Championship

Championship | Gameweek 25

Jan 1, 2026 at 3pm UK

Preston Preston North End
3-0
Sheff Weds Sheffield Wednesday

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Preston North End

All competitions

Last Game: Preston 3-0 Sheff Weds
Thursday, January 1 at 3pm in Championship

Next Game: Bristol City vs. Preston
Sunday, January 4 at 3pm in Championship

Goals
for

Top scorers

Sheffield Wednesday

All competitions

Last Game: Preston 3-0 Sheff Weds
Thursday, January 1 at 3pm in Championship

Next Game: QPR vs. Sheff Weds
Sunday, January 4 at 12pm in Championship

Goals
for

Top scorers

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats, suggests the most likely outcome of this match is a Preston North End win with a probability of 46.03%. A win for Sheffield Wednesday has a probability of 28.76% and a draw has a probability of 25.21%.

The most likely scoreline for a Preston North End win is 1-0 with a probability of 10.23%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome are 2-1 (9.25%) and 2-0 (7.92%). The likeliest Sheffield Wednesday win is 0-1 (7.74%) , while for a drawn scoreline it is 1-1 (11.96%).

Result
Preston North End	Draw	Sheffield Wednesday
46.03% ( -0.08)	25.21%	28.76% ( 0.08)

Both teams to score 54.24% (

0.06)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

51.01% (

0.05)

48.99% (

-0.05)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

28.92% (

0.05)

71.07% (

-0.05)

Preston North End Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

78.7% (

-0.01)

21.3% (

0.01)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

45.76% (

-0.02)

54.24% (

0.02)

Sheffield Wednesday Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

68.92% (

0.09)

31.08% (

-0.09)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

32.6% (

0.1)

67.4% (

-0.1)

Score Analysis

Preston North End 46.03%

Sheffield Wednesday 28.76%

Draw 25.2%

Preston North End	Draw	Sheffield Wednesday
1-0 @ 10.23% ( -0.03) 2-1 @ 9.25% ( -0.01) 2-0 @ 7.92% ( -0.02) 3-1 @ 4.77% ( -0) 3-0 @ 4.08% ( -0.01) 3-2 @ 2.79% ( 0) 4-1 @ 1.84% ( -0) 4-0 @ 1.58% ( -0.01) 4-2 @ 1.08% ( 0) Other @ 2.49% Total : 46.03%	1-1 @ 11.96% 0-0 @ 6.62% ( -0.01) 2-2 @ 5.41% ( 0.01) 3-3 @ 1.09% ( 0.01) Other @ 0.13% Total : 25.2%	0-1 @ 7.74% ( 0) 1-2 @ 6.99% ( 0.02) 0-2 @ 4.52% ( 0.01) 1-3 @ 2.72% ( 0.01) 2-3 @ 2.11% ( 0.01) 0-3 @ 1.76% ( 0.01) Other @ 2.93% Total : 28.76%