Preston North End FC vs Leeds United FC, Championship 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2024-25

Preston North End FC

1 – 1

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Leeds United FC

Sat 14 Dec 2024 · 12:30 UTC Deepdale 19,508 HT 45' · FT 45'

Brad Potts 23' 1–0

1–1 90+3' Mateo Fernandez

Ben Whiteman 32' Y

Y 39' Daniel James

Milutin Osmajic 58' Y

Liam Lindsay 88' Y

Overview

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Preston North End FC vs Leeds United FC — Championship at Deepdale.

Preston North End FC 15 games · 8 pts (2026/27)
Leeds United FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee John Busby
Assistant 1 Mark Russell
Assistant 2

6 games this season 🟨 3.3/game ⚽ 10.8 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Birmingham City FC	15	29
2	Middlesbrough FC	15	29
3	Stoke City FC	15	29
4	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	15	28
5	West Bromwich Albion FC	15	28
6	Swansea City AFC	15	26
7	Southampton FC	15	24
8	Queens Park Rangers FC	15	24
9	West Ham United FC	15	23
10	Sheffield United FC	15	22
11	Portsmouth FC	15	22
12	Norwich City FC	15	21
13	Blackburn Rovers FC	15	21
14	Cardiff City FC	15	18
15	Wrexham AFC	15	18
16	Millwall FC	15	18
17	Bristol City FC	15	18
18	Bolton Wanderers FC	15	17
19	Charlton Athletic FC	15	17
20	Watford FC	15	15
21	Lincoln City FC	15	15
22	Burnley FC	15	10
23	Derby County FC	15	10
24	Preston North End FC	15	8

Head-to-Head

Preston North End FC 8 games · Avg 2.5 goals Leeds United FC

Last 5 meetings

2024-12-14 Preston North End FC 1–1 Leeds United FC 2024-01-21 Leeds United FC 2–1 Preston North End FC 2023-12-26 Preston North End FC 2–1 Leeds United FC 2019-12-26 Leeds United FC 1–1 Preston North End FC 2019-10-22 Preston North End FC 1–1 Leeds United FC

Recent Form

Preston North End FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
14 Dec	Leeds United FC	H	1–1	D
11 Dec	Cardiff City FC	A	2–0	W
07 Dec	Sheffield Wednesday FC	A	1–1	D
30 Nov	West Bromwich Albion FC	H	1–1	D
26 Nov	Stoke City FC	A	0–0	D
23 Nov	Derby County FC	H	1–1	D

Leeds United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
14 Dec	Preston North End FC	A	1–1	D
10 Dec	Middlesbrough FC	H	3–1	W
07 Dec	Derby County FC	H	2–0	W
30 Nov	Blackburn Rovers FC	A	0–1	L
27 Nov	Luton Town FC	H	3–0	W
24 Nov	Swansea City AFC	A	4–3	W

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

7% Clean Sheets
Preston North End FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Preston North End FC

0-15

4/3

16-30

2/3

31-45

2/6

46-60

1/3

61-75

–/4

76+

4/9

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Preston North End FC

Callum Lang	4 G
Jordan Thompson	1 G
Jusef Erabi	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' Three points are at stake. Preston North End FC host Leeds United FC — let the battle begin!
5' It’s high time Daniel Farke made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
10' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
15' Leeds United FC have won 540 goals from 365 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
20' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-2-3-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
23' Assisted by Milutin Osmajic with the perfectly-timed delivery and Brad Potts makes no mistake. 1-0!
28' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
32' Ben Whiteman was booked on 32.
37' The home supporters are growing impatient. Preston North End FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
39' It’s a booking for Leeds United FC player. Daniel James gets a card.
44' Mateo Fernandez has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
46' It is a substitution in Preston North End FC team. Ben Whiteman is replaced by Stefan Teitur Thordarson on 46 minute.
51' With 0 assists to his name this season, Ethan Ampadu is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Leeds United FC.
56' Pascal Struijk needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 2 Red cards this season.
58' It’s gonna be a card for Milutin Osmajic.
61' The Preston North End FC manager makes a substitution. Will Keane departs to be replaced by Emil Riis Jakobsen.
62' The whistle greets Robbie Brady as he departs to be replaced by Duane Holmes.
65' It is a substitution in Leeds United FC team. Wilfried Gnonto is replaced by Patrick Bamford on 65 minute.
70' The energy levels are beginning to show. Paul Heckingbottom might look to freshen things up shortly.
75' The whistle greets Milutin Osmajic as he departs to be replaced by Ryan Ledson.
77' Leeds United FC ring the changes. Joe Rothwell has done his job and it is now time for Manor Solomon to step up.
82' Leeds United FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Mateo Fernandez is hanging Jayden Bogle on the field on 82 minute.
83' The Preston North End FC bench stirs into life. Mads Frokjaer-Jensen is withdrawn and Jack Whatmough gets his opportunity.
88' Liam Lindsay is having his name booked by the referee on 88.
celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Preston North End FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

