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Championship · Matchweek 12
Preston North EndPNE
3–2
FT
Sheffield UnitedSHU

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Competition

Stage
Regular Season
Round
12

Venue

Stadium
Deepdale, Preston
Capacity
23,408
Surface
grass
Attendance
16,542

Teams

Coaches
Paul Heckingbottom · Chris Wilder
Position
11 · 21
Formation
3-5-2 · 3-4-2-1

Referee

Farai Hallam

Weather

Conditions
light rain
Temperature
9.8° (feels 7.0°)
Wind
10.5
Humidity
81%

Where to watch · 200

2025/2026

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPtsForm
1 Coventry City 4628117 974552 95 DDWWW
2 Ipswich Town 4623158 804733 84 DWDDW
3 Millwall 46241111 644915 83 DWWDW
4 Southampton 46221410 825626 80 WWDDW
5 Middlesbrough 46221410 724725 80 LDWWD
6 Hull City 46211015 70664 73 LDDLW
7 Wrexham 46191413 69654 71 LWWLD
8 Derby County 4620917 67598 69 LWLWL
9 Norwich City 4619819 63567 65 LWWDL
10 Birmingham City 46171316 57561 64 WDWWD
11 Swansea City 46181018 5759-2 64 WLWDW
12 Bristol City 46171118 59590 62 DLDLW
13 Sheffield United 4618622 66660 60 WWLLW
14 Preston North End 46151516 5562-7 60 WLLWL
15 Queens Park Rangers 46161020 6173-12 58 DLLLL
16 Watford 46141517 5365-12 57 LLLLL
17 Stoke City 46151021 5156-5 55 DLLLL
18 Portsmouth 46141319 4964-15 55 WWLWD
19 Charlton Athletic 46131419 4458-14 53 LDLWL
20 Blackburn Rovers 46131320 4256-14 52 DLDWL
21 West Bromwich Albion (-2) 46131419 4858-10 51 DWWDL
22 Oxford United 46111421 4559-14 47 WLLWL
23 Leicester City (-6) 46121618 5868-10 46 LLDDW
24 Sheffield Wednesday (-18) 4621232 2989-60 0 DDLLW
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  • Relegation

Preston North End

DDWLL 1W 2D 2L · 5 pts (1.0 ppg) · GF 5 GA 5 · xG 6.26–6.69 · xPts 6.66

  • L H Birmingham City 0–1 xG 1.5–0.83 UK CHAMP
  • L A West Bromwich Albion 1–2 xG 1.05–2.03 UK CHAMP
  • W H Charlton Athletic 2–0 xG 1.51–0.74 UK CHAMP
  • D A Hull City 2–2 xG 1.52–1.63 UK CHAMP
  • D H Bristol City 0–0 xG 0.68–1.45 UK CHAMP

Sheffield United

WLLWW 3W 0D 2L · 9 pts (1.8 ppg) · GF 6 GA 4 · xG 7.89–6.06 · xPts 7.76

  • W A Blackburn Rovers 3–1 xG 1.19–0.99 UK CHAMP
  • W H Watford 1–0 xG 2.12–1.08 UK CHAMP
  • L A Hull City 0–1 xG 2.91–0.64 UK CHAMP
  • L H Southampton 1–2 xG 1.02–2.11 UK CHAMP
  • W A Oxford United 1–0 xG 0.64–1.24 UK CHAMP

