Preston North End FC vs Sheffield United FC, Championship 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2025-26

Preston North End FC

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Sheffield United FC

Fri 24 Oct 2025 · 19:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

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Preston North End FC vs Sheffield United FC — Championship .

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

Match Details

Referee Farai Hallam (England)

6 games this season 🟨 4.2/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 11 games · Avg 3.5 goals Sheffield United FC

Last 5 meetings

2025-10-24 Preston North End FC 3–2 Sheffield United FC 2025-03-08 Sheffield United FC 1–0 Preston North End FC 2024-08-09 Preston North End FC 0–2 Sheffield United FC 2023-04-29 Sheffield United FC 4–1 Preston North End FC 2022-09-17 Preston North End FC 0–2 Sheffield United FC

Recent Form

Preston North End FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
24 Oct	Sheffield United FC	H	3–2	W
21 Oct	Birmingham City FC	H	0–1	L
18 Oct	West Bromwich Albion FC	A	1–2	L
04 Oct	Charlton Athletic FC	H	2–0	W
30 Sep	Hull City AFC	A	2–2	D
27 Sep	Bristol City FC	H	0–0	D

Sheffield United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
24 Oct	Preston North End FC	A	2–3	L
21 Oct	Blackburn Rovers FC	A	3–1	W
18 Oct	Watford FC	H	1–0	W
04 Oct	Hull City AFC	A	0–1	L
30 Sep	Southampton FC	H	1–2	L
27 Sep	Oxford United FC	A	1–0	W

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' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Preston North End FC and Sheffield United FC has kicked off!
The final score is 3-2.

Lineups

Preston North End FC Lineups

Sheffield United FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Billy Sharp	3
Sydie Peck	3
Morgan Gibbs-White	2
Liam Lindsay	2
David McGoldrick	2
Iliman Ndiaye	2
Oliver McBurnie	2
Gustavo Hamer	2

Head to Head

Preston North End FC Form

2025-10-24 Preston North End FC 3–2 Sheffield United FC W 2025-10-21 Preston North End FC 0–1 Birmingham City FC L 2025-10-18 West Bromwich Albion FC 2–1 Preston North End FC L 2025-10-04 Preston North End FC 2–0 Charlton Athletic FC W 2025-09-30 Hull City AFC 2–2 Preston North End FC D 2025-09-27 Preston North End FC 0–0 Bristol City FC D

Sheffield United FC Form

2025-10-24 Preston North End FC 3–2 Sheffield United FC L 2025-10-21 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–3 Sheffield United FC W 2025-10-18 Sheffield United FC 1–0 Watford FC W 2025-10-04 Hull City AFC 1–0 Sheffield United FC L 2025-09-30 Sheffield United FC 1–2 Southampton FC L 2025-09-27 Oxford United FC 0–1 Sheffield United FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.06 Preston North End FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.78 Sheffield United FC xG

I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Preston North End FC28% Draw26% Sheffield United FC46%

Actual: Preston North End FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes55% 0% No45%

Avg goals/match: 2.84

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	77%	23%
± 2.5	53%	47%
± 3.5	32%	68%
± 4.5	16%	84%

Double Chance

Preston North End FC or Draw

54%

Draw or Sheffield United FC

72%

Preston North End FC or Sheffield United FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Preston North End FC18% Draw45% Sheffield United FC37%

Actual: Sheffield United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–2 not predicted

3 – 2

Actual

1 – 1

11.9%

0 – 1

9.6%

1 – 2

9.4%

0 – 2

9.1%

0 – 0

7.7%

2 – 1

5.6%

1 – 3

5.6%

1 – 0

5.3%

0 – 3

5.3%

2 – 2

2 – 0

3.3%

2 – 3

3.1%

Asian Handicap — Preston North End FC

Handicap	Preston North End FC covers	Push	Sheffield United FC covers
-2.5	2%	—	98%
-2	2%	6%	92%
-1.5	8%	—	92%
-1	8%	13%	79%
-0.5	21%	—	79%
+0.5	47%	—	53%
+1	47%	23%	30%
+1.5	70%	—	30%
+2	70%	16%	14%
+2.5	86%	—	14%

Clean Sheet

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

Sheffield United FC keeps clean sheet

35% ✓

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