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

Sat 29th Nov, 15:00 BST, Hillsborough, Sheffield

Henrik Pedersen's Sheffield Wednesday side are on home soil in the Championship on Saturday afternoon, as Paul Heckingbottom's Preston North End arrive at the Hillsborough. Our predictions are based on extensive statistical analysis of both teams, across seventeen of the main markets. The data and the odds are unique to each market, and head-to-head statistics are included for all.


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Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Sheff Wed
20%
--
Draw
25%
--
Preston
55%
--
Preston 1-0
14%
--
Draw 1-1
12%
--
Preston 2-0
11%
--
Preston 2-1
9%
--
Draw 0-0
9%
--
Sheff Wed 1-0
7%
--
Preston 3-0
6%
--
Sheff Wed 2-1
5%
--
Preston 3-1
5%
--
Draw 2-2
4%
--
Sheff Wed 2-0
3%
--
Preston 4-0
2%
--
Preston 3-2
2%
--
Preston 4-1
2%
--
Sheff Wed 3-1
1%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
44%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
56%
--
Home 1st Goal
39%
--
Away 1st Goal
55%
--
No 1st Goal
6%
--
BTTS - Yes
45%
--
BTTS - No
55%
--
BTTS - Home Win
8%
--
BTTS - Draw
16%
--
BTTS - Away Win
21%
--
Home/draw
45%
--
Away/draw
80%
--
Home/away
75%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
70%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
30%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
23%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
77%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
10%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
90%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
4%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
96%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
91%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
9%
--
Home DNB
38%
--
Away DNB
72%
--
Sheff Wed win to nil
12%
--
Preston win to nil
34%
--
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Win / draw / win Championship table

Sheff Wed have played 15 matches so far this season and are in 24th position in the league. Sheff Wed are having a poor run against away teams, having not won a match so far this season. They have also not scored in 5 of those games.

Performance against teams above them in the league

15 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 9 games, drawn 5 and won 1. Sheff Wed have conceded 29 goals, scored 12, failed to score in 6 matches and kept 2 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Sheff Wed have played 8 games at home, winning 0, drawing 2 and losing 6 fixtures. They have scored 3 goals, conceded 18 goals, kept 0 clean sheets and failed to score 5 times in home league games.

Preston lay in 4th place on 26 points in the Championship league table having played 15 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 14 games against teams below them in the table, winning 7, drawing 4 and losing 3 games. They have scored 18 goals and kept 5 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Preston have conceded 12 goals and have failed to score in 3 matches.

Away league performance

Preston have played 7 away games, winning 2, drawing 3 and losing 2 games. They have scored an average of 1.1 goals per away game and conceded an average 1 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Sheff Wed
Preston
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Coventry1510412734 
l
 
0-5A
Apr 11
Dec 9
Mar 11
2
M'Boro15852629 
l
 
0-1A
Apr 21
d
 
2-2F
Jan 24
3
Stoke158341127 
l
 
0-3A
Apr 3
Mar 21
Dec 26
4
Preston15753626 
Nov 29
Jan 1
-
-
5
Hull15744225 
Dec 26
Mar 21
Jan 20
d
 
2-2F
6
Millwall15744-325 
Feb 14
Nov 26
Feb 28
d
 
1-1F
7
Ipswich146531023 
Mar 14
Dec 20
w
 
1-0F
Jan 31
8
Bristol C15654423 
l
 
0-3A
Jan 24
d
 
0-00-0
Jan 4
9
Charlton15654423 
Apr 18
l
 
2-1A
w
 
2-0F
Apr 11
10
Derby15654123 
Dec 15
Mar 7
Jan 17
w
 
0-1F
11
Birmingham15636321 
Jan 20
d
 
2-2A
l
 
0-1A
Apr 22
12
Leicester15564221 
Apr 6
l
 
2-1F
w
 
2-1F
Apr 3
13
Wrexham15564121 
Jan 31
d
 
2-2A
Dec 6
Dec 29
14
West Brom15636-221 
May 2
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 18
l
 
