Ace Football previews the Championship round 12 match between Preston and Sheffield United and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.
Sheffield United go up against Preston on Friday for a Championship meeting at Deepdale.
Preston approach round 12 as number 10 in the Championship table with 16 points on their account so far. With 11 rounds behind them, Sheffield United have amassed nine points, placing them as number 21 in the standings.
Form: Preston vs Sheffield United
Preston Form
In their last three matches, Preston won 2-0 against Charlton, before losing 2-1 against West Bromwich and 0-1 to Birmingham. Preston won half of their previous six matches on home soil in the Championship, while also drawing two. They suffered one defeats, while they scored seven and conceded four goals.
Sheffield United Form
In their last three matches, Sheffield United lost against Hull by 1-0, beat Watford by 1-0 winning 1-3 against Blackburn. Sheffield United won twice, while also recording zero draws, and four defeats in their last six away matches in the Championship. The scoreline from these matches says nine goals conceded and four scored.
Betting stats for Preston and Sheffield United
Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Preston and Sheffield United played across all tournaments.
- In 13 of the last 15 Preston home matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 8 of the last 10 Preston matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 4 of the last 5 Preston matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Preston home matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 18 of the last 19 Sheffield United away matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 18 of the last 20 Sheffield United matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Sheffield United have lost 9 of the last 11 matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Sheffield United have lost 9 of the last 11 matches in the Championship while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In 7 of the last 9 Sheffield United matches the sum of goals was under 1.5
Players in form: Preston vs Sheffield United
Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Michael Smith, who is performing well for Preston. He found the back of the net twice in his most recent Championship outings. He’ll be out to add more goals against Sheffield United.The visitors will be looking to Callum O’Hare to find the net once again, after managing two Championship goals for Sheffield United in recent matches.
Popular markets: Preston vs Sheffield United
Full-time result
Preston claimed three wins, drew two and lost five of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Sheffield United won five, drew zero and lost five of their last 10 games away. Sheffield United have beaten Preston in impressive 4 consecutive meetings.
Both teams to score
Preston scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. Interestingly, Sheffield United scored the opening goal of the match in just three of their last ten games. Preston probably enjoy the prospect of scoring this coming Friday, as Sheffield United managed only two clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. The former claimed four clean sheets in their last 10 matches. Sheffield United have scored in 4 consecutive meetings with Preston when playing at away ground.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out four times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Preston, who scored an average of 1.1 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in three of the last ten outings for Sheffield United, who managed to score 0.6 times in those matches.
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