ENGLAND CHAMPIONSHIP
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Hillsborough
Referee: Oliver Langford, England
Sheffield Wednesday
Match Timeline
Preston
HT
0' 15' 30' 45' 60' 75' 90'
3'
C. McNeill · Assist: H. Amass
Sheffield Wednesday
10'
B. Whiteman · Assist: J. Thompson
Preston
14'
C. McNeill · Assist: L. Palmer
Sheffield Wednesday
🟨
34'
Odeluga Offiah
Preston
🔄
46'
T. Small ↔ J. Lewis
Preston
🔄
46'
J. Thompson ↔ M. Smith
Preston
57'
L. Dobbin · Assist: J. Storey
Preston
🔄
58'
D. Jebbison ↔ M. Frokjaer-Jensen
Preston
🔄
62'
↔ P. Valentin
Preston
🟨
70'
Bailey Cadamarteri
Sheffield Wednesday
76'
M. Frokjaer-Jensen · Assist: L. Dobbin
Preston
🔄
79'
G. Otegbayo ↔ N. Redmond
Sheffield Wednesday
🔄
79'
S. Ingelsson ↔ L. Cooper
Sheffield Wednesday
🔄
82'
L. Dobbin ↔ S. T. Thordarson
Preston

Predictions & Statistics

Full analysis and predictions for all markets

All Markets
Market Option Probability Odds Stats & Analysis
Probability Distribution
Sheffield Wednesday Win 0%
Draw 0%
Preston Win 0%
Expected Goals (xG)
Sheffield Wednesday0.83
Preston1.55
Recent Form (Last 5)
Sheffield Wednesday Sheffield Wednesday
WWDLW
12 GF / 33 GA
Preston Preston
WLDWL
22 GF / 17 GA
Key Stats
0.71
Average Goals Scored
1.29
1.94
Average Goals Conceded
1
8
BTTS Yes
10
10
Over 2.5
7
3.41
Shots on Goal
3.59

Statistics are based on season averages

Season Statistics

Team averages and season trends before this fixture

Sheffield Wednesday Sheffield Wednesday 17 matches
Preston Preston 17 matches
Sheffield Wednesday Statistic Preston
1 Wins 7
5 Draws 6
11 Losses 4
12 Goals For 22
33 Goals Against 17
0.71 Avg Goals Scored 1.29
1.94 Avg Goals Conceded 1
8 BTTS Yes 10
14 Over 1.5 12
10 Over 2.5 7
4 Over 3.5 3
2 Clean Sheets 5
8 Failed To Score 3
3.41 Shots On Goal 3.59
10.94 Total Shots 11.18
5.59 Corners 3.65
47.2% Ball Possession 45.5%

Match Analysis

Model notes, team context and key prediction signals

H2H Analysis

Across those 15 head-to-head meetings, Sheffield Wednesday won 5 times, Preston won 8 times, while 2 matches finished as draws. The aggregate score in this matchup is 19:24 from Sheffield Wednesday's perspective. 8 of those games went over 2.5 goals, and both teams scored in 8 matches, with an average of 2.87 goals per game.

Predicted formations: Sheffield Wednesday 3-1-4-2 / Preston 3-5-2
H2H summary: Sheffield Wednesday wins 5, draws 2, Preston wins 8
Stats
Sheffield Wednesday Sheffield Wednesday
Preston Preston
Shots on Goal
5
Shots on Goal
5
Shots off Goal
4
Shots off Goal
1
Blocked Shots
3
Blocked Shots
1
3 Corner Kicks 3
10 Fouls 12
3 Offsides 1
57% Ball Possession 43%
12 Total Shots 7
5 Shots on Goal 5
4 Shots off Goal 1
3 Blocked Shots 1
10 Shots insidebox 3
2 Shots outsidebox 4
2 Goalkeeper Saves 3
501 Total passes 375
430 Passes accurate 291
2.33 expected_goals 0.94
🟨 1 Yellow Cards 1 🟨
🟥 0 Red Cards 0 🟥

