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

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Championship · 2025-26

Preston North End FC

3 – 2

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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 46 games · 60 pts (2026/27)
Sheffield United FC 46 games · 60 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Farai Hallam (England)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Coventry City FC	46	95
2	Ipswich Town FC	46	84
3	Millwall FC	46	83
4	Southampton FC	46	80
5	Middlesbrough FC	46	80
6	Hull City AFC	46	73
7	Wrexham AFC	46	71
8	Derby County FC	46	69
9	Norwich City FC	46	65
10	Birmingham City FC	46	64
11	Swansea City AFC	46	64
12	Bristol City FC	46	62
13	Sheffield United FC	46	60
14	Preston North End FC	46	60
15	Queens Park Rangers FC	46	58
16	Watford FC	46	57
17	Stoke City FC	46	55
18	Portsmouth FC	46	55
19	Charlton Athletic FC	46	53
20	Blackburn Rovers FC	46	52
21	West Bromwich Albion FC	46	51
22	Oxford United FC	46	47
23	Leicester City FC	46	46
24	Sheffield Wednesday FC	46	0

Head-to-Head

Preston North End FC 10 games · Avg 3.4 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
#14	Position	#13
60	Points	60
46	Played	46
15 / 15 / 16	W / D / L	18 / 6 / 22
55	Scored	66
62	Conceded	66
-7	GD	+0
1.30	PPG	1.30
33%	Win %	39%

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)

60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Preston North End FC are 14th (60 pts). Sheffield United FC are 13th (60 pts).

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!
Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Preston North End FC players.

Lineups

Preston North End FC Lineups

Sheffield United FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

1.39 Preston North End FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.58 Sheffield United FC xG

I would bet for: Preston North End FC or Sheffield United FC 73% + Both teams to score 60%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Preston North End FC36% Draw27% Sheffield United FC37%

Actual: Preston North End FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes60% 0% No40%

Avg goals/match: 2.97

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	80%	20%
± 2.5	56%	44%
± 3.5	35%	65%
± 4.5	19%	81%

Double Chance

Preston North End FC or Draw

63%

Draw or Sheffield United FC

64%

Preston North End FC or Sheffield United FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Preston North End FC25% Draw45% Sheffield United FC30%

Actual: Sheffield United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–2 not predicted

3 – 2

Actual

1 – 1

12.2%

1 – 2

8.6%

2 – 1

7.5%

0 – 1

7.2%

0 – 0

6.9%

0 – 2

6.3%

1 – 0

6.3%

2 – 2

2 – 0

4.9%

1 – 3

4.5%

3 – 1

3.5%

0 – 3

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Preston North End FC

Handicap	Preston North End FC covers	Push	Sheffield United FC covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	10%	85%
-1.5	15%	—	85%
-1	15%	17%	68%
-0.5	32%	—	68%
+0.5	59%	—	41%
+1	59%	20%	21%
+1.5	79%	—	21%
+2	79%	12%	9%
+2.5	91%	—	9%

Clean Sheet

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

Sheffield United FC keeps clean sheet

26% ✓

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