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Preston North End v Sheffield United : Championship match betting preview, prediction and odds

Fri 24th Oct, 20:00 BST, Deepdale, Preston

Chris Wilder pays counterpart Paul Heckingbottom a visit on Friday night in the Championship, as their Sheffield United and Preston North End sides face each other at the Deepdale. Recent form, head to head (H2H) stats, predictions and the best odds are all shown below. It's our job to give you all the information you need to place a smart, well-informed bet. We're tipping , but why not use the stats to find the perfect bet for you?


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Preston
56%
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Draw
28%
--
Sheff Utd
16%
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Preston 1-0
19%
--
Draw 0-0
14%
--
Preston 2-0
13%
--
Draw 1-1
12%
--
Sheff Utd 1-0
8%
--
Preston 2-1
8%
--
Preston 3-0
6%
--
Preston 3-1
4%
--
Sheff Utd 2-1
4%
--
Sheff Utd 2-0
3%
--
Draw 2-2
2%
--
Preston 4-0
2%
--
Preston 4-1
1%
--
Preston 3-2
1%
--
Sheff Utd 3-1
1%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
32%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
68%
--
Home 1st Goal
56%
--
Away 1st Goal
34%
--
No 1st Goal
10%
--
BTTS - Yes
34%
--
BTTS - No
66%
--
BTTS - Home Win
15%
--
BTTS - Draw
14%
--
BTTS - Away Win
5%
--
Home/draw
84%
--
Away/draw
44%
--
Home/away
72%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
59%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
41%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
14%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
86%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
5%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
95%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
2%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
98%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
86%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
14%
--
Home DNB
75%
--
Away DNB
36%
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Preston win to nil
41%
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Sheff Utd win to nil
12%
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Win / draw / win Championship table

Preston have played 9 matches so far this season and lay in 4th place in the Championship league table. Preston are unbeaten at home after 5 games and have kept 3 clean sheets in those matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 7 games against teams below in the table, having won 3, drawn 3 and lost 1 match. They have kept 4 clean sheets and have failed to score in 2 fixtures. Preston have outscored their opponents by 11 goals to 3 goals.

Home League Performance

Preston have played 5 games at home winning 3, drawing 2 and losing 0 games. They have scored 7 goals, kept 3 clean sheets and conceded 3 goals at home.

Sheff Utd are in 24th position in the Championship on 3 points having played 9 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

4 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 8 goals and kept 1 clean sheet. They have scored 1 goal in total and failed to score in 4 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

9 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 8 games, drawn 0 and won 1. Sheff Utd have conceded 16 goals, scored 3, failed to score in 6 fixtures and have kept 1 clean sheet.

Won
Draw
Lost
Preston
Sheff Utd
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Coventry95402019 
Dec 9
Mar 11
Feb 25
Nov 4
2
M'Boro9531618 
d
 
2-2F
Jan 24
Feb 7
l
 
1-0A
3
Leicester9441516 
w
 
2-1F
Apr 3
Jan 1
Nov 29
4
Preston9441416 
-
-
Apr 25
Oct 24
5
Stoke9432515 
Mar 21
Dec 26
Dec 6
Dec 29
6
QPR9432-115 
Apr 6
d
 
1-1A
Nov 8
Feb 28
7
West Brom9423-114 
Apr 18
Oct 18
Mar 7
Dec 12
8
Millwall9423-314 
Feb 28
Nov 8
l
 
0-1A
Jan 31
9
Ipswich8341713 
w
 
1-0F
Jan 31
Jan 24
l
 
5-0A
10
Bristol C9342513 
d
 
0-00-0
Jan 4
l
 
1-4A
Apr 6
11
Watford9333012 
Feb 14
Nov 25
Oct 18
Apr 18
12
Swansea9333012 
Nov 5
Feb 24
Apr 3
l
 
1-0A
13
Charlton9333012 
w
 
2-0F
Apr 11
l
 
0-1A
Jan 17
14
Portsmouth9333-112 
Feb 7
l
 
1-0A
Nov 26
Feb 14
15
Hull9333-212 
Jan 20
d
 
2-2F
Apr 11
l
 
1-0A
16
Birmingham9333-312 
Oct 21
Apr 22
Dec 20
Mar 14
17
Southampton9252-111 
May 2
Nov 1
l
 
