Preston North End FC vs Sheffield United FC, Championship 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2018-19

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Sheffield United FC

Sat 6 Apr 2019 · 14:00 UTC Deepdale Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 20' Kieran Dowell

Ben Pearson 36' Y

Paul Gallagher 89' Y

Alan Browne 90' Y

Overview

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Preston North End FC vs Sheffield United FC — Championship at Deepdale Stadium.

Preston North End FC 15 games · 8 pts (2026/27)
Sheffield United FC 15 games · 22 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Anthony Backhouse
Referee Nick Greenhalgh
Referee Gavin Ward
Referee James Mainwaring
Referee Tony Harrington

4 games this season 🟨 4.3/game ⚽ 13.5 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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 11 games · Avg 3.5 goals Sheffield United FC

Last 5 meetings

2019-04-06 Preston North End FC 0–1 Sheffield United FC 2018-09-22 Sheffield United FC 3–2 Preston North End FC

Recent Form

Preston North End FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
06 Apr	Sheffield United FC	H	0–1	L
30 Mar	Reading FC	A	1–2	L
16 Mar	Birmingham City FC	H	1–0	W
13 Mar	Middlesbrough FC	A	2–1	W
09 Mar	Blackburn Rovers FC	A	1–0	W
02 Mar	Bristol City FC	H	1–1	D

Sheffield United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
06 Apr	Preston North End FC	A	1–0	W
30 Mar	Bristol City FC	H	2–3	L
16 Mar	Leeds United FC	A	1–0	W
12 Mar	Brentford FC	H	2–0	W
09 Mar	Rotherham United FC	H	2–0	W
04 Mar	Sheffield Wednesday FC	A	0–0	D

Season Stats

Preston North End FC		Sheffield United FC
#24	Position	#10
8	Points	22
15	Played	15
2 / 2 / 11	W / D / L	6 / 4 / 5
13	Scored	21
30	Conceded	19
-17	GD	+2
0.53	PPG	1.47
13%	Win %	40%

Key Stats

64% Both Teams to Score
H2H (11 games)

64% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

7% Clean Sheets
Preston North End FC this season

33% Clean Sheets
Sheffield United FC this season

Preston North End FC are 24th (8 pts). Sheffield United FC are 10th (22 pts).

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

Sheffield United FC

0-15

4/5

16-30

4/1

31-45

5/4

46-60

3/1

61-75

2/2

76+

3/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Preston North End FC

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

Sheffield United FC

Patrick Bamford	5 G	1 A
Sydie Peck	4 G	2 A
Thomas Cannon	3 G

Events

Match Events

0' And we are off! Preston North End FC vs Sheffield United FC — let the football do the talking.
5' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
10' Preston North End FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
15' It’s high time Chris Wilder made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
20' Kieran Dowell has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 20.
25' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Sheffield United FC winning 100% of all matches.
30' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
33' Magnificent from David McGoldrick! That is 60 goals in 381 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
36' Preston North End FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
41' John Fleck is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Preston North End FC so far.
46' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Sheffield United FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
51' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Preston North End FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
54' Louis Moult is ready to make an impact after coming on for Callum Robinson at the 54 minute mark.
59' Kieran Dowell has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
63' The Sheffield United FC bench stirs into life. Kieran Dowell is withdrawn and Martin Cranie gets his opportunity.
66' The crowd applauds Ryan Ledson as he leaves the pitch. Paul Gallagher steps in for Preston North End FC.
71' Sheffield United FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
76' The crowd applauds Lukas Nmecha as he leaves the pitch. Jayden Stockley steps in for Preston North End FC.
78' A tactical swap from Sheffield United FC — Richard Stearman on, Mark Duffy off on 78 minutes.
83' Richard Stearman is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Preston North End FC tonight.
84' Billy Sharp makes way for Scott Hogan at the 84 minute mark. A tactical switch from Sheffield United FC.
89' Paul Gallagher is having his name booked by the referee on 89.
90' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Alan Browne.
It finishes all square. Preston North End FC and Sheffield United FC share the spoils 0-1.

Lineups

Preston North End FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Alex Neil

Sheffield United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Chris Wilder

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Billy Sharp	3
Sydie Peck	3
Gustavo Hamer	2
Emil Riis Jakobsen	2
Daniel Johnson	2
Morgan Gibbs-White	2
Liam Lindsay	2
David McGoldrick	2

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

0.72 Preston North End FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.54 Sheffield United FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 61% + Under — clean sheet likely 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Preston North End FC21% Draw29% Sheffield United FC50%

Actual: Sheffield United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes41% 0% No59%

Avg goals/match: 2.26

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	87%	13%
± 1.5	66%	34%
± 2.5	39%	61%
± 3.5	20%	80%
± 4.5	9%	91%

Double Chance

Preston North End FC or Draw

50%

Draw or Sheffield United FC

79%

Preston North End FC or Sheffield United FC

71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Preston North End FC13% Draw50% Sheffield United FC37%

Actual: Sheffield United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 1

Actual

0 – 0

12.6%

1 – 1

12.3%

0 – 2

12%

1 – 2

8.6%

1 – 0

6.4%

0 – 3

6.1%

1 – 3

4.5%

2 – 1

3.9%

2 – 2

3.2%

2 – 0

2.5%

0 – 4

2.4%

Asian Handicap — Preston North End FC

Handicap	Preston North End FC covers	Push	Sheffield United FC covers
-2.5	1%	—	99%
-2	1%	4%	95%
-1.5	5%	—	95%
-1	5%	11%	84%
-0.5	16%	—	84%
+0.5	44%	—	56%
+1	44%	26%	30%
+1.5	70%	—	30%
+2	70%	17%	12%
+2.5	88%	—	12%

Clean Sheet

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet

22% ✓

Sheffield United FC keeps clean sheet

49% ✗

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

Preston North End FC vs Sheffield United FC, Championship 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Preston North End FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Sheffield United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Preston North End FC Form

Sheffield United FC Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Preston North End FC

Clean Sheet