Championship

Championship | Gameweek 42

Jul 8, 2020 at 7.45pm UK

Hillsborough Stadium

Sheff Weds
1 - 3
Preston

Murphy (59')
Pelupessy (10'), Nuhiu (85')

FT(HT: 0-0)

Sinclair (78'), Stockley (87'), Potts (90+6')

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Preston boss Alex Neil on February 8, 2020

Alex Neil hails substitutes after Preston North End beat Sheffield Wednesday

Preston hit back with three late goals, all from second-half substitutes to turn the game on its head.

Jul 8, 22:42

The Match

Match Report

North End are three points off the top six.

Preview

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

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 Preston North End win with a probability of 38.48%. A win for Sheffield Wednesday had a probability of 33.62% and a draw had a probability of 27.9%.

The most likely scoreline for a Preston North End win was 0-1 with a probability of 11.61%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.07%) and 0-2 (7.14%). The likeliest Sheffield Wednesday win was 1-0 (10.67%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.12%). The actual scoreline of 1-3 was predicted with a 3.3% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Preston North End would win this match.

Result
Sheffield Wednesday	Draw	Preston North End
33.62%	27.89%	38.48%

Both teams to score 47.91%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

41.98%

58.02%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

21.29%

78.71%

Sheffield Wednesday Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

67.7%

32.3%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

31.2%

68.8%

Preston North End Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

70.76%

29.24%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

34.81%

65.19%

Score Analysis

Sheffield Wednesday 33.62%

Preston North End 38.48%

Draw 27.89%

Sheffield Wednesday	Draw	Preston North End
1-0 @ 10.67% 2-1 @ 7.42% 2-0 @ 6.03% 3-1 @ 2.79% 3-0 @ 2.27% 3-2 @ 1.72% Other @ 2.72% Total : 33.62%	1-1 @ 13.12% 0-0 @ 9.44% 2-2 @ 4.56% Other @ 0.77% Total : 27.89%	0-1 @ 11.61% 1-2 @ 8.07% 0-2 @ 7.14% 1-3 @ 3.31% 0-3 @ 2.93% 2-3 @ 1.87% 1-4 @ 1.02% Other @ 2.54% Total : 38.48%