2-1A
15
Watford15555120 
Mar 10
Dec 9
Feb 14
Nov 25
16
QPR15546-619 
d
 
1-1F
Jan 4
Apr 6
d
 
1-1A
17
Southampton15465-318 
Feb 28
l
 
3-1A
May 2
w
 
0-2F
18
Swansea15456-417 
l
 
0-2A
Feb 8
w
 
2-1F
Feb 24
19
Blackburn14518-516 
Dec 29
Dec 6
Nov 21
Feb 20
20
Portsmouth15357-814 
Jan 17
w
 
0-2F
Feb 7
l
 
1-0A
21
Oxford Utd15348-613 
l
 
1-2A
Apr 25
Mar 7
Dec 13
22
Sheff Utd153111-1510 
Nov 23
Feb 22
w
 
3-2A
Apr 25
23
Norwich152310-99 
d
 
1-1F
Feb 25
Dec 20
Mar 14
24
Sheff Wed15159-17-4 
-
-
Jan 1
Nov 29
Promotion
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Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Sheff Wed 24TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
19
Conceded
34
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
19 / 20
Clean sheets
1 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
W
3
Draw
6
Lost
11
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Sheff Wed1 - 1Norwich
Sheff Wed1 - 2Oxford Utd
Sheff Wed0 - 1M'Boro
Sheff Wed0 - 5Coventry
Sheff Wed1 - 1QPR
Sheff Wed0 - 3Bristol C
Sheff Wed0 - 2Swansea
Sheff Wed0 - 3Stoke
Sheff Wed1 - 1Portsmouth
Sheff Wed2 - 1M'Boro
Sheff Wed0 - 1Oxford Utd
Sheff Wed0 - 1Hull
Sheff Wed0 - 1Sheff Utd
Sheff Wed1 - 2Sunderland
Sheff Wed1 - 2Coventry
Sheff Wed1 - 1Luton
Sheff Wed2 - 2Bristol C
Sheff Wed2 - 2Millwall
Sheff Wed4 - 2Derby
Sheff Wed2 - 0Stoke
Goals: Scored
16
Conceded
35
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
W
2
Draw
7
Lost
11
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ASheff Wed1 - 3Southampton
HSheff Wed1 - 1Norwich
ASheff Wed0 - 0West Brom
HSheff Wed1 - 2Oxford Utd
HSheff Wed0 - 1M'Boro
ASheff Wed1 - 2Charlton
HSheff Wed0 - 5Coventry
ASheff Wed2 - 2Birmingham
HSheff Wed1 - 1QPR
ASheff Wed2 - 0Portsmouth
HSheff Wed0 - 3Bristol C
HSheff Wed0 - 2Swansea
ASheff Wed2 - 2Wrexham
HSheff Wed0 - 3Stoke
ASheff Wed1 - 2Leicester
ASheff Wed1 - 1Watford
HSheff Wed1 - 1Portsmouth
HSheff Wed2 - 1M'Boro
ASheff Wed0 - 2Stoke
HSheff Wed0 - 1Oxford Utd
Preston 4TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
20
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
W
4
Draw
6
Lost
10
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Millwall1 - 1Preston
Southampton0 - 2Preston
West Brom2 - 1Preston
Hull2 - 2Preston
Derby0 - 1Preston
Portsmouth1 - 0Preston
QPR1 - 1Preston
Bristol C2 - 2Preston
Hull2 - 1Preston
Leeds2 - 1Preston
Derby2 - 0Preston
Sunderland1 - 1Preston
Sheff Utd1 - 0Preston
Coventry2 - 1Preston
Norwich0 - 1Preston
Blackburn2 - 1Preston
Watford1 - 2Preston
Luton0 - 0Preston
West Brom3 - 1Preston
QPR2 - 1Preston
Goals: Scored
26
Conceded
24
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
7
Draw
6
Lost
7
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
APreston1 - 1Millwall
HPreston2 - 1Swansea
APreston2 - 0Southampton
HPreston3 - 2Sheff Utd
HPreston0 - 1Birmingham
APreston1 - 2West Brom
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
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Sheff Wed since 2000
Sheff Wed
Preston
Goals: Scored
24
21
Games: Scored
15 / 17
13 / 17
Clean sheets
4 / 17
2 / 17
SHW
8
D
2
PNE
7
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Sheff Wed
Draw1 - 1Draw
0 - 1Preston
Sheff Wed1 - 0
1 - 3Preston
Sheff Wed1 - 0
Sheff Wed4 - 1
Sheff Wed2 - 1
Sheff Wed3 - 1
Sheff Wed2 - 0
1 - 2Preston
Draw1 - 1Draw
Sheff Wed2 - 1
1 - 3Preston
Sheff Wed2 - 0
0 - 1Preston
1 - 2Preston
1 - 3Preston
League games at Preston since 2001
Preston
Sheff Wed
Goals: Scored
24
16
Games: Scored
13 / 17
10 / 17
Clean sheets
7 / 17
4 / 17
SHW
2
D
7
PNE
8
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Preston
Preston3 - 1
0 - 1Sheff Wed
Preston1 - 0
Preston2 - 1
Draw3 - 3Draw
Preston1 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
Preston1 - 0
0 - 2Sheff Wed
Draw2 - 2Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
Preston1 - 0
Draw0 - 0Draw
Draw0 - 0Draw
Draw2 - 2Draw
Preston4 - 2
Preston2 - 0
Goal Statistics