All meetings · 27 matches since 2005

Preston North End 87 draws12 Sheffield United

Goals 30–35 · 2.41 per match · BTTS 52% · over 2.5 41%

Last 10 · 10 matches

Preston North End 22 draws6 Sheffield United

Goals 13–21 · 3.4 per match · BTTS 60% · over 2.5 60%

Last 5 · 5 matches

Preston North End 20 draws3 Sheffield United

Goals 7–11 · 3.6 per match · BTTS 60% · over 2.5 60%

Recent meetings

  • W Sheffield United 2–3 Preston North End UK CHAMP · Regular Season
  • W Preston North End 3–2 Sheffield United UK CHAMP · Regular Season
  • L Sheffield United 1–0 Preston North End UK CHAMP · Regular Season
  • L Preston North End 0–2 Sheffield United UK CHAMP · Regular Season
  • L Sheffield United 4–1 Preston North End UK CHAMP · Regular Season
  • L Preston North End 0–2 Sheffield United UK CHAMP · Regular Season
  • D Preston North End 2–2 Sheffield United UK CHAMP · Regular Season
  • D Sheffield United 2–2 Preston North End UK CHAMP · Regular Season
  • L Preston North End 0–1 Sheffield United UK CHAMP · Regular Season
  • L Sheffield United 3–2 Preston North End UK CHAMP · Regular Season
MetricPreston North End all · 46Preston North End at home · 23Sheffield United all · 46Sheffield United away · 23
Results
Matches46234623
Points per game1.301.351.301.26
W / D / L15 / 15 / 168 / 7 / 818 / 6 / 229 / 2 / 12
Goals for / match1.201.221.431.22
Goals against / match1.351.301.431.43
Clean sheets20%22%22%22%
Failed to score26%26%24%35%
Both teams scored59%56%56%44%
Over 2.548%48%59%44%
Expected goals
xG for / match1.181.221.641.42
xG against / match1.631.421.311.47
xG difference-0.45-0.200.32-0.06
Finishing vs xG0.020.00-0.20-0.20
xPts / match1.131.251.571.34
Points vs xPts0.170.10-0.26-0.08
Game state
Scored first41%39%54%52%
PPG when scoring first2.162.331.841.83
PPG when conceding first0.680.690.650.64
Came back from behind38%43%18%20%
Leads held62%73%62%64%
Minutes leading28%27%27%26%
Minutes level45%46%44%46%
Minutes trailing27%27%29%28%
First goal (min)36403935
First goal conceded (min)42434038
Timing
Goals scored in 2nd half51%61%54%46%
Goals conceded in 2nd half50%60%62%67%
Late goals for (76'+)0.260.300.200.13
Late goals against0.300.350.260.26
Style
Possession46%48%52%47%
Shots10.911.313.411.3
On target3.63.44.33.7
Shot conversion11%11%11%11%
Shots inside box68%69%68%68%
Big chances created1.61.72.52.3
Corners4.55.36.65.7
xG from set plays34%35%35%30%
Goals from headers22%21%8%4%
Pressure index8.89.515.19.6
Dominant minutes40.542.350.541.5
Pass accuracy72%73%76%73%
Fouls10.410.110.310.8
Cards2.092.131.962.13

Goal timing for / against per 15 min

Preston North End

0–15'1111
16–30'107
31–45'613
46–60'109
61–75'68
76–90'1214

Sheffield United

0–15'118
16–30'911
31–45'106
46–60'1619
61–75'1110
76–90'912

Pressure DNA · intensity v an average side in the same situations, SD units

Preston North End · 7 matches

Pressure below an average side in the same situations (-0.18) · stands out: late chase (76+, behind) -0.54

Tempo

Overall intensity-0.187
Early press (0-15, level)-0.177
Late push (76+, level)+0.013
Late chase (76+, behind)-0.546

Game state

When ahead-0.162
When level+0.017
When behind-0.336
10 min after conceding-0.327
10 min after scoring+0.295

Situations

At home-0.194
Away-0.163
3 days rest or fewer-0.052
4+ days rest-0.235

Opposition

v mid-tier opponents-0.222
v bottom-tier opponents-0.175
Evenly matched-0.154
As underdog-0.223

Conceded

Pressure conceded+0.107
Conceded when ahead+0.172
Conceded late (76+)-0.027

Congested vs rested +0.18 · Ahead vs level -0.17 · Behind vs level -0.34

Sheffield United · 7 matches

Pressure below an average side in the same situations (-0.18) · stands out: 10 min after conceding -0.49

Tempo

Overall intensity-0.187
Early press (0-15, level)-0.017
Late push (76+, level)-0.365
Late chase (76+, behind)-0.392

Game state

When ahead-0.373
When level-0.117
When behind-0.355
10 min after conceding-0.495
10 min after scoring-0.104

