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

Sat 25th Apr, 15:00 BST, Bramall Lane, Sheffield

Preston North End are away from home on Saturday afternoon, as manager Paul Heckingbottom takes his team to visit Sheffield United and Chris Wilder at the Bramall Lane in the Championship. All of the important statistics for the tie, including head-to-heads, predictions and odds across 17 of the biggest betting markets are covered in this in-depth preview. It's all here with the aim of helping you make a well informed, intelligent bet.


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Over / Under 0.5 Goals
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Sheff Utd
52%
--
Draw
24%
--
Preston
24%
--
Draw 1-1
11%
--
Sheff Utd 1-0
10%
--
Sheff Utd 2-1
10%
--
Sheff Utd 2-0
9%
--
Preston 1-0
6%
--
Preston 2-1
6%
--
Draw 0-0
6%
--
Sheff Utd 3-1
6%
--
Draw 2-2
5%
--
Sheff Utd 3-0
5%
--
Preston 2-0
4%
--
Sheff Utd 3-2
3%
--
Sheff Utd 4-1
2%
--
Preston 3-1
2%
--
Sheff Utd 4-0
2%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
54%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
46%
--
Home 1st Goal
54%
--
Away 1st Goal
43%
--
No 1st Goal
3%
--
BTTS - Yes
55%
--
BTTS - No
45%
--
BTTS - Home Win
25%
--
BTTS - Draw
18%
--
BTTS - Away Win
12%
--
Home/draw
76%
--
Away/draw
48%
--
Home/away
76%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
77%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
23%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
31%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
69%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
16%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
84%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
7%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
93%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
94%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
6%
--
Home DNB
69%
--
Away DNB
40%
--
Sheff Utd win to nil
28%
--
Preston win to nil
12%
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Win / draw / win Championship table

Sheff Utd have played 41 matches so far this season and are in 17th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

28 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 17 games, drawn 5 and won 6. Sheff Utd have conceded 47 goals, scored 34, failed to score in 8 matches and kept 5 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Sheff Utd have played 20 games at home, winning 8, drawing 4 and losing 8 fixtures. They have scored 33 goals, conceded 26 goals, kept 5 clean sheets and failed to score 3 times in home league games.

Preston lay in 14th place on 54 points in the Championship league table having played 41 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 16 games against teams below them in the table, winning 8, drawing 2 and losing 6 games. They have scored 24 goals and kept 3 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Preston have conceded 20 goals and have failed to score in 3 matches.

Away league performance

Preston have played 20 away games, winning 5, drawing 8 and losing 7 games. They have scored an average of 1.1 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.4 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Sheff Utd
Preston
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Coventry4125974284 
l
 
1-2F
l
 
3-1F
d
 
1-1A
l
 
3-0A
2
Millwall42211011973 
l
 
0-1A
d
 
1-1F
l
 
0-2A
d
 
1-1F
3
Ipswich39201272972 
w
 
3-1F
l
 
5-0A
w
 
1-0F
d
 
1-1F
4
M'Boro41201292172 
l
 
1-2A
l
 
1-0A
d
 
2-2F
l
 
4-0A
5
Hull4120813568 
Apr 11
l
 
1-0A
l
 
0-3A
d
 
2-2F
6
Southampton401812101966 
l
 
1-2F
l
 
1-0A
May 2
w
 
0-2F
7
Wrexham41171311564 
l
 
1-2F
l
 
5-3F
d
 
1-1A
l
 
2-1A
8
Derby4118914963 
l
 
1-3A
May 2
l
 
0-1A
w
 
0-1F
9
Norwich4117717758 
d
 
1-1F
l
 
2-1F
d
 
1-1A
l
 
2-0A
10
Watford41141512357 
w
 
1-0F
Apr 18
d
 
2-2F
d
 
1-1F
11
Bristol C4116916157 
l
 
1-4A
l
 
1-0A
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
0-2F
12
QPR4116916-557 
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
0-2F
d
 
