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

Sat 7th Dec, 12:30 BST, Hillsborough, Sheffield

Home advantage makes a difference in the Championship, and Danny Röhl’s Sheffield Wednesday will have the blessing of it on Saturday lunch time. Paul Heckingbottom’s Preston North End are their opponents at the Hillsborough. We have predictions, tips, and odds and head-to-head statistics across the biggest markets, all with the aim of helping you find a winning bet on this Championship clash.


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Over / Under 3.5 Goals
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Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Sheff Wed
49%
--
Draw
24%
--
Preston
27%
--
Draw 1-1
12%
--
Sheff Wed 1-0
10%
--
Sheff Wed 2-1
10%
--
Sheff Wed 2-0
8%
--
Preston 1-0
7%
--
Preston 2-1
7%
--
Draw 0-0
6%
--
Draw 2-2
5%
--
Sheff Wed 3-1
5%
--
Sheff Wed 3-0
5%
--
Preston 2-0
4%
--
Sheff Wed 3-2
3%
--
Preston 3-1
3%
--
Sheff Wed 4-1
2%
--
Preston 3-2
2%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
53%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
47%
--
Home 1st Goal
52%
--
Away 1st Goal
44%
--
No 1st Goal
4%
--
BTTS - Yes
55%
--
BTTS - No
45%
--
BTTS - Home Win
23%
--
BTTS - Draw
18%
--
BTTS - Away Win
13%
--
Home/draw
73%
--
Away/draw
51%
--
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
15%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
85%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
6%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
94%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
94%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
6%
--
Home DNB
66%
--
Away DNB
44%
--
Sheff Wed win to nil
26%
--
Preston win to nil
13%
--
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Win / draw / win Championship table

Sheff Wed have played 17 matches so far this season and lay in 12th place in the Championship league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 8 games against teams below in the table, having won 4, drawn 3 and lost 1 match. They have kept 3 clean sheets and have failed to score in 1 fixture. Sheff Wed have outscored their opponents by 20 goals to 16 goals.

Home League Performance

Sheff Wed have played 9 games at home winning 3, drawing 3 and losing 3 games. They have scored 13 goals, kept 3 clean sheets and conceded 14 goals at home.

Preston are in 19th position in the Championship on 17 points having played 17 matches so far this season. Preston are having a poor run against away teams, having not won a match so far this season. They have also not scored in 3 of those games.

Away League Performance

4 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 16 goals and kept 2 clean sheets. They have scored 7 goals in total and failed to score in 3 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

15 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 5 games, drawn 7 and won 3. Preston have conceded 18 goals, scored 12, failed to score in 6 fixtures and have kept 7 clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Sheff Wed
Preston
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Sheff Utd1711421535 
Mar 15
l
 
1-0A
l
 
0-2A
Mar 8
2
Burnley179621533 
l
 
0-2A
Feb 21
Feb 15
d
 
0-00-0
3
Sunderland179621433 
Mar 1
l
 
4-0A
d
 
0-00-0
Mar 11
4
Leeds169521632 
l
 
0-2A
Jan 19
Dec 14
Apr 12
5
Watford17926229 
l
 
2-6A
May 3
w
 
3-0F
Jan 21
6
M'Boro168351027 
Apr 21
Dec 26
Jan 25
d
 
1-1A
7
West Brom17692727 
w
 
3-2F
Feb 8
Nov 30
Jan 1
8
Millwall16664524 
Jan 4
l
 
3-0A
Feb 8
l
 
3-1A
9
Norwich17575622 
w
 
2-0F
Mar 12
d
 
2-2F
Feb 11
10
Blackburn15645222 
Dec 10
Apr 8
d
 
0-00-0
Jan 31
11
Bristol C17575-122 
Jan 22
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
1-3A
May 3
12
Sheff Wed 17647-622 
-
-
Dec 29
Dec 7
13
Stoke17566-121 
Dec 21
Apr 18
Apr 5
d
 
