Ace Football previews the Championship game between Preston and Sheffield United who meet up this coming Tuesday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Sheffield United go up against Preston this coming Tuesday for a Championship meeting at Deepdale.
Placed 24th in the table Preston have amassed five points after 13 matches. On 19 points, The Blades rank tenth with 13 matches played this season.
Team form: Preston vs Sheffield United
Preston Form
In their last three matches, Preston lost 4-1 against Wrexham, drew 1-1 with West Bromwich, before losing to Stoke by 2-0. Preston only managed one meagre home win from a possible six at Deepdale in the Championship. They also drew one and lost four of these six encounters, in which they scored five and conceded ten goals.
Sheffield United Form
In their last three matches, Sheffield United beat Bristol City 0-1, drew 1-1 with Derby and beat Wrexham by 1-0. Sheffield United won twice, while also recording two draws, and two defeats in their last six away matches in the Championship. The scoreline from these matches says eight goals conceded and eight scored.
Betting stats and facts for Preston and Sheffield United
Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Preston and Sheffield United. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.
- Preston have lost 6 of the last 8 home matches in the Championship while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Preston have lost 5 of the last 7 matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Preston have lost 5 of the last 7 home matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Preston have lost 5 of the last 7 matches in the Championship while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In the last 3 Preston home matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 15 of the last 17 Sheffield United away matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 11 of the last 13 Sheffield United away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 8 of the last 9 Sheffield United matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 7 of the last 8 Sheffield United matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 3 Sheffield United matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
Players in form: Preston vs Sheffield United
Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Johnny Kenny, 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 Patrick Bamford to find the net once again, after managing three Championship goals for Sheffield United in recent matches.
Popular markets: Preston vs Sheffield United
Full-time result
Preston won just one of their last 10 games at home, while drawing two. They lost seven at Deepdale in this run of matches. Sheffield United won four of their last 10 away games, whilst drawing three and losing three.
Both teams to score
Preston scored the first goal of the match in four of their previous ten games. Sheffield United scored the opening goal in four of a possible ten games. Sheffield United managed the first goal of the game in only four of those 10 previous games played. Meanwhile, Preston were first on target in four of their last 10 outings. Sheffield United have scored in 5 consecutive meetings with Preston when playing at away ground.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out six times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Preston, who scored an average of 0.8 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Sheffield United’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.2 goals in these matches. Astonishingly, Preston conceded a goal in their last 28 matches.
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