Championship: Sheffield United vs Preston – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Championship round 45 match between Sheffield United and Preston and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Despite their unconvincing form, The Blades stand a good chance of adding three more points to their account in round 45. They face Preston on Saturday, and they’ll be disappointed to miss out on a win at Bramall Lane.

Team form: Sheffield United vs Preston

Sheffield United Form

Sheffield United are looking to bounce back from a recent setback and get back to winning ways. In their last three matches, they first took out Hull by 2-1, before beating Watford by 0-2. The winning streak came to an end against Blackburn, who ran out 1-3 winners. Sheffield United claimed just a single measly home win from a possible six in the Championship, which also saw them drawing two and losing three matches, in which they scored nine and conceded 12 goals.

Preston Form

In their last three matches, Preston won 1-2 win against Charlton, lost 0-2 against West Bromwich and lost 2-1 against Birmingham. Preston managed to win just once in their past six away games in the Championship. On top of winning once they also drew two as well as losing three, while scoring 11 time and letting in six.

Betting stats and facts for Sheffield United and Preston

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Sheffield United and Preston. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.

In-form players: Sheffield United vs Preston

While only scoring two goals in his last six outings for Sheffield United, Patrick Bamford has been good for them over the course of the season with 11 goals to his name so far. He should be highly motivated to expand of his tally against Preston, and he looks well worth a place in an accumulator on Saturday, depending on your betting strategy.

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Full-time result

Sheffield United won four of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Bramall Lane. They drew two and lost four as well, while Preston won two of their last 10 games away. They drew three and lost five. Amazingly, Preston failed to keep a clean sheet in their 13 last matches. Sheffield United have not lost to Preston in 5 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Sheffield United scored first in six of their last ten home games. Interestingly, Preston scored the opening goal of the match in just one of their last ten games. Both teams have scored in the last 11 consecutive home games Sheffield United played. Sheffield United will be optimistic of getting on the scoresheet this coming Saturday, as Preston have been unable to keep a single clean sheet in their last 10 games. The former fought their way to two clean sheets in their last 10 games. Sheffield United have scored in 10 consecutive league meetings with Preston.

Total goals

Sheffield United saw over 2.5 goals in five of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.4 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Preston, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of one time goals per game themselves.