An absolutely dreadful PG of just 0.8 should cause concerns for Sheffield Wednesday fans, as should a 7 Championship games run in which they have failed to score more than 1 goal.

Sheff Wed 24th Preston 4th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
0.8
goals
1.6
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
43%
1
36%
2
15%
3
4+
There is a 79% probability of Sheff Wed scoring 1 goal or less
0
21%
1
33%
2
26%
3
14%
4+
There is a 79% probability that Preston will score 1 or more goals
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-23
Sheff Wed have scored 23% fewer goals at home than predicted
+1
Preston’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.0
average goals scored
1.0
average goals scored
1.7
conceded
1.4
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Championship - 2025/2026 season
Sheff Wed
PG (predicted goals)
Preston
0.8
1.6
Attack rating
SHW
PNE
36%
better
view stats
Games scored9
12
Failed to score6
3
Scored first4
9
Goals scored12
20
Avg. goals scored0.8
1.3
Avg. shots per game8
8
Avg. shots per goal10
6
Conversion rate for10
16
Avg. XG for1.1
1.2
KickOff rating
+36%
Defence rating
SHW
PNE
40%
better
view stats
Games conceded13
10
Clean sheets2
5
Conceded first10
5
Goals conceded29
14
Avg. goals conceded1.9
0.9
Avg. shots/game conceded11
8
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
9
Conversion rate against17%
11%
Avg. XG against1.8
1.3
KickOff rating
+40%

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

Sheff Wed Championship squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
15324
D IorfaB BannanB BannanB Bannan
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
D Iorfa DEF151
3
-
Y Valery DEF151
3
-
M Lowe DEF151
1
-
L Palmer DEF15
3
-
B Bannan MID1532
3
1
S Ingelsson MID15
1
-
B Cadamarteri FWD151
1
-
J Lowe FWD152
-
I Ugbo FWD14
1
-
S Fusire MID131
2
-
C McNeill FWD121
-
E Horvath GLK11
1
1
H Amass DEF111
-
G. Otegbayo DEF8
1
-
O Kobacki FWD4
-
R. Johnson DEF3
-
P Charles GLK2
-
J. Thornton MID1
-
N Chalobah MID11
-
Preston Championship squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
15426
D IversenM OsmajicB WhitemanA Hughes
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
D Iversen GLK151
1
-
T Small DEF1531
4
-
J Storey DEF1511
4
-
B Whiteman MID152
4
-
M Smith FWD153
2
-
A Hughes DEF14
6
-
A Devine MID1421
1
-
O Offiah DEF13
2
-
L Gibson DEF12
-
A Vukcevic DEF111
-
H. Armstrong MID111
3
-
A McCann MID11
1
-
M Osmajic FWD114
2
-
L Dobbin FWD1132
-
L Lindsay DEF9
3
-
S Thórdarson MID91
2
-
D Jebbison FWD922
-
M Frökjaer-Jensen MID81
-
P Valentín DEF71
1
-
N Mawene MID1
-