
4 - 1
Preston

Ahmedhodzic (36'), Fleck (72'), Ndiaye (75'), McBurnie (90+5')
Ndiaye (76'), McBurnie (90+6')
FT(HT: 1-0)
Delap (63')
Parrott (59')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Sheffield United

All competitions
Championship
Last Game: Sheff Utd 2-0 West Brom
Wednesday, April 26 at 8pm in Championship

Preston North End

All competitions
Last Game: Preston 1-1 Blackburn
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 UnitedDrawPreston North End
66.79% (0.13799999999999 0.14) 20.44% (-0.081 -0.08) 12.77% (-0.055 -0.05)
Both teams to score 44.18% (0.086999999999996 0.09)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
50.37% (0.206 0.21)49.63% (-0.204 -0.2)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
28.35% (0.183 0.18)71.65% (-0.181 -0.18)
Sheffield United Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
86.03% (0.10899999999999 0.11)13.97% (-0.108 -0.11)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
58.54% (0.211 0.21)41.46% (-0.208 -0.21)
Preston North End Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
51.35% (0.036999999999999 0.04)48.65% (-0.034999999999997 -0.03)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
16.29% (0.025000000000002 0.03)83.7% (-0.024000000000001 -0.02)
Score Analysis
    Sheffield United 66.78%
    Preston North End 12.77%
    Draw 20.44%
Sheffield UnitedDrawPreston North End
1-0 @ 13.37% (-0.06 -0.06)
2-0 @ 13.16% (-0.0099999999999998 -0.01)
2-1 @ 9.49% (0.0039999999999996 0)
3-0 @ 8.64% (0.029 0.03)
3-1 @ 6.22% (0.027 0.03)
4-0 @ 4.25% (0.03 0.03)
4-1 @ 3.06% (0.025 0.03)
3-2 @ 2.24% (0.012 0.01)
5-0 @ 1.67% (0.019 0.02)
5-1 @ 1.21% (0.015 0.01)
4-2 @ 1.1% (0.01 0.01)
Other @ 2.37%
Total : 66.78%
1-1 @ 9.64% (-0.032999999999999 -0.03)
0-0 @ 6.8% (-0.057 -0.06)
2-2 @ 3.42% (0.0049999999999999 0)
Other @ 0.59%
Total : 20.44%
0-1 @ 4.9% (-0.036 -0.04)
1-2 @ 3.47% (-0.008 -0.01)
0-2 @ 1.76% (-0.011 -0.01)
Other @ 2.64%
Total : 12.77%

How you voted: Sheff Utd vs Preston

Sheffield United
75.9%
Draw
20.7%
Preston North End
3.4%
29
Head to Head
Sep 17, 2022 3pm
gameweek 11
Preston
0-2
Sheff Utd

Lindsay (15')
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')
Apr 6, 2019 3pm
gameweek 40
Preston
0-1
Sheff Utd

Pearson (36'), Gallagher (89'), Browne (92')
McGoldrick (33')
Dowell (20')
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CLeicester CityLeicester453141089395097
2Ipswich TownIpswich452712690573393
3Leeds UnitedLeeds45279980413990
4Southampton452591185622384
5Norwich CityNorwich4521101479631673
6West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom4520121367472072
7Hull City451913136859970
8Middlesbrough45199176861766
9Coventry CityCoventry4517131569571264
10Preston North EndPreston45189185664-863
11Bristol City451711175347662
12Cardiff CityCardiff45195215165-1462
13Swansea CitySwansea451512185964-557
14Watford451317156058256
15Sunderland45168215252056
16Millwall451511194455-1156
17Queens Park RangersQPR451411204557-1253
18Stoke CityStoke451411204560-1553
19Blackburn RoversBlackburn451311215874-1650
20Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds45148234268-2650
21Plymouth ArgylePlymouth451212215870-1248
22Birmingham CityBirmingham451211224965-1647
23Huddersfield TownHuddersfield45918184875-2745
RRotherham UnitedRotherham45412293287-5524
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