Sheffield Utd vs Preston

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🕒 Sat, 08 Mar 2025 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Bramall Lane 🧑‍⚖️ John Busby 🔁 Regular Season - 36 🏁 match finished
Season
2024-2025 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 36
Regular Season Table
Sheffield Utd 3 · Preston 20
Referee Stats
28 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 46%
Draws 21%
Away wins 32%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (11-8).
  • Sheffield Utd controlled possession (60%).
  • Sheffield Utd had the sharper finishing (5-3 shots on target).

Team Overview

Sheffield Utd (Home stats)

Games / Record

25
W-D-L: 16-4-5

Goals For / Against

37 / 19
Avg: 1.48 / 0.76

Points

52
Avg: 2.08

Clean Sheets

13

Failed to Score

3
Preston (Away stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 3-8-12

Goals For / Against

22 / 37
Avg: 0.96 / 1.61

Points

17
Avg: 0.74

Clean Sheets

5

Failed to Score

6

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

2.08
PPG
0.74
1.48
GF
0.96
0.76
GA
1.61
30%
O2.5
57%
35%
BTTS
65%
0%
Score 1st
0%

League-position context

Sheffield Utd rank3rd
Preston rank20th
Sheffield Utd points92
Preston points50
Sheffield Utd: #3 · 92 pts · GD +27
8 pts off the top 2. 28 pts above the play-off edge. 43 pts clear of the relegation zone.
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.
42-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Sheffield Utd last 5 home

D W L W D
Points8/15
Weighted index53
Goals7-4
Record2-2-1
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 last 5 away

D L L L D
Points2/15
Weighted index13
Goals5-9
Record0-2-3
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 trend breakdown

Over 2.530%
BTTS35%
BTTS + O2.522%
1H Over 0.574%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 70% · Over 3.5 17% · 1H BTTS 13%

Preston trend breakdown

Over 2.557%
BTTS65%
BTTS + O2.552%
1H Over 0.570%
Also: Over 0.5 87% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 13%

Scoring reliability

Sheffield Utd score at home87%
Sheffield Utd clean sheet at home52%
Preston score away74%
Preston clean sheet away22%

First-goal patterns

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

Vs league average

Sheffield Utd score at home1.48 vs 1.43
Sheffield Utd concede at home0.76 vs 1.02
Preston score away0.96 vs 1.02
Preston concede away1.61 vs 1.43
Sheffield Utd score 3% above league average, while Preston score 6% below league average.
Defensive side: Sheffield Utd are 25% below league average at home, and Preston are 12% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals3.60
BTTS60%
Over 2.560%
At this venue setup: 4.00 goals on average across the last 5.

Sheffield Utd goal timing (home)

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

Preston goal timing (away)

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

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
5
3
Total Shots
11
8
Shots off Goal
4
5
Blocked Shots
2
0
Shots Inside Box
5
4
Shots Outside Box
6
4
Ball Possession
60%
40%
Corner Kicks
8
3
Fouls
13
14
Offsides
4
0
Yellow Cards
1
4
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
3
3
Total Passes
477
319
Passes Accurate
381
215
Passes %
80%
67%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games12
Home Wins6
Draws2
Away Wins4
Over 2.5 Goals6 (50.0%)
BTTS6 (50.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games6
Home Wins3
Draws1
Away Wins2
Over 2.5 Goals4 (66.7%)
BTTS4 (66.7%)

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