Ace Football previews the Championship round 25 match between Preston and Sheffield Wednesday and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.
When Sheffield Wednesday come to Deepdale for the Championship match on Thursday, Preston will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.
Ranked as number 7 in the Championship standings, Preston, have so far collected 37 points this season, while Sheffield Wednesday collected seven points. This puts them up as number 24 after 23 rounds.
Form: Preston vs Sheffield Wednesday
Preston Form
Preston only managed to finish level twice in the last three matches. They first drew 1-1 against Norwich, followed by another draw. This time 0-0 against Stoke, before going down in a 2-1 defeat against Wrexham. Preston managed to win two of their past six home matches in the Championship. In the remaining four, they drew three and lost one, as they scored nine and conceded eight goals.
Sheffield Wednesday Form
Sheffield Wednesday came through their last six away games in the Championship without a single win. Of those six matches, they drew two and lost four in which, they were outscored by ten goals to four.
Betting stats and facts for Preston and Sheffield Wednesday
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 Wednesday played across all tournaments.
- In 13 of the last 15 Preston matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 13 of the last 15 Preston matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 12 of the last 14 Preston home matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 8 of the last 9 Preston home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 3 Preston home matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 6 of the last 8 Sheffield Wednesday matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 6 of the last 8 Sheffield Wednesday matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Sheffield Wednesday have lost 3 of the last 4 away matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Sheffield Wednesday have lost 3 of the last 4 away matches in the Championship while scoring less than 1.5 goals
Players in form: Preston vs Sheffield Wednesday
Daniel Jebbison is the most prolific Championship marksman for the home team, scoring twice recently. Sheffield Wednesday look to Charlie McNeill, hoping he can add to his current total of three Championship goals in his latest games.
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Full-time result
Preston claimed three wins, drew five and lost two of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Sheffield Wednesday won one, drew five and lost four of their last 10 games away.
Both teams to score
Preston scored the first goal of the match in four games from a possible ten. Curiously, Sheffield Wednesday only scored the opening goal of the match in three of the last ten away games. Both teams have scored in the last 6 consecutive home games Preston played. Preston probably enjoy the prospect of scoring this coming Thursday, as Sheffield Wednesday managed only one clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. The former claimed one clean sheets in their last 10 matches. Both teams scored in the last 3 consecutive meetings between Preston and Sheffield Wednesday.
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 1.2 goals along the way. Of the last ten games for Sheffield Wednesday, six had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 0.8 times goals per game.
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