Championship (England) PENDING
Tue, Nov 3 · 20:45 · Deepdale
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Preston vs Sheffield Utd — Championship
Tipster's pick Draw or Sheffield Utd
Confidence High
Odds 1.40 Odds via Marathonbet
Expert analysis

Sheffield United Favored to Avoid Defeat at Deepdale

Preston sit 24th after earning five points from twelve league games. Their form shows no wins in the last five matches and they have failed to score in four outings while conceding 2.1 goals per game overall. Sheffield United sit 12th with sixteen points and have recorded two wins in their recent five games. On the road they average 1.3 goals scored and 1.3 conceded per match. Head to head shows Sheffield United winning five of the last ten clashes. Preston games have featured both teams scoring in eight of twelve this season. The away side’s better standing and record against Preston suggest they can avoid defeat at Deepdale.

AcePredictor Analysis by AcePredictor 68.5% win rate
This season
Preston Sheffield Utd
Over 2.5 goals 67% 58%
Clean sheet 0% 33%
Failed to score 33% 25%
Scored per game 0.8 1.3
Conceded per game 2.1 1.3
Scored home / away 0.8 / 0.8 1.3 / 1.3

Across 12 and 12 matches played this season.

League table position
# Team PWDLPts
11 POR Portsmouth 12 5 3 4 18
12 SHE Sheffield Utd ▲ 12 4 4 4 16
13 MIL Millwall 12 4 3 5 15
14 BRI Bristol City 12 4 3 5 15
15 LIN Lincoln 12 4 3 5 15
16 CAR Cardiff 12 3 5 4 14
17 WRE Wrexham 12 3 5 4 14
18 BOL Bolton 12 4 2 6 14
19 CHA Charlton 12 3 5 4 14
20 NOR Norwich 12 4 0 8 12
21 WAT Watford 12 3 2 7 11
22 BUR Burnley 12 1 5 6 8
23 DER Derby 12 1 4 7 7
24 PRE Preston ▲ 12 1 2 9 5
Recent form · last 5 finished matches
Preston DLLLD
D @ QPR 2–2 Sep 19
L vs Millwall 0–1 Oct 10
L @ Birmingham 0–4 Oct 13
L @ Wrexham 1–4 Oct 17
D vs West Brom 1–1 Oct 24
Sheffield Utd LWLWD
L @ Stoke City 1–2 Sep 19
W vs Lincoln 3–0 Oct 10
L @ Portsmouth 2–3 Oct 14
W @ Bristol City 1–0 Oct 17
D vs Derby 1–1 Oct 24
Goals trend · last 5 matches
Preston
Scored 0.8 avg
2 0 0 1 1
Conceded 2.4 avg
2 1 4 4 1
Sheffield Utd
Scored 1.6 avg
1 3 2 1 1
Conceded 1.2 avg
2 0 3 0 1
Head-to-head · last meetings
2 Preston
3 Draws
5 Sheffield Utd
Apr 2026 Sheffield Utd 2–3 Preston Preston
Oct 2025 Preston 3–2 Sheffield Utd Preston
Mar 2025 Sheffield Utd 1–0 Preston Sheffield Utd
Aug 2024 Preston 0–2 Sheffield Utd Sheffield Utd
Apr 2023 Sheffield Utd 4–1 Preston Sheffield Utd

Over 2.5 goals in 6 of the last 10 meetings.