Situations

At home-0.154
Away-0.223
3 days rest or fewer-0.202
4+ days rest-0.175

Opposition

v mid-tier opponents-0.094
v bottom-tier opponents-0.303
As favourite-0.202
Evenly matched-0.204

Conceded

Pressure conceded+0.347
Conceded when ahead+0.303
Conceded late (76+)+0.197

Congested vs rested -0.02 · Ahead vs level -0.26 · Behind vs level -0.23

Preston North End

Current: winless 2 · conceding 22

FormationUsePPGGFGAxGxGA
3-5-214 30%1.51.361.361.191.42
3-1-4-29 20%1.221.111.111.221.23
5-3-27 15%0.710.861.710.971.94
3-4-1-25 11%1.21.01.21.231.86
4-4-25 11%1.81.41.61.441.99

Sheffield United

Current: winless 1 · conceding 5

FormationUsePPGGFGAxGxGA
4-2-3-119 41%1.261.631.791.471.44
4-4-211 24%2.01.640.911.641.36
3-4-2-16 13%1.01.331.671.891.36
4-2-2-24 9%2.01.750.252.50.62
4-3-33 6%0.00.01.01.01.34

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Pre-match movement · ends at kick-off

Every snapshot up to kick-off only — in-play prices are in Match Hub. Movement is in fair-probability points since the first snapshot (overround removed): ▲ shortened, ▼ drifted.

No pre-match movement recorded for this fixture.

Latest prices

bet365 · pre-match line 0.1h before kick-off. Fair % removes the overround; P = Pinnacle fair %.

Fulltime Result

2.62Home 36% P 36%3.1Draw 30% P 30%2.8Away 34% P 34%

Double Chance

1.4Preston or Draw 33% P 33%1.36Preston or Sheff Utd 34% P 35%1.44Draw or Sheff Utd 32% P 32%

Draw No Bet

1.81 51%1.92 49%

Both Teams To Score

1.9Yes 49% P 49%1.8No 51% P 51%

Goals Over/Under

2.52.3Over 41% P 42%1.61Under 59% P 58%

Total Corners

10.0Under 6 9%3.256 - 8 27%2.69 - 11 34%4.012 - 14 22%10.0Over 14 9%

Number of Cards

3.51.72Over 54% P 52%2.0Under 46% P 48%

Fixtures priced like this · Pinnacle closing price · 2017–2026

Every past fixture whose Pinnacle fair price fell in the same band as this one, and how it finished at 90 minutes. Band = mean price in the band; ± = actual minus price, in probability points.

Match result · home 35–37.5% · away 32.5–35% · 702 fixtures

This matchBandActual±
Home36%36%35%-1.6
Draw30%30%32%+2.1
Away34%34%33%-0.6

In those fixtures: 2.4 goals a game · BTTS 53% · over 2.5 46%

Both teams to score · yes 47.5–50% · 2,898 fixtures

This matchBandActual±
Yes49%49%49%+0.0

Goals over/under 2.5 · over 40–42.5% · 2,093 fixtures

This matchBandActual±
Over 2.542%41%41%-0.4

Farai Hallam

Career
52 matches · 4 seasons
Cards / match
3.58 (3.52 yellow · 0.0 red)
Fouls / match
21.9 · 6.0 fouls per card
Penalties / match
0.12
Cards to home side
36%

Style in Championship (5-year window · 36 matches)

MetricRefereeLeaguevs peerspct
Cards / match4.04.05-0.1049
Fouls / match23.021.8+1.03
Fouls per card6.15.4+0.76 (+ = lenient)
Penalties / match0.110.17-0.9412
Time added7.17.2-0.1343
First card
35' on average
Card timing
12% in first 30' · 37% in last 15'
Cards to home side
36% (league 45%)
VAR events / match
1.0

Recent matches

DateYRFoulsPens1st card+min
2025-10-21 30 180 45'8
2025-10-18 30 240 3'10
2025-09-27 70 280 24'5
2025-09-12 · Sheffield United 20 260 53'6
2025-08-30 70 260 12'5
2025-08-23 –– 15– –6
2025-08-09 70 300 10'7
2025-05-03 · Sheffield United 20 270 57'10
2025-04-21 40 310 40'5
2025-04-12 50 290 31'4