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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

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Arblaster (12'), Hamer (55')
Apr 29, 2023 3pm
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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
1Leeds UnitedLeeds362210472234976
2Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd36246651272476
3Burnley362014249103974
4Sunderland361911654332168
5Coventry CityCoventry36168125246656
6West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom361316746321455
7Bristol City36131494639753
8Blackburn RoversBlackburn36157144137452
9Middlesbrough36148145547850
10Norwich CityNorwich361213115749849
11Watford36147154650-449
12Millwall361212123637-148
13Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds36139145056-648
14Queens Park RangersQPR361111144146-544
15Swansea CitySwansea36128163846-844
16Preston North EndPreston36916113642-643
17Portsmouth36119164457-1342
18Oxford UnitedOxford Utd36912153753-1639
19Hull City36910173645-937
20Stoke CityStoke36812163650-1436
21Cardiff CityCardiff36812163959-2036
22Derby CountyDerby3688203549-1432
23Luton TownLuton3687213259-2731
24Plymouth ArgylePlymouth36612183673-3730


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