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Preston vs Sheffield Utd — Championship 2025

Preston
Preston
Preview
19:45
Sheffield Utd
Sheffield Utd
11/3/2026ChampionshipChampionship · Round 14Deepdale
Big match
36%
Sheffield Utd
model favours
35%29%36%

Preston score first in only 17% of matches

brightest fact of this match

1–1
likely score
62%
under 2.5 goals
45%
both teams score

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on xG from last 6+ matches

Preston35%
×Draw29%
Sheffield Utd36%
✓ Correct in 49 of 100 matches — 5 more than always backing the home side
Model
48.6%
Always home
43.8%

The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 48.6% correct across 15,072 matches, vs 43.8% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.1% correct · Away picks 45.3% correct

Football matches only. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

Expected goals in this match

What is xG?

Every shot is scored 0–1 by how likely it is to be a goal from that spot — a chance in the middle of the box ≈ 0.4, a long shot from a tight angle ≈ 0.03, a penalty ≈ 0.76. Add them up over a match and that is the xG.

The scoreline can lie: you can win 1-0 on a fluke while creating half the chances. xG shows who was really closer to scoring — and over a season it predicts results better than goals alone.

Preston
1.09
Sheffield Utd
1.12

Both teams create about equally

Season form · 18 home / 6 away

creates per match

Preston
0.90
Sheffield Utd
0.94

allows per match

Preston
1.30
Sheffield Utd
1.29

finishing

Preston+0.27scores more
Sheffield Utd+0.23scores more

Total goals

62%Under
  • Under62
  • Over38

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

55%No
  • No55
  • Yes45

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Preston ↓

Sheffield Utd →
0
1
2
3
4
0
0–011%
0–112%
0–27%
0–33%
0–41%
1
1–012%
1–113%
1–28%
1–33%
1–41%
2
2–07%
2–17%
2–24%
2–32%
2–40%
3
3–02%
3–13%
3–21%
3–31%
3–40%
4
4–01%
4–11%
4–20%
4–30%
4–40%

Most likely 1–1 (13%) · grid covers 99% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
89%11%1.5
65%35%2.5
38%62%3.5
18%82%4.5
7%93%

Double chance

Preston or draw
64%
Preston or Sheffield Utd
71%
Draw or Sheffield Utd
65%

Winning margin

Preston wins by 2+
14%
Sheffield Utd wins by 2+
15%

Team goals

Preston 1+ goals
66%
Preston 2+ goals
30%
Preston 3+ goals
10%
Sheffield Utd 1+ goals
67%
Sheffield Utd 2+ goals
31%
Sheffield Utd 3+ goals
10%

Draw no bet

Preston (draw refunded)
49%
Sheffield Utd (draw refunded)
51%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
31%
Both score & under 3
13%

Model probabilities, not odds. For information only.

How is this calculated?

Every number below comes from this match — nothing is made up.

1

Recent form of each side

Preston at home — creates 0.90, concedes 1.30 · 18 matches

Sheffield Utd away — creates 0.94, concedes 1.29 · 6 matches

⚑ Home and away form are counted separately — the home-field edge is already baked into these numbers.

2

Expected goals for this match

Preston attack 0.90 + Sheffield Utd defence 1.29 → ÷2 → 1.09

Sheffield Utd attack 0.94 + Preston defence 1.30 → ÷2 → 1.12

Each side's attack is blended with the other's defence, then averaged.

3

Chance of every scoreline

From those two numbers a Poisson distribution gives the probability of each exact score — the grid shown above.

4

The answer to "why 36%?"

Preston scores more
35%
level
29%
Sheffield Utd scores more
36%

Sheffield Utd at 36% is simply the biggest of the three — that is the pick.

What the model can't see

It reads only the stats of recent matches. It knows nothing about:

  • injuries & suspensions
  • the matchday lineup
  • motivation — cup, relegation, a title race
  • weather & pitch condition
  • in-game coaching decisions

So 36% does not mean "Sheffield Utd will win" — it means "on the available stats, this is the most likely result."

Statistical model based on expected goals (xG). For informational purposes only.

Match Insights

  • Both teams score in 76% of Preston’s matches
  • Their last 5 meetings averaged 3.6 goals

Based on historical data — not a prediction.

Style Matchup

Similar styles
Preston
Balanced
Sheffield Utd
Balanced
45%Possession49%
71%Pass accuracy78%
10.2ShotsBiggest gap12.9
1.01xG1.22
Pass acc.ShotsxGBox shareShot acc.Defense
PrestonSheffield Utd

Head-to-head

5 previous meetings

2
Preston
0
Draws
3
Sheffield Utd
Avg goals: 3.6BTTS: 60%
3–23–20–10–21–4

Playing styles from match stats. Historical H2H record. Not a prediction.

Form
Preston
WLWL
Utd
DWWLL

Probable lineups not yet announced

Starting lineups are usually confirmed ~1 hour before kickoff

Preston vs Sheffield Utd — Match Preview

Preston face Sheffield Utd on November 3, 2026 in this Championship fixture. Get live scores, lineups, and real-time match statistics here when the game starts.

Preston host Sheffield Utd at Deepdale.

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