Championship

Championship | Gameweek 1

Aug 9, 2024 at 8pm UK

Deepdale

Preston
0 - 2
Sheff Utd

Lindsay (80')

FT(HT: 0-1)

Arblaster (12'), Hamer (55')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Preston North End

All competitions

Championship

Last Game: Preston 0-3 Everton
Saturday, August 3 at 3pm in Club Friendlies 3

Goals
for

Sheffield United

All competitions

Last Game: Huddersfield 1-1 Sheff Utd
Friday, August 2 at 7.45pm in Club Friendlies 3

Goals
for

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 39.17%. A win for Preston North End had a probability of 34.91% and a draw had a probability of 25.9%.

The most likely scoreline for a Sheffield United win was 0-1 with a probability of 9.53%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.52%) and 0-2 (6.59%). The likeliest Preston North End win was 1-0 (8.89%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.3%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 6.6% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Sheffield United would win this match.

Result
Preston North End	Draw	Sheffield United
34.91% ( -0.05)	25.92% ( -0.02)	39.17% ( 0.07)

Both teams to score 54.36% (

0.04)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

50.05% (

0.05)

49.95% (

-0.06)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

28.07% (

0.05)

71.93% (

-0.05)

Preston North End Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

72.53% (

-0.01)

27.47% (

0.01)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

37.03% (

-0.01)

62.96% (

0.01)

Sheffield United Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

74.95% (

0.06)

25.05% (

-0.07)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

40.27% (

0.09)

59.73% (

-0.09)

Score Analysis

Preston North End 34.91%

Sheffield United 39.17%

Draw 25.91%

Preston North End	Draw	Sheffield United
1-0 @ 8.89% ( -0.02) 2-1 @ 7.95% ( -0.01) 2-0 @ 5.74% ( -0.02) 3-1 @ 3.43% ( -0) 3-0 @ 2.47% ( -0.01) 3-2 @ 2.37% ( 0) 4-1 @ 1.11% ( -0) Other @ 2.95% Total : 34.91%	1-1 @ 12.3% ( -0.01) 0-0 @ 6.88% ( -0.02) 2-2 @ 5.5% ( 0) 3-3 @ 1.09% ( 0) Other @ 0.13% Total : 25.91%	0-1 @ 9.53% ( -0) 1-2 @ 8.52% ( 0.01) 0-2 @ 6.59% ( 0.01) 1-3 @ 3.93% ( 0.01) 0-3 @ 3.04% ( 0.01) 2-3 @ 2.54% ( 0.01) 1-4 @ 1.36% ( 0.01) 0-4 @ 1.05% ( 0.01) Other @ 2.61% Total : 39.17%