Preston vs Sheffield Utd

Preston

1 - 0

Sheffield Utd

🕒 Sat, 16 Dec 2017 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Deepdale 🧑‍⚖️ Tim Robinson 🔁 Regular Season - 22 🏁 match finished

Season

2017-2018 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 22

Regular Season Table

Preston 7 · Sheffield Utd 10

Referee Stats

Tim Robinson

32 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	59%
Draws	16%
Away wins	25%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (11-7).
Possession was balanced (47%-53%).
Preston had the sharper finishing (4-1 shots on target).

Team Overview

Preston (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 9-8-6

Goals For / Against

27 / 22

Avg: 1.17 / 0.96

Points

Avg: 1.52

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Sheffield Utd (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 8-4-11

Goals For / Against

29 / 35

Avg: 1.26 / 1.52

Points

Avg: 1.22

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.52

PPG

1.22

1.17

1.26

0.96

1.52

39%

O2.5

61%

52%

BTTS

61%

Score 1st

League-position context

Preston rank7th

Sheffield Utd rank10th

Preston points73

Sheffield Utd points69

Preston: #7 · 73 pts · GD +11

17 pts off the top 2. 4 pts above the play-off edge. 30 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Sheffield Utd: #10 · 69 pts · GD +7

21 pts off the top 2. 3 pts off the play-off line. 26 pts clear of the relegation zone.

4-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Preston last 5 home

W D W L L

Points7/15

Weighted index62

Goals6-5

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

W L L D D

Points5/15

Weighted index40

Goals7-8

Record1-2-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Preston trend breakdown

Over 2.539%

BTTS52%

BTTS + O2.535%

1H Over 0.557%

Also: Over 0.5 87% · Over 1.5 61% · Over 3.5 17% · 1H BTTS 17%

Sheffield Utd trend breakdown

Over 2.561%

BTTS61%

BTTS + O2.552%

1H Over 0.583%

Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 30% · 1H BTTS 26%

Scoring reliability

Preston score at home74%

Preston clean sheet at home35%

Sheffield Utd score away65%

Sheffield Utd clean sheet away9%

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 home1.17 vs 1.41

Preston concede at home0.96 vs 1.14

Sheffield Utd score away1.26 vs 1.14

Sheffield Utd concede away1.52 vs 1.41

Preston score 17% below league average, while Sheffield Utd score 10% above league average.

Defensive side: Preston are 16% below league average at home, and Sheffield Utd are 8% above 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

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

47%

53%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

372

399

Passes Accurate

270

282

Passes %

73%

71%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	12
Home Wins	4
Draws	2
Away Wins	6
Over 2.5 Goals	6 (50.0%)
BTTS	6 (50.0%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	6
Home Wins	2
Draws	1
Away Wins	3
Over 2.5 Goals	2 (33.3%)
BTTS	2 (33.3%)

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

2025-2026 Season

25 Apr 2026 Sheffield Utd vs Preston 2 - 3 24 Oct 2025 Preston vs Sheffield Utd 3 - 2

2024-2025 Season

08 Mar 2025 Sheffield Utd vs Preston 1 - 0 09 Aug 2024 Preston vs Sheffield Utd 0 - 2

2022-2023 Season

29 Apr 2023 Sheffield Utd vs Preston 4 - 1 17 Sep 2022 Preston vs Sheffield Utd 0 - 2

2021-2022 Season

18 Jan 2022 Preston vs Sheffield Utd 2 - 2 14 Sep 2021 Sheffield Utd vs Preston 2 - 2

2018-2019 Season

06 Apr 2019 Preston vs Sheffield Utd 0 - 1 22 Sep 2018 Sheffield Utd vs Preston 3 - 2

2017-2018 Season

28 Apr 2018 Sheffield Utd vs Preston 0 - 1 16 Dec 2017 Preston vs Sheffield Utd 1 - 0