Lineups

Sheffield Wednesday
Formation
Preston
E. Horvath
E. Horvath
Y. Valery
Y. Valery
G. Otegbayo
G. Otegbayo
L. Palmer
🎯
L. Palmer
S. Ingelsson
S. Ingelsson
S. Fusire
S. Fusire
C. McNeill
⚽ 2
C. McNeill
J. Lowe
J. Lowe
H. Amass
🎯
H. Amass
B. Bannan
B. Bannan
B. Cadamarteri
B. Cadamarteri
D. Iversen
D. Iversen
J. Storey
🎯
J. Storey
L. Lindsay
L. Lindsay
A. Hughes
A. Hughes
O. Offiah
O. Offiah
A. Devine
A. Devine
B. Whiteman
B. Whiteman
J. Thompson
🎯
J. Thompson
T. Small
T. Small
L. Dobbin
🎯
L. Dobbin
D. Jebbison
D. Jebbison
Sheffield Wednesday 3-1-4-2
Starting XI
24
E. Horvath
G
7
Y. Valery
D
22
G. Otegbayo
↓ 79'
D
2
L. Palmer
🎯 14'
D
8
S. Ingelsson
↓ 79'
M
4
S. Fusire
M
17
C. McNeill
⚽ 3' ⚽ 14'
M
9
J. Lowe
M
12
H. Amass
🎯 3'
M
10
B. Bannan
F
18
B. Cadamarteri
🟨 70'
F
Substitutes
25
L. Stretch
G
11
I. Ugbo
F
15
N. Redmond
↑ 79'
F
16
L. Cooper
↑ 79'
D
27
R. Johnson
D
28
C. McGhee
D
32
J. Emery
D
33
Y. Alao
D
37
J. Thornton
M
Preston 3-5-2
Starting XI
1
D. Iversen
G
14
J. Storey
🎯 57'
D
6
L. Lindsay
D
16
A. Hughes
D
42
O. Offiah
🟨 34'
M
21
A. Devine
M
4
B. Whiteman
⚽ 10'
M
15
J. Thompson
🎯 10' ↓ 46'
M
26
T. Small
↓ 46'
M
17
L. Dobbin
⚽ 57' 🎯 76' ↓ 82'
F
9
D. Jebbison
↓ 58'
F
Substitutes
12
J. Walton
G
13
D. Cornell
G
2
P. Valentin
↑ 62'
D
7
W. Keane
F
10
M. Frokjaer-Jensen
⚽ 76' ↑ 58'
M
18
J. Lewis
↑ 46'
D
22
S. T. Thordarson
↑ 82'
M
24
M. Smith
↑ 46'
F
35
N. Mawene
M
Last matches: Sheffield Wednesday
15.08.26
Lea
Sheffield Wednesday
Leyton Orient
2
1
W
01.08.26
Fri
Sheffield Wednesday
Oldham
0
4
L
01.08.26
Fri
Sheffield Wednesday
Accrington ST
0
0
D
18.07.26
Fri
Sheffield Wednesday
Preston
3
2
W
14.07.26
Fri
Sheffield Wednesday
Hallam
0
0
D
11.07.26
Fri
Sheffield Wednesday
West Brom
0
3
L
02.05.26
Cha
Sheffield Wednesday
West Brom
2
1
W
25.04.26
Cha
Sheffield Wednesday
Oxford United
1
4
L
22.04.26
Cha
Sheffield Wednesday
Middlesbrough
0
1
L
18.04.26
Cha
Sheffield Wednesday
Charlton
1
1
D
11.04.26
Cha
Sheffield Wednesday
Coventry
0
0
D
06.04.26
Cha
Sheffield Wednesday
Leicester
1
1
D
03.04.26
Cha
Sheffield Wednesday
Stoke City
0
2
L
21.03.26
Cha
Sheffield Wednesday
Hull City
1
3
L
14.03.26
Cha
Sheffield Wednesday
Ipswich
0
2
L
10.03.26
Cha
Sheffield Wednesday
Watford
1
1
D
07.03.26
Cha
Sheffield Wednesday
Derby
1
2
L
28.02.26
Cha
Sheffield Wednesday
Southampton
1
3
L
25.02.26
Cha
Sheffield Wednesday
Norwich
0
2
L
22.02.26
Cha
Sheffield Wednesday
Sheffield Utd
1
2
L
Last matches: Preston
15.08.26
Cha
Preston
Bolton
1
2
L
01.08.26
Fri
Preston
Stockport County
0
1
L
29.07.26
Fri
Preston
Bradford
2
3
L
25.07.26
Fri
Preston
Marine
0
3
L
24.07.26
Fri
Preston
Cambridge United
0
1
L
18.07.26
Fri
Preston
Sheffield Wednesday
2
3
L
14.07.26
Fri
Preston
Bamber Bridge
4
1
W
02.05.26
Cha
Preston
Southampton
1
3
L
25.04.26
Cha
Preston
Sheffield Utd
3
2
W
22.04.26
Cha
Preston
Birmingham
1
2
L
18.04.26
Cha
Preston
West Brom
0
2
L
11.04.26
Cha
Preston
Charlton
2
1
W
06.04.26
Cha
Preston
QPR
1
1
D
03.04.26
Cha
Preston
Leicester
2
2
D
20.03.26
Cha
Preston
Stoke City
3
1
W
14.03.26
Cha
Preston
Norwich
0
2
L
11.03.26
Cha
Preston
Coventry
0
3
L
06.03.26
Cha
Preston
Oxford United
1
3
L
28.02.26
Cha
Preston
Millwall
0
2
L
24.02.26
Cha
Preston
Swansea
1
1
D
H2H: Sheffield Wednesday vs Preston
18.07.26
H2H
Sheffield Wednesday