1-1F
d
 
1-1A
13
Stoke4115917354 
w
 
4-0F
w
 
1-2F
w
 
3-1A
d
 
0-00-0
14
Preston41131513-454 
Apr 25
l
 
3-2F
-
-
15
Swansea4115917-554 
d
 
3-3F
l
 
1-0A
w
 
2-1F
d
 
1-1F
16
Birmingham41141116-353 
w
 
3-0F
d
 
1-1A
l
 
0-1A
Apr 22
17
Sheff Utd4115620-151 
-
-
w
 
3-2A
Apr 25
18
Charlton41121316-1149 
l
 
0-1A
l
 
1-0A
w
 
2-0F
Apr 11
19
Blackburn41121118-1247 
Apr 22
w
 
1-3A
l
 
1-2A
l
 
1-0A
20
West Brom42111318-1446 
d
 
1-1F
l
 
2-0A
Apr 18
l
 
2-1A
21
Portsmouth40101218-1742 
w
 
3-0F
w
 
0-1F
w
 
1-0F
l
 
1-0A
22
Leicester41111416-941 
w
 
3-1F
w
 
2-3F
w
 
2-1F
d
 
2-2A
23
Oxford Utd4191418-1541 
w
 
3-1A
w
 
0-1F
l
 
1-3A
w
 
1-2F
24
Sheff Wed4111030-57-5 
w
 
2-1F
w
 
0-3F
w
 
3-0F
w
 
2-3A
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Sheff Utd 17TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
33
Conceded
26
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
8
D
4
Lost
8
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Sheff Utd3 - 3Swansea
Sheff Utd1 - 2Wrexham
Sheff Utd1 - 1West Brom
Sheff Utd1 - 2Coventry
Sheff Utd2 - 1Sheff Wed
Sheff Utd1 - 2M'Boro
Sheff Utd3 - 1Oxford Utd
Sheff Utd3 - 1Ipswich
Sheff Utd3 - 1Leicester
Sheff Utd3 - 0Birmingham
Sheff Utd1 - 1Norwich
Sheff Utd4 - 0Stoke
Sheff Utd3 - 0Portsmouth
Sheff Utd0 - 0QPR
Sheff Utd1 - 3Derby
Sheff Utd1 - 0Watford
Sheff Utd1 - 2Southampton
Sheff Utd0 - 1Charlton
Sheff Utd0 - 1Millwall
Sheff Utd1 - 4Bristol C
Goals: Scored
32
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
8
D
4
Lost
8
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ASheff Utd0 - 1Bristol C
HSheff Utd3 - 3Swansea
HSheff Utd1 - 2Wrexham
ASheff Utd1 - 1Birmingham
ASheff Utd1 - 2Norwich
HSheff Utd1 - 1West Brom
ASheff Utd2 - 0QPR
HSheff Utd1 - 2Coventry
HSheff Utd2 - 1Sheff Wed
ASheff Utd1 - 0Portsmouth
HSheff Utd1 - 2M'Boro
HSheff Utd3 - 1Oxford Utd
ASheff Utd1 - 1Millwall
HSheff Utd3 - 1Ipswich
ASheff Utd0 - 1Southampton
ASheff Utd0 - 1Charlton
HSheff Utd3 - 1Leicester
ASheff Utd2 - 1Stoke
ASheff Utd3 - 5Wrexham
HSheff Utd3 - 0Birmingham
Preston 14TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
21
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
5
Draw
8
Lost
7
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Leicester2 - 2Preston
Norwich2 - 0Preston
Coventry3 - 0Preston
Swansea1 - 1Preston
Blackburn1 - 0Preston
Ipswich1 - 1Preston
M'Boro4 - 0Preston
Bristol C0 - 2Preston
Wrexham2 - 1Preston
Stoke0 - 0Preston
Oxford Utd1 - 2Preston
Sheff Wed2 - 3Preston
Watford1 - 1Preston
Millwall1 - 1Preston
Southampton0 - 2Preston
West Brom2 - 1Preston
Hull2 - 2Preston
Derby0 - 1Preston
Portsmouth1 - 0Preston
QPR1 - 1Preston
Goals: Scored
19
Conceded
30
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
W
4
Draw
7
Lost
9
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HPreston1 - 1QPR
APreston2 - 2Leicester
HPreston3 - 1Stoke
APreston0 - 2Norwich
APreston0 - 3Coventry
HPreston1 - 3Oxford Utd
HPreston0 - 2Millwall
APreston1 - 1Swansea
APreston0 - 1Blackburn
HPreston2 - 2Watford
HPreston1 - 0Portsmouth
APreston1 - 1Ipswich
APreston0 - 4M'Boro
HPreston0 - 3Hull
HPreston0 - 1Derby
APreston2 - 0Bristol C
HPreston3 - 0Sheff Wed
APreston1 - 2Wrexham
APreston0 - 0Stoke
HPreston1 - 1Norwich
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
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
SHU
13
D
5
PNE
2
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
League games at Preston since 2000
Preston
Sheff Utd
Goals: Scored
29
23
Games: Scored
13 / 21
14 / 21
Clean sheets
7 / 21
8 / 21
SHU
6
D
7
PNE
8
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Preston
Preston3 - 2
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
Goal Statistics

