Preston vs Sheffield Utd

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🕒 Fri, 24 Oct 2025 20:00 Europe/London 📍 Deepdale 🧑‍⚖️ Farai Hallam 🔁 Regular Season - 12 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 12
Regular Season Table
Preston 14 · Sheffield Utd 13
Referee Stats
22 matches · 0.95 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 0.95
Reds avg 0.00
Penalties avg 0.05
Over 4.5 cards 14%
Home wins 27%
Draws 36%
Away wins 36%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (15-12).
  • Possession was balanced (47%-53%).

Team Overview

Preston (Home stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 8-7-8

Goals For / Against

28 / 30
Avg: 1.22 / 1.30

Points

31
Avg: 1.35

Clean Sheets

5

Failed to Score

6
Sheffield Utd (Away stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 9-2-12

Goals For / Against

28 / 33
Avg: 1.22 / 1.43

Points

29
Avg: 1.26

Clean Sheets

5

Failed to Score

8

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.35
PPG
1.26
1.22
GF
1.22
1.30
GA
1.43
48%
O2.5
43%
57%
BTTS
43%
13%
Score 1st
22%

League-position context

Preston rank14th
Sheffield Utd rank13th
Preston points60
Sheffield Utd points60
Preston: #14 · 60 pts · GD -7
24 pts off the top 2. 9 pts off the play-off line. 8 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Sheffield Utd: #13 · 60 pts · GD +0
24 pts off the top 2. 9 pts off the play-off line. 8 pts clear of the relegation zone.
0-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Preston last 5 home

L L D W L
Points4/15
Weighted index20
Goals6-10
Record1-1-3
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Sheffield Utd last 5 away

W W L D L
Points7/15
Weighted index64
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.

Preston trend breakdown

Over 2.548%
BTTS57%
BTTS + O2.539%
1H Over 0.565%
Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 13%

Sheffield Utd trend breakdown

Over 2.543%
BTTS43%
BTTS + O2.535%
1H Over 0.557%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 65% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 13%

Scoring reliability

Preston score at home74%
Preston clean sheet at home22%
Sheffield Utd score away65%
Sheffield Utd clean sheet away22%

First-goal patterns

Preston score first13%
Preston win after scoring first33%
Sheffield Utd score first22%
Sheffield Utd win after scoring first60%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Preston 0% · Sheffield Utd 50%
Avg first goal minute: Preston 35.0' · Sheffield Utd 38.2'

Vs league average

Preston score at home1.22 vs 1.40
Preston concede at home1.30 vs 1.20
Sheffield Utd score away1.22 vs 1.20
Sheffield Utd concede away1.43 vs 1.40
Preston score 13% below league average, while Sheffield Utd score 1% above league average.
Defensive side: Preston are 8% above league average at home, and Sheffield Utd are 2% 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)

1H scored: 29% 2H scored: 71% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
46-60 3
16-30 1
31-45 1
61-75 1
76-90+ 1
0-15 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 4
46-60 3
0-15 2
31-45 2
16-30 1
61-75 0

Sheffield Utd goal timing (away)

1H scored: 40% 2H scored: 60% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 16-30
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
46-60 3
16-30 2
61-75 2
0-15 1
31-45 1
76-90+ 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
16-30 3
0-15 1
46-60 1
61-75 1
76-90+ 1
31-45 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
3
3
Total Shots
15
12
Shots off Goal
8
7
Blocked Shots
4
2
Shots Inside Box
7
8
Shots Outside Box
8
4
Ball Possession
47%
53%
Corner Kicks
2
4
Fouls
14
11
Offsides
0
3
Yellow Cards
4
1
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
1
1
Total Passes
348
403
Passes Accurate
231
301
Passes %
66%
75%

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