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Championship | Gameweek 42
Jul 8, 2020 at 7.45pm UK
Hillsborough Stadium
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Sheff Weds
1 - 3
Preston

Murphy (59')
Pelupessy (10'), Nuhiu (85')
FT(HT: 0-0)
Sinclair (78'), Stockley (87'), Potts (90+6')

The Match

Match Report

North End are three points off the top six.

Preview

Sports Mole previews Wednesday's Championship clash between Sheffield Wednesday and Preston North End, including team news and predicted lineups.

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 Preston North End win with a probability of 38.48%. A win for Sheffield Wednesday had a probability of 33.62% and a draw had a probability of 27.9%.

The most likely scoreline for a Preston North End win was 0-1 with a probability of 11.61%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.07%) and 0-2 (7.14%). The likeliest Sheffield Wednesday win was 1-0 (10.67%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.12%). The actual scoreline of 1-3 was predicted with a 3.3% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Preston North End would win this match.

Result
Sheffield WednesdayDrawPreston North End
33.62%27.89%38.48%
Both teams to score 47.91%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
41.98%58.02%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
21.29%78.71%
Sheffield Wednesday Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
67.7%32.3%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
31.2%68.8%
Preston North End Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
70.76%29.24%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
34.81%65.19%
Score Analysis
    Sheffield Wednesday 33.62%
    Preston North End 38.48%
    Draw 27.89%
Sheffield WednesdayDrawPreston North End
1-0 @ 10.67%
2-1 @ 7.42%
2-0 @ 6.03%
3-1 @ 2.79%
3-0 @ 2.27%
3-2 @ 1.72%
Other @ 2.72%
Total : 33.62%
1-1 @ 13.12%
0-0 @ 9.44%
2-2 @ 4.56%
Other @ 0.77%
Total : 27.89%
0-1 @ 11.61%
1-2 @ 8.07%
0-2 @ 7.14%
1-3 @ 3.31%
0-3 @ 2.93%
2-3 @ 1.87%
1-4 @ 1.02%
Other @ 2.54%
Total : 38.48%

Head to Head
Aug 24, 2019 3pm
Gameweek 5
Preston
2-1
Sheff Weds
Johnson (32' pen., 65' pen.)
Fletcher (78')
Odubajo (64'), Reach (84'), Fox (95')
Apr 27, 2019 3pm
Gameweek 45
Preston
3-3
Sheff Weds
Stockley (9'), Lees (36' og.), Browne (62')
Fisher (64')
Bannan (49'), Forestieri (76'), Nuhiu (78')
Pelupessy (35'), Bannan (54')
Iorfa (80')
Dec 22, 2018 3pm
Gameweek 23
Sheff Weds
1-0
Preston
Hector (62')
Nuhiu (90')

Moult (16'), Rudd (57'), Ledson (78'), Huntington (79'), Johnson (95')
Pearson (26')
Mar 30, 2018 3pm
Sheff Weds
4-1
Preston
Nuhiu (50', 90'), Joao (52'), Forestieri (90')
Hutchinson (1'), Nuhiu (16')
Moult (72')
Davies (95')
Aug 5, 2017 3pm
Preston
1-0
Sheff Weds
Johnson (79' pen.)
Pearson (22'), Hugill (84')

Forestieri (33'), Bannan (55'), Pudil (74')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Burnley452716266155197
2Leeds UnitedLeeds442713489296094
3Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd452871062352789
4Sunderland4521131158431576
5Bristol City441716115749867
6Coventry CityCoventry45199176258466
7Millwall451812154646066
8Blackburn RoversBlackburn45198185247565
9Middlesbrough4518101764541064
10West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom451419125244861
11Swansea CitySwansea45179194853-560
12Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds451512185968-957
13Watford45168215260-856
14Norwich CityNorwich451315176766154
15Queens Park RangersQPR451314185263-1153
16Portsmouth451411205770-1353
17Oxford UnitedOxford Utd451313194662-1652
18Stoke CityStoke451214194562-1750
19Derby CountyDerby451310224856-849
20Preston North EndPreston451019164657-1149
21Luton TownLuton451310224264-2249
22Hull City451212214353-1048
23Plymouth ArgylePlymouth451113215086-3646
24Cardiff CityCardiff45917194669-2344


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