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Sheffield Utd vs Preston

Sheffield Utd
4 - 1
Preston
🕒 Sat, 29 Apr 2023 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Bramall Lane 🧑‍⚖️ Stephen Martin 🔁 Regular Season - 45 🏁 match finished
Season
2022-2023 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 45
Regular Season Table
Sheffield Utd 2 · Preston 12
Referee Stats
Stephen Martin
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 40%
Draws 24%
Away wins 36%
How the match was won
  • Sheffield Utd outshot their opponent (19-10).
  • Possession was balanced (54%-46%).
  • Sheffield Utd had the sharper finishing (10-4 shots on target).

Team Overview

Sheffield Utd (Home stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 16-3-4

Goals For / Against

47 / 19
Avg: 2.04 / 0.83

Points

51
Avg: 2.22

Clean Sheets

10

Failed to Score

3
Preston (Away stats)

Games / Record

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

Goals For / Against

25 / 31
Avg: 1.09 / 1.35

Points

35
Avg: 1.52

Clean Sheets

10

Failed to Score

9

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

2.22
PPG
1.52
2.04
GF
1.09
0.83
GA
1.35
52%
O2.5
48%
43%
BTTS
39%
0%
Score 1st
0%

League-position context

Sheffield Utd rank2nd
Preston rank12th
Sheffield Utd points91
Preston points63
Sheffield Utd: #2 · 91 pts · GD +34
Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 25 pts above the play-off edge. 41 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Preston: #12 · 63 pts · GD -14
28 pts off the top 2. 5 pts off the play-off line. 13 pts clear of the relegation zone.
28-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Sheffield Utd last 5 home

W W W W W
Points15/15
Weighted index100
Goals12-2
Record5-0-0
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 last 5 away

L L L W L
Points3/15
Weighted index13
Goals5-14
Record1-0-4
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 2.552%
BTTS43%
BTTS + O2.539%
1H Over 0.574%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 65% · Over 3.5 39% · 1H BTTS 22%

Preston trend breakdown

Over 2.548%
BTTS39%
BTTS + O2.539%
1H Over 0.552%
Also: Over 0.5 78% · Over 1.5 61% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 13%

Scoring reliability

Sheffield Utd score at home87%
Sheffield Utd clean sheet at home43%
Preston score away61%
Preston clean sheet away43%

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 home2.04 vs 1.32
Sheffield Utd concede at home0.83 vs 1.11
Preston score away1.09 vs 1.11
Preston concede away1.35 vs 1.32
Sheffield Utd score 54% above league average, while Preston score 2% below league average.
Defensive side: Sheffield Utd are 25% below league average at home, and Preston are 2% 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
10
4
Total Shots
19
10
Shots off Goal
3
3
Blocked Shots
6
3
Shots Inside Box
14
5
Shots Outside Box
5
5
Ball Possession
54%
46%
Corner Kicks
10
5
Fouls
9
5
Offsides
2
4
Yellow Cards
2
1
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
3
5
Total Passes
477
390
Passes Accurate
385
302
Passes %
81%
77%

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

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