11
Robbie Brady ↓ Duane Holmes 62'
6
Liam Lindsay
44
Brad Potts
14
Jordan Storey
7
Will Keane ↓ Emil Riis Jakobsen 61'
4
Ben Whiteman ↓ Stefan Teitur Thordarson 46'
8
Alistair McCann
28
Milutin Osmajic ↓ Ryan Ledson 75'
1
Freddie Woodman
29
Kaine Kesler
10
Mads Frokjaer-Jensen ↓ Jack Whatmough 83'

Bench

Coach Paul Heckingbottom

Leeds United FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

6
Joe Rodon
7
Daniel James
25
Sam Byram ↓ Ethan Ampadu 82'
2
Jayden Bogle ↓ Mateo Fernandez 82'
5
Pascal Struijk
8
Joe Rothwell ↓ Manor Solomon 77'
1
Illan Meslier
22
Ao Tanaka
10
Joel Piroe
11
Brenden Aaronson ↓ Largie Ramazani 65'
29
Wilfried Gnonto ↓ Patrick Bamford 65'

Bench

Coach Daniel Farke

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Tyler Roberts	2
Tyler Roberts	2
Patrick Bamford	2
Alan Browne	2
Liam Cooper	1
Will Keane	1
Daniel James	1
Liam Cooper	1

Head to Head

Preston North End FC Form

2024-12-14 Preston North End FC 1–1 Leeds United FC D 2024-12-11 Cardiff City FC 0–2 Preston North End FC W 2024-12-07 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–1 Preston North End FC D 2024-11-30 Preston North End FC 1–1 West Bromwich Albion FC D 2024-11-26 Stoke City FC 0–0 Preston North End FC D 2024-11-23 Preston North End FC 1–1 Derby County FC D

Leeds United FC Form

2024-12-14 Preston North End FC 1–1 Leeds United FC D 2024-12-10 Leeds United FC 3–1 Middlesbrough FC W 2024-12-07 Leeds United FC 2–0 Derby County FC W 2024-11-30 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–0 Leeds United FC L 2024-11-27 Leeds United FC 3–0 Luton Town FC W 2024-11-24 Swansea City AFC 3–4 Leeds United FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.28 Preston North End FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.15 Leeds United FC xG

I would bet for: Preston North End FC or Leeds United FC 71% + Under 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Preston North End FC39% Draw29% Leeds United FC32%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes50% 0% No50%

Avg goals/match: 2.43

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	89%	11%
± 1.5	70%	30%
± 2.5	43%	57%
± 3.5	23%	77%
± 4.5	11%	89%

Double Chance

Preston North End FC or Draw

69%

Draw or Leeds United FC

61%

Preston North End FC or Leeds United FC

71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Preston North End FC27% Draw50% Leeds United FC23%

Actual: Preston North End FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

0 – 0

11%

1 – 0

10.2%

0 – 1

2 – 1

1 – 2

7.2%

2 – 0

0 – 2

5.6%

2 – 2

4.7%

3 – 1

3.4%

3 – 0

2.9%

1 – 3

2.8%

Asian Handicap — Preston North End FC

Handicap	Preston North End FC covers	Push	Leeds United FC covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	11%	83%
-1.5	17%	—	83%
-1	17%	21%	62%
-0.5	38%	—	62%
+0.5	68%	—	32%
+1	68%	18%	13%
+1.5	87%	—	13%
+2	87%	9%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet

32% ✓

Leeds United FC keeps clean sheet

29% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.