Preston
3
2
W
01.01.26
H2H
Preston
Sheffield Wednesday
3
0
L
29.11.25
H2H
Sheffield Wednesday
Preston
2
3
L
29.12.24
H2H
Preston
Sheffield Wednesday
3
1
L
07.12.24
H2H
Sheffield Wednesday
Preston
1
1
D
29.12.23
H2H
Preston
Sheffield Wednesday
0
1
W
19.08.23
H2H
Sheffield Wednesday
Preston
0
1
L
30.01.21
H2H
Sheffield Wednesday
Preston
1
0
W
21.11.20
H2H
Preston
Sheffield Wednesday
1
0
L
08.07.20
H2H
Sheffield Wednesday
Preston
1
3
L
24.08.19
H2H
Preston
Sheffield Wednesday
2
1
L
27.04.19
H2H
Preston
Sheffield Wednesday
3
3
D
22.12.18
H2H
Sheffield Wednesday
Preston
1
0
W
30.03.18
H2H
Sheffield Wednesday
Preston
4
1
W
05.08.17
H2H
Preston
Sheffield Wednesday
1
0
L
Last matches: Sheffield Wednesday
18.07.26
Fri
Sheffield Wednesday
Preston
3
2
W
11.07.26
Fri
Sheffield Wednesday
West Brom
0
3
L
02.05.26
Cha
Sheffield Wednesday
West Brom
2
1
W
18.04.26
Cha
Sheffield Wednesday
Charlton
1
1
D
06.04.26
Cha
Sheffield Wednesday
Leicester
1
1
D
14.03.26
Cha
Sheffield Wednesday
Ipswich
0
2
L
10.03.26
Cha
Sheffield Wednesday
Watford
1
1
D
28.02.26
Cha
Sheffield Wednesday
Southampton
1
3
L
14.02.26
Cha
Sheffield Wednesday
Millwall
1
2
L
31.01.26
Cha
Sheffield Wednesday
Wrexham
0
1
L
20.01.26
Cha
Sheffield Wednesday
Birmingham
0
2
L
17.01.26
Cha
Sheffield Wednesday
Portsmouth
0
1
L
10.01.26
FA
Sheffield Wednesday
Brentford
0
2
L
29.12.25
Cha
Sheffield Wednesday
Blackburn
0
0
D
26.12.25
Cha
Sheffield Wednesday
Hull City
2
2
D
15.12.25
Cha
Sheffield Wednesday
Derby
0
3
L
23.11.25
Cha
Sheffield Wednesday
Sheffield Utd
0
3
L
05.11.25
Cha
Sheffield Wednesday
Norwich
1
1
D
25.10.25
Cha
Sheffield Wednesday
Oxford United
1
2
L
22.10.25
Cha
Sheffield Wednesday
Middlesbrough
0
1
L
H2H at home: Sheffield Wednesday
18.07.26
H2H
Sheffield Wednesday
Preston
3
2
W
29.11.25
H2H
Sheffield Wednesday
Preston
2
3
L
07.12.24
H2H
Sheffield Wednesday
Preston
1
1
D
19.08.23
H2H
Sheffield Wednesday
Preston
0
1
L
30.01.21
H2H
Sheffield Wednesday
Preston
1
0
W
08.07.20
H2H
Sheffield Wednesday
Preston
1
3
L
22.12.18
H2H
Sheffield Wednesday
Preston
1
0
W
30.03.18
H2H
Sheffield Wednesday
Preston
4
1
W
Last matches: Preston
15.08.26
Cha
Preston
Bolton
1
2
L
01.08.26
Fri
Preston
Stockport County
0
1
L
29.07.26
Fri
Preston
Bradford
2
3
L
25.07.26
Fri
Preston
Marine
0
3
L
18.07.26
Fri
Preston
Sheffield Wednesday
2
3
L
25.04.26
Cha
Preston
Sheffield Utd
3
2
W
22.04.26
Cha
Preston
Birmingham
1
2
L
11.04.26
Cha
Preston
Charlton
2
1
W
03.04.26
Cha
Preston
Leicester
2
2
D
14.03.26
Cha
Preston
Norwich
0
2
L
11.03.26
Cha
Preston
Coventry
0
3
L
24.02.26
Cha
Preston
Swansea
1
1
D
20.02.26
Cha
Preston
Blackburn
0
1
L
31.01.26
Cha
Preston
Ipswich
1
1
D
24.01.26
Cha
Preston
Middlesbrough
0
4
L
04.01.26
Cha
Preston
Bristol City
2
0
W
29.12.25
Cha
Preston
Wrexham
1
2
L
26.12.25
Cha
Preston
Stoke City
0
0
D
13.12.25
Cha
Preston
Oxford United
2
1
W
25.11.25
Cha
Preston
Watford
1
1
D
H2H away: Preston
18.07.26
H2H
Sheffield Wednesday
Preston
3
2
L
29.11.25
H2H
Sheffield Wednesday
Preston
2
3
W
07.12.24
H2H
Sheffield Wednesday
Preston
1
1
D
19.08.23
H2H
Sheffield Wednesday
Preston
0
1
W
30.01.21
H2H
Sheffield Wednesday
Preston
1
0
L
08.07.20
H2H
Sheffield Wednesday
Preston
1
3
W
22.12.18
H2H
Sheffield Wednesday
Preston
1
0
L
30.03.18
H2H
Sheffield Wednesday
Preston
4
1
L

