Championship

Championship | Gameweek 45

Apr 29, 2023 at 3pm UK

Bramall Lane

Sheff Utd
4 - 1
Preston

Ahmedhodzic (36'), Fleck (72'), Ndiaye (75'), McBurnie (90+5')

FT(HT: 1-0)

Delap (63')

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

Sheffield United

All competitions

Championship

Last Game: Sheff Utd 2-0 West Brom
Wednesday, April 26 at 8pm in Championship

Goals
for

Top scorers

Preston North End

All competitions

Last Game: Preston 1-1 Blackburn
Saturday, April 22 at 5.30pm in Championship

Goals
for

Top scorers

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 66.79%. A draw had a probability of 20.4% and a win for Preston North End had a probability of 12.77%.

The most likely scoreline for a Sheffield United win was 1-0 with a probability of 13.37%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (13.16%) and 2-1 (9.49%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.64%), while for a Preston North End win it was 0-1 (4.9%). The actual scoreline of 4-1 was predicted with a 3.1% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Sheffield United would win this match.

Result
Sheffield United	Draw	Preston North End
66.79% ( 0.14)	20.44% ( -0.08)	12.77% ( -0.05)

Both teams to score 44.18% (

0.09)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

50.37% (

0.21)

49.63% (

-0.2)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

28.35% (

0.18)

71.65% (

-0.18)

Sheffield United Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

86.03% (

0.11)

13.97% (

-0.11)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

58.54% (

0.21)

41.46% (

-0.21)

Preston North End Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

51.35% (

0.04)

48.65% (

-0.03)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

16.29% (

0.03)

83.7% (

-0.02)

Score Analysis

Sheffield United 66.78%

Preston North End 12.77%

Draw 20.44%

Sheffield United	Draw	Preston North End
1-0 @ 13.37% ( -0.06) 2-0 @ 13.16% ( -0.01) 2-1 @ 9.49% ( 0) 3-0 @ 8.64% ( 0.03) 3-1 @ 6.22% ( 0.03) 4-0 @ 4.25% ( 0.03) 4-1 @ 3.06% ( 0.03) 3-2 @ 2.24% ( 0.01) 5-0 @ 1.67% ( 0.02) 5-1 @ 1.21% ( 0.01) 4-2 @ 1.1% ( 0.01) Other @ 2.37% Total : 66.78%	1-1 @ 9.64% ( -0.03) 0-0 @ 6.8% ( -0.06) 2-2 @ 3.42% ( 0) Other @ 0.59% Total : 20.44%	0-1 @ 4.9% ( -0.04) 1-2 @ 3.47% ( -0.01) 0-2 @ 1.76% ( -0.01) Other @ 2.64% Total : 12.77%