Sheffield United's fans will be hoping for goals on Saturday afternoon, not least because Preston North End have conceded in each of their last 10 Championship outings. A PG of 1.7 for C. Wilder's side suggests that run should continue.

Sheff Utd 17th Preston 14th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.7
goals
1.1
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
18%
1
31%
2
27%
3
15%
4+
10%
There is a 82% probability that Sheff Utd will score 1 or more goals
0
34%
1
37%
2
20%
3
4+
There is a 71% probability that Preston will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+4
Sheff Utd’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-4
Preston’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.7
average goals scored
1.1
average goals scored
1.3
conceded
1.4
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Championship - 2025/2026 season
Sheff Utd
PG (predicted goals)
Preston
1.7
1.1
Attack rating
%
better
SHU
PNE
view stats
Games scored0
0
Failed to score0
0
Scored first0
0
Goals scored0
0
Avg. goals scored0
0
Avg. shots per game0
0
Avg. shots per goal0
0
Conversion rate for0
0
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
0%
Defence rating
%
better
SHU
PNE
view stats
Games conceded0
0
Clean sheets0
0
Conceded first0
0
Goals conceded0
0
Avg. goals conceded0
0
Avg. shots/game conceded0
0
Avg. shots/goal conceded0
0
Conversion rate against0%
0%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
0%

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

Sheff Utd Championship squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
379118
C O'HareP BamfordG HamerG Hamer
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
C O'Hare MID4187
2
-
H Burrows DEF3944
2
-
A Brooks MID3762
7
-
J Tanganga DEF351
6
1
S. Peck MID3544
6
-
M Cooper GLK34
-
T Campbell FWD3462
4
-
F Seriki DEF3314
5
1
T Cannon FWD3351
2
-
G Hamer MID32311
8
-
D. Soumaré MID25
4
1
T. Bindon DEF231
1
-
P Bamford FWD239
2
1
J Riedewald MID213
3
-
M McGuinness DEF201
3
-
S McCallum DEF2011
2
-
D Ings FWD191
-
O Arblaster MID171
2
-
T Chong MID161
-
B Mee DEF151
2
-
C Ogbene FWD1311
-
K Hoever DEF11
2
-
T Davies MID10
-
A Davies GLK8
1
-
A. Matos MID8
-
L Hjelde DEF6
-
J Rothwell MID5
1
J Shackleton DEF3
-
K Phillips MID3
2
1
Preston Championship squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
408710
B WhitemanA DevineL DobbinA Hughes
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
B Whiteman MID4025
9
-
A Devine MID4084
4
-
J Storey DEF3922
8
1
O Offiah DEF38
4
-
T Small DEF3832
5
-
A Hughes DEF34
10
-
L Dobbin FWD3477
2
-
M Smith FWD3431
2
-
D Jebbison FWD3362
2
-
D Iversen GLK311
1
-
P Valentín DEF312
2
-
A McCann MID2611
5
-
A Vukcevic DEF252
-
L Gibson DEF241
3
-
M Osmajic FWD2481
3
1
L Lindsay DEF22
4
1
J Thompson MID152
4
-
J Lewis DEF141
1
-
B Potts DEF1111
1
-
D Cornell GLK7
1
-
A Moran MID611
1
-
C Lang  FWD52
2
-
J Walton GLK3
-
R Brady MID2
-
M. Luković FWD1
-
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Southampton v Bristol C
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Norwich v Derby
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Coventry v Portsmouth
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Wed 22nd Apr, 19:45
Charlton v Ipswich
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West Brom v Ipswich
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Birmingham v Bristol C
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