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Championship · Matchweek 18
Sheffield WednesdaySHF
2–3
FT
Preston North EndPNE

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Competition

Stage
Regular Season
Round
18

Venue

Stadium
Hillsborough Stadium, Sheffield
Capacity
34,835
Surface
grass
Attendance
22,652

Teams

Coaches
Henrik Pedersen · Paul Heckingbottom
Position
24 · 7
Formation
3-1-4-2 · 3-5-2

Referee

Oliver Langford

Weather

Conditions
overcast clouds
Temperature
4.8° (feels 2.8°)
Wind
2.3
Humidity
92%

Where to watch · 177

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

Sheffield Wednesday

DDLLL 0W 2D 3L · 2 pts (0.4 ppg) · GF 2 GA 8 · xG 3.83–9.8 · xPts 3.5

  • L A Millwall 0–1 xG 0.72–3.54 UK CHAMP
  • L H Sheffield United 0–3 xG 0.31–1.94 UK CHAMP
  • L A Southampton 1–3 xG 1.11–1.67 UK CHAMP
  • D H Norwich City 1–1 xG 1.33–1.32 UK CHAMP
  • D A West Bromwich Albion 0–0 xG 0.35–1.33 UK CHAMP

Preston North End

WWDLD 2W 2D 1L · 8 pts (1.6 ppg) · GF 7 GA 5 · xG 6.03–6.53 · xPts 6.4

  • D A Watford 1–1 xG 0.59–1.95 UK CHAMP
  • L H Blackburn Rovers 1–2 xG 2.18–1.4 UK CHAMP
  • D A Millwall 1–1 xG 0.74–1.53 UK CHAMP
  • W H Swansea City 2–1 xG 0.6–1.0 UK CHAMP
  • W A Southampton 2–0 xG 1.91–0.65 UK CHAMP

All meetings · 28 matches since 2005

Sheffield Wednesday 88 draws12 Preston North End

Goals 32–37 · 2.46 per match · BTTS 57% · over 2.5 46%

Last 10 · 10 matches

Sheffield Wednesday 21 draws7 Preston North End

Goals 8–17 · 2.5 per match · BTTS 50% · over 2.5 50%

Last 5 · 5 matches

Sheffield Wednesday 11 draws3 Preston North End

Goals 5–10 · 3.0 per match · BTTS 60% · over 2.5 60%

Recent meetings

  • L Preston North End 3–0 Sheffield Wednesday UK CHAMP · Regular Season
  • L Sheffield Wednesday 2–3 Preston North End UK CHAMP · Regular Season
  • L Preston North End 3–1 Sheffield Wednesday UK CHAMP · Regular Season
  • D Sheffield Wednesday 1–1 Preston North End UK CHAMP · Regular Season
  • W Preston North End 0–1 Sheffield Wednesday UK CHAMP · Regular Season
  • L Sheffield Wednesday 0–1 Preston North End UK CHAMP · Regular Season
  • W Sheffield Wednesday 1–0 Preston North End UK CHAMP · Regular Season
  • L Preston North End 1–0 Sheffield Wednesday UK CHAMP · Regular Season
  • L Sheffield Wednesday 1–3 Preston North End UK CHAMP · Regular Season
  • L Preston North End 2–1 Sheffield Wednesday neutral UK CHAMP · Regular Season
MetricSheffield Wednesday all · 46Sheffield Wednesday at home · 23Preston North End all · 46Preston North End away · 23
Results
Matches46234623
Points per game0.390.431.301.26
W / D / L2 / 12 / 321 / 7 / 1515 / 15 / 167 / 8 / 8
Goals for / match0.630.611.201.17
Goals against / match1.931.911.351.39
Clean sheets9%4%20%17%
Failed to score50%52%26%26%
Both teams scored48%48%59%61%
Over 2.552%48%48%48%
Expected goals
xG for / match0.880.961.181.14
xG against / match2.011.951.631.83
xG difference-1.13-0.99-0.45-0.70
Finishing vs xG-0.25-0.350.020.04
xPts / match0.730.831.131.01
Points vs xPts-0.34-0.400.170.25
Game state
Scored first26%35%41%44%
PPG when scoring first1.001.002.162.00
PPG when conceding first0.100.070.680.67
Came back from behind9%6%38%33%
Leads held15%12%62%54%
Minutes leading13%16%28%30%
Minutes level41%45%45%43%
Minutes trailing46%39%27%27%
First goal (min)38363632
First goal conceded (min)36434240
Timing
Goals scored in 2nd half48%43%51%41%
Goals conceded in 2nd half55%64%50%41%
Late goals for (76'+)0.070.040.260.22
Late goals against0.430.430.300.26
Style
Possession45%47%46%44%
Shots8.79.310.910.6
On target2.52.53.63.8
Shot conversion7%6%11%11%
Shots inside box68%71%68%66%
Big chances created1.21.41.61.6
Corners4.34.84.53.7
xG from set plays33%35%34%33%
Goals from headers17%29%22%22%
Pressure index6.97.78.88.1
Dominant minutes32.836.540.538.6
Pass accuracy73%74%72%72%
Fouls11.811.710.410.7
Cards1.701.522.092.04