0-00-0
14
Derby16556020 
Jan 1
Dec 1
d
 
1-1F
Mar 29
15
Swansea16547019 
d
 
0-00-0
Feb 12
Mar 1
l
 
3-0A
16
Luton16538-818 
Feb 1
l
 
2-1F
w
 
1-0F
Jan 18
17
Coventry17458-317 
Feb 15
w
 
1-2A
w
 
1-0F
Feb 22
18
Oxford Utd17458-817 
Apr 12
Dec 14
Jan 4
l
 
3-1F
19
Preston 17386-817 
Dec 7
Dec 29
-
-
20
Plymouth17458-1617 
w
 
4-0F
Mar 8
Apr 26
d
 
3-3F
21
Cardiff16448-916 
d
 
1-1A
Mar 29
Apr 8
Dec 11
22
Hull17368-715 
Apr 5
w
 
0-2F
Dec 26
Apr 21
23
Portsmouth15267-1212 
Apr 26
w
 
1-2A
Mar 15
l
 
3-1A
24
QPR16187-1311 
d
 
1-1F
Jan 25
Apr 18
Dec 21
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
13
Preston have not won in 13 consecutive away league games
Sheff Wed 12TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
29
Conceded
24
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
8
Draw
7
Lost
5
Goals: Scored
28
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
9
D
4
Lost
7
Preston 19TH
20 league games
Away
13
Overall
Goals: Scored
16
Conceded
31
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
W
3
Draw
6
Lost
11
Goals: Scored
16
Conceded
31
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
W
3
Draw
8
Lost
9
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Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Sheff Wed since 2000
Sheff Wed
Preston
Goals: Scored
23
20
Games: Scored
14 / 16
12 / 16
Clean sheets
4 / 16
2 / 16
SHW
8
D
1
PNE
7
League games at Preston since 2001
Preston
Sheff Wed
Goals: Scored
21
15
Games: Scored
12 / 16
9 / 16
Clean sheets
7 / 16
4 / 16
SHW
2
D
7
PNE
7
Goal Statistics
Sheff Wed 12th Preston 19th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.6
goals
1.1
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
19%
1
32%
2
26%
3
14%
4+
9%
There is a 81% probability that Sheff Wed will score 1 or more goals
0
32%
1
36%
2
21%
3
8%
4+
There is a 68% probability that Preston will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+4
Sheff Wed’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-26
Preston have scored 26% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.5
average goals scored
0.8
average goals scored
1.2
conceded
1.6
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Championship - 2024/2025 season
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Sheff Wed
PG (predicted goals)
Preston
1.6
1.1
Attack rating
SHW
PNE
2%
better
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Games scored10
11
Failed to score7
6
Scored first6
7
Goals scored20
16
Avg. goals scored1.2
0.9
Avg. shots per game9
7
Avg. shots per goal8
7
Conversion rate for13
14
Avg. XG for1.3
1.1
KickOff rating
+2%
Defence rating
SHW
PNE
15%
better
view stats
Games conceded12
10
Clean sheets5
7
Conceded first9
6
Goals conceded26
24
Avg. goals conceded1.5
1.4
Avg. shots/game conceded8
8
Avg. shots/goal conceded5
6
Conversion rate against18%
18%
Avg. XG against1.3
1.3
KickOff rating
+15%

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

Sheff Wed Championship squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
17536
J BeadleJ WindassM JohnsonD Bernard
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Beadle GLK17
1
-
Y Valery DEF172
4
-
B Bannan MID1721
2
-
I Ugbo FWD16
1
-
D Bernard DEF151
5
1
P Valentín DEF151
-
M Johnson MID153
-
J Windass MID1551
2
-
A Musaba FWD1513
-
M Smith FWD1542
1
-
S Charles MID1411
3
-
D Gassama FWD141
-
M Lowe DEF13
-
L Palmer DEF13
2
-
S Ingelsson MID121
2
-
J Lowe FWD1212
2
-
A Famewo DEF81
2
-
O Kobacki FWD8
-
D Iorfa DEF71
2
-
C Paterson FWD5
-
M Ihiekwe DEF4
-
Preston Championship squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
17427
F WoodmanS GreenwoodE RiisB Whiteman
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
F Woodman GLK17
4
1
A Hughes DEF171
4
-
E Riis FWD1732
2
-
J Storey DEF1611
2
-
D Holmes MID161
2
-
B Whiteman MID161
7
-
K Kesler-Hayden DEF152
2
-
B Potts DEF1511
3
-
M Frökjaer-Jensen MID152
3
-
S Greenwood MID1441
4
1
L Lindsay DEF13
3
1
S Thórdarson MID13
-
A McCann MID131
4
-
R Brady MID101
3
-
M Osmajic FWD92
1
-
R Ledson MID81
3
-
J Whatmough DEF7
1
-
J Okkels FWD6
-
W Keane FWD61
-
J Bowler FWD5
-
D Cornell GLK1
-
K. Best DEF1
-