Standings

Championship
# Team MP W D L G GD PTS Form
1 46 28 11 7 97:45 52 95
W W W D D
2 46 23 15 8 80:47 33 84
W D D W D
3 46 24 11 11 64:49 15 83
L D W D W
4 46 22 14 10 82:56 26 80
W D W D D
5 46 22 14 10 72:47 25 80
L L D D W
6 46 21 10 15 70:66 4 73
W W D W L
7 46 19 14 13 69:65 4 71
D L W W L
8 46 20 9 17 67:59 8 69
L W L W L
9 46 19 8 19 63:56 7 65
L D W W L
10 46 17 13 16 57:56 1 64
D W W D W
11 46 18 10 18 57:59 -2 64
W D W L W
12 46 17 11 18 59:59 0 62
W L D L D
13 46 18 6 22 66:66 0 60
W L L W W
14 46 15 15 16 55:62 -7 60
L W L L W
15 46 16 10 20 61:73 -12 58
L L L L D
16 46 14 15 17 53:65 -12 57
L L L L L
17 46 15 10 21 51:56 -5 55
L L L L D
18 46 14 13 19 49:64 -15 55
D W L W W
19 46 13 14 19 44:58 -14 53
L W L D L
20 46 13 13 20 42:56 -14 52
L W D L D
21 46 13 14 19 48:58 -10 51
L D W W D
22 46 11 14 21 45:59 -14 47
L W L L W
23 46 12 16 18 58:68 -10 46
W D D L L
24 46 2 12 32 29:89 -60 0
W L L D D
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