1-2F
Jan 21
18
Wrexham9243-110 
Dec 6
Dec 29
Mar 21
Dec 26
19
Norwich9225-38 
Dec 20
Mar 14
Dec 9
Mar 10
20
Derby9153-48 
Jan 17
w
 
0-1F
Nov 1
May 2
21
Blackburn8215-47 
Nov 21
Feb 21
Apr 22
Oct 21
22
Oxford Utd9135-36 
Mar 7
Dec 13
Jan 4
w
 
0-1F
23
Sheff Wed9135-126 
Jan 1
Nov 29
Feb 21
Nov 23
24
Sheff Utd9108-133 
Oct 24
Apr 25
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Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Preston 4TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
18
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
7
Draw
11
L
2
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Preston2 - 0Charlton
Preston0 - 0Bristol C
Preston2 - 2M'Boro
Preston1 - 0Ipswich
Preston2 - 1Leicester
Preston1 - 2Plymouth
Preston1 - 2QPR
Preston2 - 2Cardiff
Preston1 - 1Stoke
Preston2 - 1Portsmouth
Preston0 - 0Swansea
Preston1 - 1Millwall
Preston0 - 0Burnley
Preston2 - 1M'Boro
Preston1 - 1Oxford Utd
Preston3 - 1Sheff Wed
Preston1 - 0Hull
Preston1 - 1Leeds
Preston1 - 1West Brom
Preston1 - 1Derby
Goals: Scored
23
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
5
Draw
8
Lost
7
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HPreston2 - 0Charlton
APreston2 - 2Hull
HPreston0 - 0Bristol C
APreston1 - 0Derby
HPreston2 - 2M'Boro
APreston0 - 1Portsmouth
HPreston1 - 0Ipswich
HPreston2 - 1Leicester
APreston1 - 1QPR
APreston2 - 2Bristol C
HPreston1 - 2Plymouth
APreston1 - 2Hull
HPreston1 - 2QPR
APreston1 - 2Leeds
HPreston2 - 2Cardiff
HPreston1 - 1Stoke
APreston0 - 2Derby
HPreston2 - 1Portsmouth
APreston1 - 1Sunderland
APreston0 - 1Sheff Utd
Sheff Utd 24TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
23
Conceded
20
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
11
D
1
Lost
8
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Hull1 - 0Sheff Utd
Oxford Utd0 - 1Sheff Utd
Ipswich5 - 0Sheff Utd
M'Boro1 - 0Sheff Utd
Swansea1 - 0Sheff Utd
Bristol C0 - 3Sheff Utd
Stoke0 - 2Sheff Utd
Burnley2 - 1Sheff Utd
Plymouth2 - 1Sheff Utd
Oxford Utd1 - 0Sheff Utd
Sheff Wed0 - 1Sheff Utd
QPR1 - 2Sheff Utd
Luton0 - 1Sheff Utd
Derby0 - 1Sheff Utd
Swansea1 - 2Sheff Utd
Watford1 - 2Sheff Utd
Sunderland2 - 1Sheff Utd
Cardiff0 - 2Sheff Utd
Millwall0 - 1Sheff Utd
West Brom2 - 2Sheff Utd
Goals: Scored
20
Conceded
26
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
Won
6
D
1
Lost
13
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ASheff Utd0 - 1Hull
HSheff Utd1 - 2Southampton
ASheff Utd1 - 0Oxford Utd
HSheff Utd0 - 1Charlton
ASheff Utd0 - 5Ipswich
ASheff Utd0 - 1M'Boro
HSheff Utd0 - 1Millwall
ASheff Utd0 - 1Swansea
HSheff Utd1 - 4Bristol C
HSheff Utd1 - 2Sunderland
HSheff Utd3 - 0Bristol C
ASheff Utd3 - 0Bristol C
HSheff Utd1 - 1Blackburn
ASheff Utd2 - 0Stoke
ASheff Utd1 - 2Burnley
HSheff Utd2 - 0Cardiff
ASheff Utd1 - 2Plymouth
HSheff Utd0 - 1Millwall
ASheff Utd0 - 1Oxford Utd
HSheff Utd3 - 1Coventry
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
4
Sheff Utd have beaten Preston in 4 consecutive league meetings
8
Sheff Utd have not lost to Preston in 8 consecutive league meetings
League games at Preston since 2000
Preston
Sheff Utd
Goals: Scored
26
21
Games: Scored
12 / 20
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
8 / 20
PNE
7
D
7
SHU
6
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Preston
0 - 2Sheff Utd
0 - 2Sheff Utd
Draw2 - 2Draw
0 - 1Sheff Utd
Preston1 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw0 - 0Draw
0 - 1Sheff Utd
2 - 4Sheff Utd
Preston3 - 1
Preston2 - 1
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw0 - 0Draw
Preston3 - 1
Draw0 - 0Draw
0 - 1Sheff Utd
Draw3 - 3Draw
Preston2 - 0
Preston3 - 0
Preston3 - 0
League games at Sheff Utd since 2000
Sheff Utd
Preston
Goals: Scored
30
16
Games: Scored
17 / 20
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
3 / 20
PNE
2
D
5
SHU
13
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Sheff Utd
Sheff Utd1 - 0
Sheff Utd4 - 1
Draw2 - 2Draw
Sheff Utd3 - 2
0 - 1Preston
Sheff Utd2 - 1
0 - 1Preston
Draw0 - 0Draw
Sheff Utd2 - 1
Sheff Utd1 - 0
Sheff Utd1 - 0
Sheff Utd1 - 0
Sheff Utd1 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
Sheff Utd2 - 1
Draw1 - 1Draw
Sheff Utd2 - 0
Sheff Utd1 - 0
Draw2 - 2Draw
Sheff Utd3 - 2
Goal Statistics

