Preston vs Sheffield Utd

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🕒 Sat, 06 Apr 2019 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Deepdale 🧑‍⚖️ Gavin Ward 🔁 Regular Season - 40 🏁 match finished
Season
2018-2019 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 40
Regular Season Table
Preston 15 · Sheffield Utd 2
Referee Stats
25 matches · 0.00 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 0.00
Reds avg 0.00
Penalties avg 0.00
Over 4.5 cards 0%
Home wins 36%
Draws 36%
Away wins 28%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (11-15).
  • Possession was balanced (53%-47%).
  • Sheffield Utd had the sharper finishing (3-5 shots on target).

Team Overview

Preston (Home stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 8-10-5

Goals For / Against

41 / 30
Avg: 1.78 / 1.30

Points

34
Avg: 1.48

Clean Sheets

6

Failed to Score

4
Sheffield Utd (Away stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 11-7-5

Goals For / Against

36 / 24
Avg: 1.57 / 1.04

Points

40
Avg: 1.74

Clean Sheets

9

Failed to Score

5

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Championship fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.48
PPG
1.74
1.78
GF
1.57
1.30
GA
1.04
52%
O2.5
52%
65%
BTTS
43%
0%
Score 1st
0%

League-position context

Preston rank15th
Sheffield Utd rank2nd
Preston points61
Sheffield Utd points89
Preston: #15 · 61 pts · GD +0
28 pts off the top 2. 9 pts off the play-off line. 17 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Sheffield Utd: #2 · 89 pts · GD +37
Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 23 pts above the play-off edge. 45 pts clear of the relegation zone.
28-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Preston last 5 home

D W L L W
Points7/15
Weighted index44
Goals8-6
Record2-1-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Sheffield Utd last 5 away

D W D W W
Points11/15
Weighted index64
Goals8-3
Record3-2-0
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Preston trend breakdown

Over 2.552%
BTTS65%
BTTS + O2.543%
1H Over 0.570%
Also: Over 0.5 91% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 48% · 1H BTTS 17%

Sheffield Utd trend breakdown

Over 2.552%
BTTS43%
BTTS + O2.535%
1H Over 0.565%
Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 70% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 13%

Scoring reliability

Preston score at home83%
Preston clean sheet at home26%
Sheffield Utd score away78%
Sheffield Utd clean sheet away39%

First-goal patterns

Preston score first0%
Preston win after scoring first0%
Sheffield Utd score first0%
Sheffield Utd win after scoring first0%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Preston 0% · Sheffield Utd 0%

Vs league average

Preston score at home1.78 vs 1.51
Preston concede at home1.30 vs 1.15
Sheffield Utd score away1.57 vs 1.15
Sheffield Utd concede away1.04 vs 1.51
Preston score 18% above league average, while Sheffield Utd score 36% above league average.
Defensive side: Preston are 13% above league average at home, and Sheffield Utd are 31% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals3.60
BTTS60%
Over 2.560%
At this venue setup: 2.80 goals on average across the last 5.

Preston goal timing (home)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Sheffield Utd goal timing (away)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
3
5
Total Shots
11
15
Shots off Goal
4
5
Blocked Shots
4
5
Shots Inside Box
9
11
Shots Outside Box
2
4
Ball Possession
53%
47%
Corner Kicks
5
8
Fouls
7
16
Offsides
1
1
Yellow Cards
3
1
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
4
3
Total Passes
384
330
Passes Accurate
286
240
Passes %
74%
73%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games12
Home Wins4
Draws2
Away Wins6
Over 2.5 Goals6 (50.0%)
BTTS6 (50.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games6
Home Wins2
Draws1
Away Wins3
Over 2.5 Goals2 (33.3%)
BTTS2 (33.3%)

Preston vs Sheffield Utd Head-to-Head History by Season