Championship

Championship | Gameweek 27

Jan 30, 2021 at 3pm UK

Hillsborough Stadium

Sheff Weds
1 - 0
Preston

Palmer (45')
Urhoghide (86')

FT(HT: 1-0)

Whiteman (54')

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The Owls struck on the brink of half-time as Liam Palmer was on target.

Jan 30, 19:00

The Match

Match Report

A first-half Liam Palmer goal saw 23rd-placed Wednesday close the gap at the bottom of the Championship as the Lilywhites remained 11th.

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Championship clash between Sheffield Wednesday and Preston North End, including predictions, team news and possible 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 38.21%. A win for Sheffield Wednesday had a probability of 31.7% and a draw had a probability of 30.1%.

The most likely scoreline for a Preston North End win was 0-1 with a probability of 13.82%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (7.61%) and 1-2 (7.41%). The likeliest Sheffield Wednesday win was 1-0 (12.23%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.46%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 12.2% likelihood.

Result
Sheffield Wednesday	Draw	Preston North End
31.7%	30.09%	38.21%

Both teams to score 41.54%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

34.35%

65.65%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

15.66%

84.34%

Sheffield Wednesday Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

62.25%

37.75%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

25.47%

74.53%

Preston North End Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

66.73%

33.27%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

30.11%

69.88%

Score Analysis

Sheffield Wednesday 31.69%

Preston North End 38.21%

Draw 30.08%

Sheffield Wednesday	Draw	Preston North End
1-0 @ 12.23% 2-1 @ 6.56% 2-0 @ 5.96% 3-1 @ 2.13% 3-0 @ 1.94% 3-2 @ 1.17% Other @ 1.7% Total : 31.69%	1-1 @ 13.46% 0-0 @ 12.55% 2-2 @ 3.61% Other @ 0.46% Total : 30.08%	0-1 @ 13.82% 0-2 @ 7.61% 1-2 @ 7.41% 0-3 @ 2.79% 1-3 @ 2.72% 2-3 @ 1.32% Other @ 2.54% Total : 38.21%

How you voted: Sheff Weds vs Preston

Sheffield Wednesday

34.2%

Draw

23.7%

Preston North End

42.1%