Goal timing for / against per 15 min

Sheffield Wednesday

0–15'516
16–30'79
31–45'315
46–60'713
61–75'416
76–90'320

Preston North End

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

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

Sheffield Wednesday

No pressure profile yet.

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-0.165
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 Wednesday

Current: unbeaten 1 · wins 1 · scoring 2 · conceding 4

FormationUsePPGGFGAxGxGA
3-4-2-113 28%0.540.381.540.851.98
3-5-212 26%0.670.751.750.831.9
4-2-3-16 13%0.00.332.330.472.39
5-3-24 9%0.250.52.01.052.15
3-4-34 9%0.250.752.01.051.86

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
4-4-25 11%1.81.41.61.441.99
3-4-1-25 11%1.21.01.21.231.86

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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

3.3Home 29% P 28%3.4Draw 28% P 27%2.15Away 44% P 44%

Double Chance

1.66Sheff Wed or Draw 28% P 28%1.3Sheff Wed or Preston 36% P 36%1.33Draw or Preston 35% P 36%

Draw No Bet

2.371 39%1.532 61%

Both Teams To Score

1.72Yes 54% P 54%2.0No 46% P 46%

Goals Over/Under

2.52.0Over 47% P 49%1.8Under 53% P 51%

Total Corners

11.0Under 6 8%3.46 - 8 26%2.69 - 11 34%4.012 - 14 22%8.0Over 14 11%

Number of Cards

3.51.83Over 50% P 51%1.83Under 50% P 49%

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 27.5–30% · away 42.5–45% · 505 fixtures

This matchBandActual±
Home28%29%23%-5.8
Draw27%28%27%-0.3
Away44%44%50%+6.1

In those fixtures: 2.8 goals a game · BTTS 56% · over 2.5 57%

Both teams to score · yes 52.5–55% · 3,040 fixtures

This matchBandActual±
Yes54%54%54%-0.2

Goals over/under 2.5 · over 47.5–50% · 3,307 fixtures

This matchBandActual±
Over 2.549%49%50%+1.3

Oliver Langford

Career
353 matches · 18 seasons
Cards / match
3.37 (3.23 yellow · 0.1 red)
Fouls / match
20.9 · 5.1 fouls per card
Penalties / match
0.23
Cards to home side
43%

Style in Championship (5-year window · 119 matches)

MetricRefereeLeaguevs peerspct
Cards / match3.824.05-0.4229
Fouls / match20.821.8-0.91
Fouls per card5.55.4-0.02 (+ = lenient)
Penalties / match0.150.17-0.3731
Time added7.47.2+0.2157
First card
35' on average
Card timing
17% in first 30' · 35% in last 15'
Cards to home side
41% (league 45%)

Recent matches

DateYRFoulsPens1st card+min
2025-10-04 60 200 15'7
2025-09-27 60 230 12'8
2025-09-20 30 190 55'5
2025-08-16 30 271 30'14
2025-08-09 · Preston North End 30 160 71'8
2025-05-08 11 181 45'9
2025-05-03 30 190 29'4
2025-04-26 82 250 13'15
2025-04-18 41 140 7'5
2025-04-12 20 210 64'4