A truly dismal PG of just 0.6 should cause concerns for Sheffield United fans, as should a 10 Championship games run in which they have failed to score more than 1 goal.

Preston 4th Sheff Utd 24th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.4
goals
0.6
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
25%
1
35%
2
24%
3
4+
There is a 60% probability that Preston will score no more than 1 goal
0
54%
1
33%
2
3
4+
There is a 54% probability that Sheff Utd will fail to score
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-1
Preston’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-6
Sheff Utd’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.3
average goals scored
1.2
average goals scored
0.9
conceded
1.0
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Championship - 2025/2026 season
Preston
PG (predicted goals)
Sheff Utd
1.4
0.6
Attack rating
58%
better
PNE
SHU
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Games scored7
3
Failed to score2
6
Scored first6
2
Goals scored11
3
Avg. goals scored1.2
0.3
Avg. shots per game8
7
Avg. shots per goal7
20
Conversion rate for15
5
Avg. XG for1.1
1.2
KickOff rating
+58%
Defence rating
49%
better
PNE
SHU
view stats
Games conceded5
8
Clean sheets4
1
Conceded first2
7
Goals conceded7
16
Avg. goals conceded0.8
1.8
Avg. shots/game conceded8
10
Avg. shots/goal conceded10
6
Conversion rate against10%
18%
Avg. XG against1.2
1.4
KickOff rating
+49%

Preston v Sheff Utd Championship lLine ups will show here when available.

Preston Championship squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
9325
D IversenM OsmajicB WhitemanA Hughes
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
D Iversen GLK91
1
-
J Storey DEF911
2
-
L Gibson DEF9
-
T Small DEF921
1
-
A McCann MID9
1
-
B Whiteman MID92
2
-
M Smith FWD91
1
-
A Hughes DEF8
5
-
A Vukcevic DEF8
-
A Devine MID821
1
-
P Valentín DEF71
1
-
O Offiah DEF7
-
M Osmajic FWD63
2
-
D Jebbison FWD61
-
L Lindsay DEF5
2
-
H. Armstrong MID5
1
-
S Thórdarson MID5
1
-
L Dobbin FWD512
-
M Frökjaer-Jensen MID4
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Sheff Utd Championship squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
9213
M CooperT CampbellC O'HareS. Peck
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M Cooper GLK9
-
H Burrows DEF9
1
-
C O'Hare MID911
1
-
S. Peck MID9
3
-
G Hamer MID91
3
-
T Campbell FWD92
3
-
T Cannon FWD9
-
F Seriki DEF7
-
L Barry FWD7
1
-
J Tanganga DEF6
2
-
M McGuinness DEF5
2
-
S McCallum DEF5
-
A. Matos MID5
-
A Brooks MID5
1
-
B Godfrey DEF4
-
T. Bindon DEF4
-
D. Soumaré MID4
1
-
R One FWD4
-
C Ogbene FWD41
-
B Mee DEF3
-
T Chong MID3
-
D Ings FWD3
-
T Davies MID2
-