Championship
Apr 25, 2026 3.00pm
2
3
HT : 0 2
FT Bramall Lane
  • Harrison Burrows 46' yellowcard
  • Danny Ings 54' yellowcard
  • Gustavo Hamer 71' yellowcard
  • Joe Rothwell 81' yellowcard
  • Patrick Bamford 82' goal
  • Tom Cannon 90'+3' yellowcard
  • Ki-Jana Hoever 90'+3' yellowcard
  • goal Liam Lindsay 5'
  • goal Liam Lindsay 20'
  • yellowcard Robbie Brady 63'
  • yellowcard Brad Potts 63'
  • goal Lewis Dobbin 76'
  • yellowcard Lewis Gibson 87'
  • yellowcard Michael Smith 90'+3'

Sheffield United vs Preston North End - Match Guide, Data Analysis, Standings

The match

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Form, Standings, Stats

Sheffield United

All competitions
Last game
Apr 22, 2026 7.45pm
Sheff Utd 1 - 3 Blackburn
Goals scored
64
Top scorer
Patrick Bamford

Preston North End

All competitions
Last game
Apr 22, 2026 7.45pm
Birmingham 2 - 1 Preston
Goals scored
54
Top scorer
Lewis Dobbin

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 52%. A win for Preston North End had a probability of 24.78% and a draw had a probability of 23.22%.

The most likely scoreline for a Sheffield United win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.93%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (9.68%) and 2-0 (8.55%). The likeliest Preston North End win was 1-2 (6.45%) , while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.83%). The actual scoreline of 2-3 was predicted with a 2.2% likelihood.

Result

Sheffield United 52% (-0.12)
Draw 23.22% (-0.02)
Preston North End 24.78% (+0.15)

Both Teams to Score: 

56.61% (+0.05)

Goals

Over 1.5 78.94% (+0.10)
Under 1.5 21.06% (-0.11)
Over 2.5 55.93% (+0.08)
Under 2.5 44.07% (-0.08)
Over 3.5 33.36% (+0.04)
Under 3.5 66.64% (-0.05)
Over 4.5 19.82% (+0.06)
Under 4.5 80.18% (-0.05)

First Half Winner

Sheffield United 41.33% (-0.27)
Draw 40.52% (+0.25)
Preston North End 18.15% (+0.01)

Team To Score First

Sheffield United 61.67% (+0.18)
No Goal 5.42% (-0.03)
Preston North End 32.91% (-0.16)

Corners

Over 8 68.48% (-0.21)
Equal 8 10.66% (+0.03)
Under 8 20.86% (+0.18)
Over 9 56.51% (-0.22)
Equal 9 11.97% (+0.01)
Under 9 31.52% (+0.22)
Over 10.5 44.35% (-0.22)
Under 10.5 55.65% (+0.22)

Sheffield United Goals

Over 1.5 51.44% (-0.02)
Under 1.5 48.56% (+0.02)
Over 2.5 25.37% (-0.06)
Under 2.5 74.63% (+0.05)
Over 3.5 10.21% (-0.03)
Under 3.5 89.79% (+0.04)

Preston North End Goals

Over 0.5 61.41% (+0.14)
Under 0.5 38.59% (-0.14)
Over 1.5 29.03% (+0.18)
Under 1.5 70.97% (-0.18)
Over 2.5 10.28% (+0.11)
Under 2.5 89.72% (-0.11)
Over 3.5 2.94% (+0.03)
Under 3.5 97.06% (-0.04)

Score analysis

Sheffield United 52%
Draw 23.21%
Preston North End 24.78%
Sheffield United
2-1 @ 9.93%
1-0 @ 9.68% (-0.08)
2-0 @ 8.55% (+0.02)
3-1 @ 5.67% (-0.03)
3-0 @ 4.85% (-0.03)
3-2 @ 3.24% (+0.02)
Other @ 10.08% (-0.03)
Total : 52%
Draw
1-1 @ 10.83% (-0.01)
2-2 @ 5.43%
0-0 @ 5.42% (-0.03)
3-3 @ 1.4% (+0.02)
Other @ 0.13%
Total : 23.21%
Preston North End
1-2 @ 6.45% (+0.05)
0-1 @ 5.95%
0-2 @ 3.63% (+0.01)
1-3 @ 2.44% (+0.03)
2-3 @ 2.16% (+0.04)
0-3 @ 1.34% (+0.03)
Other @ 2.81% (+0.04)
Total : 24.78%

Head to Head

Championship
Oct 24, 2025 8.00pm
3
2
HT : 0 0
FT
Championship Gameweek 36
Mar 8, 2025 3.00pm
1
0
HT : 0 0
FT Bramall Lane
  • Tyrese Campbell 56' goal
  • Tyrese Campbell 56' goal
  • Jack Robinson 90'+4' yellowcard
  • yellowcard Stefan Teitur Thordarson 31'
  • yellowcard Ryan Porteous 61'
  • yellowcard Sam Greenwood 69'
  • yellowcard Lewis Gibson 90'+4'
Championship Gameweek 1
Aug 9, 2024 8.00pm
0
2
HT : 0 1
FT Deepdale
  • Liam Lindsay 80' yellowcard
  • goal Oliver Arblaster 12'
  • goal Gustavo Hamer 55'
Championship Gameweek 45
Apr 29, 2023 3.00pm
4
1
HT : 1 0
FT Bramall Lane
  • Anel Ahmedhodzic 36' goal
  • John Fleck 72' goal
  • Iliman Ndiaye 75' goal
  • Oli McBurnie 90'+5' goal
  • goal Liam Delap 63'
Championship Gameweek 11
Sep 17, 2022 3.00pm
0
2
HT : 0 1
FT Deepdale
  • goal Iliman Ndiaye 40'
  • goal Oli McBurnie 75'
Championship Gameweek 24
Jan 18, 2022 7.45pm
2
2
HT : 0 2
FT
  • Andrew Hughes 38' redcard
  • Alan Browne 71' goal
  • Greg Cunningham 82' yellowcard
  • Emil Riis Jakobsen 89' goal
  • goal Jayden Bogle 17'
  • goal Billy Sharp 39'
  • yellowcard Conor Hourihane 60'
  • yellowcard Jayden Bogle 80'