Preston vs Sheffield Wednesday

Preston

3 - 1

Sheffield Wednesday

🕒 Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:30 Europe/London 📍 Deepdale 🧑‍⚖️ S. Gill 🔁 Regular Season - 24 🏁 match finished

Season

2024-2025 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 24

Regular Season Table

Preston 20 · Sheffield Wednesday 12

Referee Stats

S. Gill

4 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	100%
Draws	0%
Away wins	0%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (14-17).
Sheffield Wednesday controlled possession (58%).
Preston had the sharper finishing (7-3 shots on target).

Team Overview

Preston (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-12-4

Goals For / Against

26 / 22

Avg: 1.13 / 0.96

Points

Avg: 1.43

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Sheffield Wednesday (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 9-5-9

Goals For / Against

30 / 37

Avg: 1.30 / 1.61

Points

Avg: 1.39

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

1.43

PPG

1.39

1.13

1.30

0.96

1.61

39%

O2.5

65%

61%

BTTS

52%

Score 1st

League-position context

Preston rank20th

Sheffield Wednesday rank12th

Preston points50

Sheffield Wednesday points58

Preston: #20 · 50 pts · GD -11

50 pts off the top 2. 16 pts off the play-off line. 1 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Sheffield Wednesday: #12 · 58 pts · GD -9

42 pts off the top 2. 8 pts off the play-off line. 9 pts clear of the relegation zone.

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

Preston last 5 home

L L D D W

Points5/15

Weighted index18

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.

Sheffield Wednesday last 5 away

D L D D W

Points6/15

Weighted index29

Goals7-8

Record1-3-1

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

Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

Preston trend breakdown

Over 2.539%

BTTS61%

BTTS + O2.535%

1H Over 0.565%

Also: Over 0.5 83% · Over 1.5 70% · Over 3.5 17% · 1H BTTS 9%

Sheffield Wednesday trend breakdown

Over 2.565%

BTTS52%

BTTS + O2.543%

1H Over 0.570%

Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 87% · Over 3.5 30% · 1H BTTS 13%

Scoring reliability

Preston score at home78%

Preston clean sheet at home35%

Sheffield Wednesday score away70%

Sheffield Wednesday clean sheet away22%

First-goal patterns

Preston score first0%

Preston win after scoring first0%

Sheffield Wednesday score first0%

Sheffield Wednesday win after scoring first0%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Preston 0% · Sheffield Wednesday 0%

Vs league average

Preston score at home1.13 vs 1.43

Preston concede at home0.96 vs 1.02

Sheffield Wednesday score away1.30 vs 1.02

Sheffield Wednesday concede away1.61 vs 1.43

Preston score 21% below league average, while Sheffield Wednesday score 28% above league average.

Defensive side: Preston are 6% below league average at home, and Sheffield Wednesday are 12% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.00

BTTS60%

Over 2.560%

At this venue setup: 2.40 goals on average across the last 5.

Preston goal timing (home)

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

Sheffield Wednesday 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

42%

58%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

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Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

314

431

Passes Accurate

246

347

Passes %

78%

81%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	18
Home Wins	9
Draws	3
Away Wins	6
Over 2.5 Goals	9 (50.0%)
BTTS	10 (55.6%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	9
Home Wins	6
Draws	2
Away Wins	1
Over 2.5 Goals	4 (44.4%)
BTTS	4 (44.4%)

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

2025-2026 Season

01 Jan 2026 Preston vs Sheffield Wednesday 3 - 0 29 Nov 2025 Sheffield Wednesday vs Preston 2 - 3

2024-2025 Season

29 Dec 2024 Preston vs Sheffield Wednesday 3 - 1 07 Dec 2024 Sheffield Wednesday vs Preston 1 - 1

2023-2024 Season

29 Dec 2023 Preston vs Sheffield Wednesday 0 - 1 19 Aug 2023 Sheffield Wednesday vs Preston 0 - 1

2020-2021 Season

30 Jan 2021 Sheffield Wednesday vs Preston 1 - 0 21 Nov 2020 Preston vs Sheffield Wednesday 1 - 0

2019-2020 Season

08 Jul 2020 Sheffield Wednesday vs Preston 1 - 3 24 Aug 2019 Preston vs Sheffield Wednesday 2 - 1

2018-2019 Season

27 Apr 2019 Preston vs Sheffield Wednesday 3 - 3 22 Dec 2018 Sheffield Wednesday vs Preston 1 - 0

2017-2018 Season

30 Mar 2018 Sheffield Wednesday vs Preston 4 - 1 05 Aug 2017 Preston vs Sheffield Wednesday 1 - 0

2016-2017 Season

31 Dec 2016 Preston vs Sheffield Wednesday 1 - 1 03 Dec 2016 Sheffield Wednesday vs Preston 2 - 1

2015-2016 Season

20 Feb 2016 Preston vs Sheffield Wednesday 1 - 0 03 Oct 2015 Sheffield Wednesday vs Preston 3 - 1