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Championship | Gameweek 36
Mar 8, 2025 at 3pm UK
Bramall Lane
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Sheff Utd
1 - 0
Preston

Campbell (56', 56')
Robinson (90+4')
FT(HT: 0-0)

Teitur Thordarson (31'), Porteous (61'), Greenwood (69'), Gibson (90+4')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Championship clash between Sheffield United and Preston North End, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: QPR 1-2 Sheff Utd
Saturday, March 1 at 3pm in Championship
Last Game: Preston 0-0 Swansea
Tuesday, March 4 at 7.45pm in Championship

We said: Sheffield United 1-0 Preston North End

Following consecutive clean sheets, Paul Heckingbottom and his Preston North End side will look to damage his former club's promotion hopes on Saturday, but they could fall just short given the quality throughout the Blades' squad and their renewed confidence from last week's away win. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Sheffield United win with a probability of 46.85%. A win for Preston North End had a probability of 27.15% and a draw had a probability of 26%.

The most likely scoreline for a Sheffield United win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.61%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.17%) and 2-0 (8.62%). The likeliest Preston North End win was 0-1 (8.32%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.35%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with an 11.6% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted a 1-0 win for Sheffield United in this match.

Result
Sheffield UnitedDrawPreston North End
46.85% (0.0079999999999956 0.01) 26% (-0.00099999999999767 -0) 27.15% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
Both teams to score 50.64% (0.0030000000000001 0)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
46.84% (0.0060000000000002 0.01)53.15% (-0.0049999999999955 -0)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
25.27% (0.0050000000000026 0.01)74.73% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
Sheffield United Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
77.33% (0.007000000000005 0.01)22.67% (-0.0060000000000002 -0.01)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
43.68% (0.0090000000000003 0.01)56.32% (-0.0069999999999979 -0.01)
Preston North End Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
65.49%34.51% (0.0030000000000001 0)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
28.77% (-0.00099999999999767 -0)71.22% (0.0030000000000001 0)
Score Analysis
    Sheffield United 46.85%
    Preston North End 27.15%
    Draw 26%
Sheffield UnitedDrawPreston North End
1-0 @ 11.61%
2-1 @ 9.17% (0.00099999999999945 0)
2-0 @ 8.62% (0.00099999999999945 0)
3-1 @ 4.54% (0.0019999999999998 0)
3-0 @ 4.26% (0.0019999999999998 0)
3-2 @ 2.41%
4-1 @ 1.68%
4-0 @ 1.58% (0.00099999999999989 0)
Other @ 2.99%
Total : 46.85%
1-1 @ 12.35%
0-0 @ 7.82% (-0.0019999999999998 -0)
2-2 @ 4.88%
Other @ 0.95%
Total : 26%
0-1 @ 8.32% (-0.0020000000000007 -0)
1-2 @ 6.57% (-0.0010000000000003 -0)
0-2 @ 4.43% (-0.00099999999999945 -0)
1-3 @ 2.33%
2-3 @ 1.73%
0-3 @ 1.57%
Other @ 2.19%
Total : 27.15%

How you voted: Sheff Utd vs Preston

Sheffield United
76.8%
Draw
15.9%
Preston North End
7.2%
69
Head to Head
Aug 9, 2024 8pm
Gameweek 1
Preston
0-2
Sheff Utd

Lindsay (80')
Arblaster (12'), Hamer (55')
Apr 29, 2023 3pm
Gameweek 45
Sheff Utd
4-1
Preston
Ahmedhodzic (36'), Fleck (72'), Ndiaye (75'), McBurnie (90+5')
Delap (63')
Sep 17, 2022 3pm
Gameweek 11
Preston
0-2
Sheff Utd
Ndiaye (40'), McBurnie (75')
Jan 18, 2022 7.45pm
Gameweek 24
Preston
2-2
Sheff Utd
Browne (71'), Riis Jakobsen (89')
Cunningham (82')
Hughes (38')
Bogle (17'), Sharp (39' pen.)
Hourihane (60'), Bogle (80')
Sep 14, 2021 7.45pm
Gameweek 7
Sheff Utd
2-2
Preston
Gibbs-White (7'), Berge (84')
Norwood (45+1'), Norrington-Davies (74')
Johnson (19'), Riis Jakobsen (90+4')
Riis Jakobsen (13')
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
CLeeds UnitedLeeds4629134953065100
3Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd462881063362790
4Sunderland4621131258441476
5Coventry CityCoventry46209176458669
6Bristol City461717125955468
7Blackburn RoversBlackburn46199185348566
8Millwall461812164749-266
9West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom4615191257471064
10Middlesbrough461810186456864
11Swansea CitySwansea461710195156-561
12Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds461513186069-958
13Norwich CityNorwich461415177168357
14Watford46169215361-857
15Queens Park RangersQPR461414185363-1056
16Portsmouth461412205871-1354
17Oxford UnitedOxford Utd461314194965-1653
18Stoke CityStoke461215194562-1751
19Derby CountyDerby461311224856-850
20Preston North EndPreston461020164859-1150
21Hull City461213214454-1049
RLuton TownLuton461310234569-2449
RPlymouth ArgylePlymouth461113225188-3746
RCardiff CityCardiff46917204873-2544


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